diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
index f6e2c6179e..166ea6d3c6 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ class addressbook_ui extends addressbook_bo
 			if (!$id_only && $rows)
 			{
 				$show_custom_fields = (in_array('customfields',$columselection)) && $this->customfields;
-				$show_calendar = !$this->config['disable_event_column'] && in_array('calendar_calendar',$columselection);
+				$show_calendar = $this->config['disable_event_column'] != 'True' && in_array('calendar_calendar',$columselection);
 				$show_distributionlist = in_array('distrib_lists',$columselection) || count($available_distib_lists);
 				if ($show_calendar || $show_custom_fields || $show_distributionlist)
 				{
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ class addressbook_ui extends addressbook_bo
 		}
 
 		// Disable next/last date if so configured
-		if($this->config['disable_event_column'])
+		if($this->config['disable_event_column'] == 'True')
 		{
 			$rows['no_event_column'] = true;
 		}
diff --git a/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang b/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
index 45d6ef76fe..7d8c46bb68 100644
--- a/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
+++ b/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ all contacts	addressbook	en	All contacts
 all in one field	addressbook	en	All in one field
 all types	addressbook	en	All types
 allow	addressbook	en	Allow
+allow for contacts only	addressbook	en	Allow for contacts only
 allow members of following groups to edit contact-data of accounts	addressbook	en	Allow members of following groups to edit contact-data of accounts
 allow users to maintain their own account-data	admin	en	Allow users to maintain their own account data
 alt. csv import	addressbook	en	Alt. CSV Import
diff --git a/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet b/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet
index e818620d67..89f0aa8393 100644
--- a/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet
+++ b/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 					<description value="Disable Last/Next Event column"/>
 					<select id="newsettings[disable_event_column]">
 						<option value="">Allow</option>
+						<option value="contacts">Allow for contacts only</option>
 						<option value="True">Disabled</option>
 					</select>
 				</row>
diff --git a/api/src/Contacts.php b/api/src/Contacts.php
index 96d614a67e..89cbeccb2c 100755
--- a/api/src/Contacts.php
+++ b/api/src/Contacts.php
@@ -1678,6 +1678,10 @@ class Contacts extends Contacts\Storage
 		foreach($uids as $id => $uid)
 		{
 			$type = is_numeric($uid[0]) ? 'u' : $uid[0];
+			if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['disable_event_column'] == 'contacts' && $type == 'u')
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
 			$split_uids[$type][$id] = str_replace($type, '', $uid);
 		}