diff --git a/mail/inc/class.mail_sieve.inc.php b/mail/inc/class.mail_sieve.inc.php
index 5e45aaf233..a80ff5f943 100644
--- a/mail/inc/class.mail_sieve.inc.php
+++ b/mail/inc/class.mail_sieve.inc.php
@@ -48,27 +48,24 @@ class mail_sieve
 	 * @var boolean
 	 */
 	var $is_admin_vac = false;
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * Constructor
 	 */
 	function __construct()
 	{
 		$this->displayCharset = translation::charset();
-		$profileID = (int)$_GET['acc_id'];
 		$this->mail_admin = isset($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['emailadmin']);
 
-		if (isset($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['mail']['ActiveProfileID']))
+		$acc_id = isset($_GET['acc_id']) ? (int)$_GET['acc_id'] : egw_cache::getSession(__CLASS__, 'acc_id');
+		if ($acc_id > 0)
 		{
-			$profileID = (int) $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['mail']['ActiveProfileID'];
+			$this->account = emailadmin_account::read($acc_id);
 		}
-		$this->account = emailadmin_account::read($profileID);
-
-		$this->mailConfig = config::read('mail');
 
 		$this->restoreSessionData();
 	}
-
+		
 	/**
 	 * Sieve rules list
 	 *
@@ -77,6 +74,10 @@ class mail_sieve
 	 */
 	function index(array $content=null,$msg=null)
 	{
+		if (!is_array($content))
+		{
+			egw_cache::setSession(__CLASS__, 'acc_id', $this->account->acc_id);
+		}
 		//Instantiate an etemplate_new object
 		$tmpl = new etemplate_new('mail.sieve.index');
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class mail_sieve
 		{
 			$content['msg'] = $msg;
 		}
-
+		
 		if ($this->account->acc_sieve_enabled)
 		{
 			//Initializes the Grid contents
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ class mail_sieve
 	{
 		//Instantiate an etemplate_new object, representing sieve.edit template
 		$etmpl = new etemplate_new('mail.sieve.edit');
-
+		
 		if (!is_array($content))
 		{
 			if ( $this->getRules($_GET['ruleID']) && isset($_GET['ruleID']))
@@ -483,9 +484,12 @@ class mail_sieve
 		}
 		elseif(!is_array($content) && isset($_GET['acc_id']))
 		{
-			$this->account = emailadmin_account::read($_GET['acc_id']);
 			$preserv['acc_id'] = $this->account->acc_id;
 		}
+		elseif ($content['acc_id'])
+		{
+			$this->account = emailadmin_account::read($content['acc_id']);
+		}
 
 		$icServer = $this->account->imapServer($this->is_admin_vac ? $account_id : false);
 
@@ -518,6 +522,7 @@ class mail_sieve
 				{
 					$content['days'] = '3';
 				}
+				$preserv['is_admin_vac'] = $content['is_admin_vac'] = $this->is_admin_vac;
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/mail/js/app.js b/mail/js/app.js
index 840f035c28..7244299095 100644
--- a/mail/js/app.js
+++ b/mail/js/app.js
@@ -2801,19 +2801,19 @@ app.classes.mail = AppJS.extend(
 	/**
 	 * Open seive filter list
 	 *
-	 * @param {egwAction} action - Action user did to get here
-	 * @param {egwActionObject[]} selected - selected row(s)
+	 * @param {action} _action
+	 * @param {sender} _senders
 	 *
-	 * @todo get the account id and open the relevant sieve, ATM alway open sieve rules which is set in preferences
 	 */
-	edit_sieve: function(action, selected)
+	edit_sieve: function(_action, _senders)
 	{
-	   this.egw.open_link(this.egw.link('/index.php',
-		   {
-			   'menuaction': 'mail.mail_sieve.index',
-			   'ajax': 'true'
-		   }
-		));
+		var acc_id = parseInt(_senders[0].id);
+		this.egw.open_link(this.egw.link('/index.php',
+			{
+				'menuaction': 'mail.mail_sieve.index',
+				'acc_id': acc_id,
+				'ajax': 'true'
+			}));
 	},
 
 	/**
diff --git a/mail/templates/default/sieve.vacation.xet b/mail/templates/default/sieve.vacation.xet
index 8dea9addf7..5565b01b3b 100644
--- a/mail/templates/default/sieve.vacation.xet
+++ b/mail/templates/default/sieve.vacation.xet
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 			<rows>
 				<row valign="top" class="dialogHeader">
 					<description value="Edit vacation settings" class="et2_fullWidth"/>
-					<description align="right" disabled="!@acc_id" for="acc_id" value="Mail account"/>
+					<description align="right" disabled="!@is_admin_vac" for="acc_id" value="Mail account"/>
 					<menulist>
-						<menupopup id="acc_id" disabled="!@acc_id" onchange="app.mail.vacation_change_account" class="et2_fullWidth"/>
+						<menupopup id="acc_id" disabled="!@is_admin_vac" onchange="app.mail.vacation_change_account" class="et2_fullWidth"/>
 					</menulist>
 					<description/>
 				</row>