diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php
index 306258e11f..95ed0468da 100755
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php
@@ -1044,7 +1044,8 @@ class addressbook_bo extends addressbook_so
 		}
 		// for reading accounts (owner == 0) and account_selection == groupmembers, check if current user and contact are groupmembers
 		elseif ($owner == 0 && $needed == EGW_ACL_READ &&
-			$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['account_selection'] == 'groupmembers')
+			$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['account_selection'] == 'groupmembers' &&
+			!isset($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['admin']))
 		{
 			$access = !!array_intersect($memberships,$GLOBALS['egw']->accounts->memberships($contact['account_id'],true));
 		}