diff --git a/felamimail/inc/class.uicompose.inc.php b/felamimail/inc/class.uicompose.inc.php
index d9755de992..69d0240d9a 100644
--- a/felamimail/inc/class.uicompose.inc.php
+++ b/felamimail/inc/class.uicompose.inc.php
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@
 				#if (isset($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['enabled_spellcheck'])) $mode = 'egw_simple_spellcheck';
 				$style="border:0px; width:100%; height:400px;";
 				// dont run purify, as we already did that (getCleanHTML).
-				$this->t->set_var('tinymce', html::fckEditorQuick('body', $mode, $sessionData['body'],'400px','100%',false));
+				$this->t->set_var('tinymce', html::fckEditorQuick('body', $mode, $sessionData['body'],'400px','100%',false,'0px',($_focusElement=='body'?true:false)));
 				$this->t->set_var('mimeType', 'html');
 				$ishtml=1;
 			} else {
diff --git a/felamimail/templates/default/composeForm.tpl b/felamimail/templates/default/composeForm.tpl
index f0dd39a5d8..ccad0f35a7 100644
--- a/felamimail/templates/default/composeForm.tpl
+++ b/felamimail/templates/default/composeForm.tpl
@@ -230,23 +230,12 @@ if (toFocus=='body')
 			{
 				'instanceReady': function (ev) {
 					CKEDITOR.instances.body.focus();
-					var ckeditor = CKEDITOR.instances['body'];
-					var s = ckeditor.getSelection();
-					if (typeof s != 'undefined')
-					{
-						var selected_ranges = s.getRanges()[0]; // save selected range
-						// do something
-						//var spanCont = selected_ranges.startContainer.getAscendant({ span: 1, div: 1});
-						//var newRange = new CKEDIOR.dom.range(selected_ranges);
-						//newRange.setStart(spanCont,selected_ranges.StartOffset);
-						//newRange.setEnd(spanCont,selected_ranges.StartOffset+50);
-						//newRange.select();
-						//s.selectRanges(selected_ranges); // restore it
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						document.doit.fm_compose_subject.focus();
-					}
+					var d = CKEDITOR.document;
+					var r = new CKEDITOR.dom.range(d);
+					r.collapse(true);
+					r.selectNodeContents(d.getBody());
+					r.collapse(true);
+					r.select();
 				}
 			}
 		});
@@ -256,26 +245,12 @@ if (toFocus=='body')
 			{
 				'pluginsLoaded': function (ev) {
 					CKEDITOR.instances.body.focus();
-					var ckeditor = CKEDITOR.instances['body'];
-					var s = ckeditor.getSelection();
-					if (typeof s != 'undefined')
-					{
-						var selected_ranges = s.getRanges()[0]; // save selected range
-						// do something
-						if (typeof selected_ranges != undefined)
-						{
-							//var spanCont = selected_ranges.startContainer.getAscendant({ span: 1, div: 1});
-							//var newRange = new CKEDIOR.dom.range(selected_ranges);
-							//newRange.setStart(spanCont,selected_ranges.StartOffset);
-							//newRange.setEnd(spanCont,selected_ranges.StartOffset+50);
-							//newRange.select();
-							//s.selectRanges(selected_ranges); // restore it
-						}
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						document.doit.fm_compose_subject.focus();
-					}
+					var d = CKEDITOR.document;
+					var r = new CKEDITOR.dom.range(d);
+					r.collapse(true);
+					r.selectNodeContents(d.getBody());
+					r.collapse(true);
+					r.select();
 				}
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.html.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.html.inc.php
index 31c1e86c98..86a7a66955 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.html.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.html.inc.php
@@ -498,10 +498,11 @@ class html
 	* @param string $_width='100%'
 	* @param string $_start_path='' if passed activates the browser for image at absolute path passed
 	* @param boolean $_purify=true run $_content through htmlpurifier before handing it to fckEditor
+	* @param mixed (boolean/string) $_focusToBody USED only for CKEDIOR true means yes, focus on top, you may specify TOP or BOTTOM (to focus on the end of the editor area)
 	* @return string the necessary html for the textarea
 	*/
 	static function fckEditor($_name, $_content, $_mode, $_options=array('toolbar_expanded' =>'true'),
-		$_height='400px', $_width='100%',$_start_path='',$_purify=true)
+		$_height='400px', $_width='100%',$_start_path='',$_purify=true, $_focusToBody=false)
 	{
 		if (!self::htmlarea_availible() || $_mode == 'ascii')
 		{
@@ -541,6 +542,16 @@ class html
 		"instanceReady",
 		function (ev)
 		{
+'.($_focusToBody?'
+			ev.editor.focus();
+			var d = ev.editor.document;
+			var r = new CKEDITOR.dom.range(d);
+			r.collapse(true);
+			r.selectNodeContents(d.getBody());
+			r.collapse('.($_focusToBody==='BOTTOM'?'false':'true').');
+			r.select();
+':'').
+'
 			ev.editor.resize("100%", '.str_replace('px', '', $pxheight).');
 		}
 	);'.
@@ -561,9 +572,10 @@ class html
 	* @param string $_width='100%'
 	* @param boolean $_purify=true
 	* @param string $_border='0px' NOT used for CKEditor
+	* @param mixed (boolean/string) $_focusToBody USED only for CKEDIOR true means yes, focus on top, you may specify TOP or BOTTOM (to focus on the end of the editor area)
 	* @return string the necessary html for the textarea
 	*/
-	static function fckEditorQuick($_name, $_mode, $_content='', $_height='400px', $_width='100%',$_purify=true, $_border='0px')
+	static function fckEditorQuick($_name, $_mode, $_content='', $_height='400px', $_width='100%',$_purify=true, $_border='0px',$_focusToBody=false)
 	{
 		if (!self::htmlarea_availible() || $_mode == 'ascii')
 		{
@@ -572,7 +584,7 @@ class html
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			return self::fckEditor($_name, $_content, $_mode, array(), $_height, $_width,'',$_purify);
+			return self::fckEditor($_name, $_content, $_mode, array(), $_height, $_width,'',$_purify,$_focusToBody);
 		}
 	}