diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.socontacts.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.socontacts.inc.php
index 2220ac490c..9265dfcbb3 100755
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.socontacts.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.socontacts.inc.php
@@ -327,4 +327,17 @@ class socontacts
 		}
 		return $need_full_no_count ? count($result) : $result;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * gets all contact fields from database
+	 */
+	function get_contact_conlumns()
+	{
+		$fields = $this->somain->db_data_cols;
+		foreach ((array)$this->customfields as $cfield => $coptions)
+		{
+			$fields['#'.$cfield] = '#'.$cfield;
+		}
+		return $fields;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php
index e5ad773e03..e571485c2c 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php
@@ -678,20 +678,14 @@
 				$fields['n_given']  = $names[0];
 				$fields['n_family'] = $names[1];
 			}
-			$fields['n_given']  = $fields['n_given'] ? $fields['n_given'] : ' ';
-			$fields['n_family'] = $fields['n_family'] ? $fields['n_family'] : ' ';
-			$fields['fn']       = $fields['n_given'] . ' '  . $fields['n_family'];
-			$fields['email']    = $add_email;
-			$fields['access']   = 'private';
-			$fields['tid']      = 'n';
-			$referer = urlencode($referer);
 
-			$fields['owner'] = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['account_id'];
-//			_debug_array($fields);exit;
-			$this->bo->add_entry($fields);
-			$ab_id = $this->bo->get_lastid();
-
-			$GLOBALS['egw']->redirect_link('/index.php','menuaction=addressbook.uiaddressbook.view&ab_id=' . $ab_id . '&referer=' . $referer);
+			$GLOBALS['egw']->redirect_link('/index.php', array(
+				'menuaction' => 'addressbook.uicontacts.edit',
+				'presets[n_given]' => $fields['n_given'] ? $fields['n_given'] : ' ',
+				'presets[n_middle]' => $fields['n_middle'] ? $fields['n_middle'] : '',
+				'presets[n_family]' => $fields['n_family'] ? $fields['n_family'] : ' ',
+				'presets[email]' => $add_email,
+			));
 		}
 
 		function copy()
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.uicontacts.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.uicontacts.inc.php
index 7946de4456..7f85e264f7 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.uicontacts.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.uicontacts.inc.php
@@ -110,12 +110,20 @@ class uicontacts extends bocontacts
 		{
 			$content = array();
 			$contact_id = $_GET['contact_id'] ? $_GET['contact_id'] : 0;
-			$view = $_GET['view'];// == 1 ? true : false;
+			$view = $_GET['view'];
 			
 			if ($contact_id)
 			{
 				$content = $this->read($contact_id);
 			}
+			else // look if we have presets for a new contact
+			{
+				foreach($this->get_contact_conlumns() as $field => $data)
+				{
+					if ($_GET['presets'][$field]) $content[$field] = $_GET['presets'][$field];
+				}
+			}
+			
 			if($content && $_GET['makecp'])	// copy the contact
 			{
 				$content['link_to']['to_id'] = 0;