diff --git a/api/js/egw_action/egw_action.d.ts b/api/js/egw_action/egw_action.d.ts
index 017c80d9b1..84d79098a3 100644
--- a/api/js/egw_action/egw_action.d.ts
+++ b/api/js/egw_action/egw_action.d.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ declare function egw_getObjectManager(_id: any, _create?: boolean, _search_depth
  * Returns the object manager for the current application
  *
  * @param {boolean} _create
+ * @param {string} _appName
  * @return {egwActionObjectManager}
  */
-declare function egw_getAppObjectManager(_create?: boolean): typeof egwActionObjectManager;
+declare function egw_getAppObjectManager(_create?: boolean, _appName?: string): typeof egwActionObjectManager;
 /**
  * Returns the action manager for the current application
  *
diff --git a/api/js/egw_action/egw_action.js b/api/js/egw_action/egw_action.js
index 0d81b14c52..667b2563d0 100644
--- a/api/js/egw_action/egw_action.js
+++ b/api/js/egw_action/egw_action.js
@@ -103,10 +103,11 @@ function egw_getObjectManager(_id, _create, _search_depth) {
  * Returns the object manager for the current application
  *
  * @param {boolean} _create
+ * @param {string} _appName //appname might not always be the current app, e.g. running app content under admin tab
  * @return {egwActionObjectManager}
  */
-function egw_getAppObjectManager(_create) {
-	return egw_getObjectManager(egw_getAppName(), _create,1);
+function egw_getAppObjectManager(_create, _appName) {
+	return egw_getObjectManager(_appName ?? egw_getAppName(), _create,1);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.js
index d2018d8ea9..cd4b4c0f14 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.js
@@ -734,8 +734,9 @@ var et2_grid = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
      */
     et2_grid.prototype._link_actions = function (actions) {
         // Get the top level element for the tree
+        // get appObjectManager for the actual app, it might not always be the current app(e.g. running app content under admin tab)
         // @ts-ignore
-        var objectManager = window.egw_getAppObjectManager(true);
+        var objectManager = window.egw_getAppObjectManager(true, this.getInstanceManager().app);
         objectManager = objectManager.getObjectById(this.getInstanceManager().uniqueId, 2) || objectManager;
         var widget_object = objectManager.getObjectById(this.id);
         if (widget_object == null) {
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.ts
index 258dc4c5dd..657f831a62 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.ts
@@ -998,8 +998,9 @@ export class et2_grid extends et2_DOMWidget implements et2_IDetachedDOM, et2_IAl
 	_link_actions(actions : object[])
 	{
 		 // Get the top level element for the tree
+		// get appObjectManager for the actual app, it might not always be the current app(e.g. running app content under admin tab)
 		// @ts-ignore
-		let objectManager = window.egw_getAppObjectManager(true);
+		let objectManager = window.egw_getAppObjectManager(true, this.getInstanceManager().app);
 		objectManager = objectManager.getObjectById(this.getInstanceManager().uniqueId,2) || objectManager;
 		let widget_object = objectManager.getObjectById(this.id);
 		if (widget_object == null) {