diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.js
index 6cfce254bf..d9795d2b21 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.js
@@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ var et2_widget = (function(){ "use strict"; return ClassWithAttributes.extend(
 		 */
 		"readonly": {
 			"ignore": true
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Widget's attributes
+		 */
+		attributes: {
+			"name": "Widget attributes",
+			"type": "any",
+			"ignore": true,
+			"description": "Object of widget attributes"
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -188,6 +198,10 @@ var et2_widget = (function(){ "use strict"; return ClassWithAttributes.extend(
 			_attrs = {};
 		}
 
+		if (_attrs.attributes)
+		{
+			jQuery.extend(_attrs, _attrs.attributes);
+		}
 		// Initialize all important parameters
 		this._mgrs = {};
 		this._inst = null;
diff --git a/mail/inc/class.mail_hooks.inc.php b/mail/inc/class.mail_hooks.inc.php
index 1b816dcaab..f1f4bd7917 100644
--- a/mail/inc/class.mail_hooks.inc.php
+++ b/mail/inc/class.mail_hooks.inc.php
@@ -410,7 +410,14 @@ class mail_hooks
 				'label' => 'Toggled on actions',
 				'help' => 'List of actions to be switched/activated on by default',
 				'name' => 'toggledOnActions',
-				'values' => $toggledOnActions
+				'values' => '',
+				'attributes' => array(
+					'allowFreeEntries' => false,
+					//'multiple' => 'toggle',
+					'editModeEnabled' => false,
+					'autocomplete_url' => ' ',
+					'select_options' => $toggledOnActions
+				)
 			)
 		);
 		if (!$GLOBALS['egw_info']['apps']['stylite']) unset($settingsArray['attachVCardAtCompose']);
diff --git a/preferences/inc/class.preferences_settings.inc.php b/preferences/inc/class.preferences_settings.inc.php
index 7aeea118b1..28b9bab1f3 100644
--- a/preferences/inc/class.preferences_settings.inc.php
+++ b/preferences/inc/class.preferences_settings.inc.php
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ class preferences_settings
 				'help' => lang($setting['help']),	// is html
 				'default' => (string)$default !== '' ? lang('Default').': '.$default : null,
 				'onchange' => $setting['onchange'],
+				'attributes' => $setting['attributes']
 			);
 			//error_log("appname=$appname, attribute=$attribute, setting=".array2string($setting));
 			$content[$tab][$setting['name']] = $GLOBALS['egw']->preferences->{$attribute}[$appname][$setting['name']];
diff --git a/preferences/templates/default/settings.xet b/preferences/templates/default/settings.xet
index c3e454a473..fd2f23dfa2 100644
--- a/preferences/templates/default/settings.xet
+++ b/preferences/templates/default/settings.xet
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 						<description for="@${row}[name]" id="${row}[label]"/>
 					</box>
 					<box class="prefValueColumn">
-						<widget type="@${row}[type]" id="@${row}[name]" onchange="@${row}[onchange]" no_lang="1" class="prefValue"/>
+						<widget type="@${row}[type]" id="@${row}[name]" onchange="@${row}[onchange]" no_lang="1" class="prefValue" attributes="@${row}[attributes]"/>
 						<description id="${row}[default]" no_lang="1" class="prefDefault"/>
 					</box>
 					<box class="prefHelpColumn">