diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/egw_json.js b/phpgwapi/js/egw_json.js
index 334154b34b..1726d01bf0 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/js/egw_json.js
+++ b/phpgwapi/js/egw_json.js
@@ -328,7 +328,9 @@ egw_json_request.prototype.sendRequest = function(_async, _callback, _sender)
 		dataType: 'json',
 		type: 'POST', 
 		success: this.handleResponse,
-		error: function(_xmlhttp,_err) { window.console.error('Ajax request to ' + this.url + ' failed: ' + _err); }
+		error: function(_xmlhttp,_err) { 
+			window.console.error('Ajax request to ' + this.url + ' failed: ' + _err); 
+		}
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_links.js b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_links.js
index 268ef1ce05..53e8a08f97 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_links.js
+++ b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_links.js
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ egw.extend('links', egw.MODULE_GLOBAL, function() {
 			var self = this;
 			// bind change handler
 			select.change(function(){
-				if (this.value) self.open('', this.value, 'add', {}, this.value);
+				if (this.value) self.open('', this.value, 'add', {}, undefined, this.value);
 				this.value = '';
 			});
 			// need to load common translations for app-names
diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_open.js b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_open.js
index f2abb8a46c..7036805d53 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_open.js
+++ b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_open.js
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ egw.extend('open', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_egw, _wnd) {
 		 * @param string type default "edit", possible "view", "view_list", "edit" (falls back to "view") and "add"
 		 * @param object|string extra extra url parameters to append as object or string
 		 * @param string target target of window to open
+		 * @param string target_app target application to open in that tab
 		 * @memberOf egw
 		 */
-		open: function(id_data, app, type, extra, target)
+		open: function(id_data, app, type, extra, target, target_app)
 		{
 			var id;
 			if(typeof target === 'undefined')
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ egw.extend('open', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_egw, _wnd) {
 				}
 				popup = app_registry[type+'_popup'];
 			}
-			return this.open_link(this.link(url, params), undefined, popup, target);
+			return this.open_link(this.link(url, params), target, popup, target_app);
 		},
 		
 		/**
@@ -172,6 +173,10 @@ egw.extend('open', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_egw, _wnd) {
 				// Use framework's link handler, if present
 				return _wnd.egw_link_handler(url,_target);
 			}
+			else if (_target == '_self')
+			{
+				_wnd.location.href = url;
+			}
 			else
 			{
 				return _wnd.open(url, _target);