diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
index 15d5c6e3bc..c414d56e47 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
@@ -221,11 +221,12 @@ class addressbook_ui extends addressbook_bo
 				'lettersearch'   => true,
 				'do_email'       => $do_email ? 1 : 0,
 				'default_cols'   => '!cat_id,contact_created_contact_modified,distribution_list,contact_id,owner,legacy_actions',
-				'filter2_onchange' => "if(this.value=='add') { add_new_list(document.getElementById(form::name('filter')).value); this.value='';} else this.form.submit();",
+				'filter2_onchange' => "if(this.value=='add') { add_new_list(typeof widget == 'undefined' ? document.getElementById(\"exec[nm][filter]\").value : widget.header.filter.get_value()); this.value='';} else this.form.submit();",
 				'manual'         => $do_email ? ' ' : false,	// space for the manual icon
 				//'actions'        => $this->get_actions(),		// set on each request, as it depends on some filters
 				'row_id'         => 'id',
-				'favorites'      => true
+				'favorites'      => true,
+				'placeholder_actions' => array('add','delete_list')
 			);
 			$csv_export = new addressbook_csv($this);
 			$content['nm']['csv_fields'] = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['nextmatch-export-definition'] ?
@@ -2363,9 +2364,8 @@ class addressbook_ui extends addressbook_bo
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		function add_new_list()
+		function add_new_list(owner)
 		{
-			var owner=document.getElementById("exec[nm][filter]").value;
 			var name = window.prompt("'.lang('Name for the distribution list').'");
 			if (name)
 			{