diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
index 1f5af07b52..ffac6d3b8a 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
@@ -155,7 +155,22 @@ var et2_url = /** @class */ (function (_super_1) {
                         .replace("%u", this.egw().user('account_lid'))
                         .replace("%t", this.egw().user('account_phone'));
                     var popup = this.egw().config("call_popup");
-                    value = function () { egw.open_link(link, '_phonecall', popup); };
+                    value = function (ev) {
+                        if (popup && popup !== '_self') {
+                            egw.open_link(link, '_phonecall', popup);
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            // No popup, use AJAX.  We don't care about the response.
+                            (egw.window ? egw.window.jQuery : jQuery).ajax({
+                                url: link,
+                                async: true,
+                                dataType: 'json',
+                                type: "GET"
+                            });
+                            ev.preventDefault();
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    };
                 }
                 else {
                     // Can't make a good handler
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
index 544e942866..b001541ff1 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,24 @@ class et2_url extends et2_textbox
 						.replace("%u",this.egw().user('account_lid'))
 						.replace("%t",this.egw().user('account_phone'));
 					var popup = this.egw().config("call_popup");
-					value = function() { egw.open_link(link, '_phonecall', popup); };
+					value = function(ev : Event) {
+						if (popup && popup !== '_self')
+						{
+							egw.open_link(link, '_phonecall', popup);
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							// No popup, use AJAX.  We don't care about the response.
+						   (egw.window?egw.window.jQuery:jQuery).ajax({
+								url: link,
+								async: true,
+								dataType: 'json',
+								type: "GET"
+							});
+							ev.preventDefault();
+							return false;
+						}
+					};
 				}
 				else {
 					// Can't make a good handler