diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_hooks.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_hooks.inc.php
index 44e4c0ea82..c9b71d8682 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_hooks.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_hooks.inc.php
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class calendar_hooks
 				'type'   => 'checkbox',
 				'label'  => 'Show birthdays as events',
 				'name'   => 'birthdays_as_events',
-				'help'   => 'Show birthdays as all day non-blocking events instead of via mouseover of the date.',
+				'help'   => 'Show birthdays as all day non-blocking events as well as via mouseover of the date.',
 				'default'=> FALSE
 			),
 			'limit_all_day_lines' => array(
diff --git a/calendar/js/et2_widget_daycol.js b/calendar/js/et2_widget_daycol.js
index 600a2cd8ea..d7e2248326 100644
--- a/calendar/js/et2_widget_daycol.js
+++ b/calendar/js/et2_widget_daycol.js
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ var et2_calendar_daycol = (function(){ "use strict"; return et2_valueWidget.exte
 						event.doLoadingFinished();
 						event._update();
 					}
-					else
+					if (!egwIsMobile())
 					{
 						//If the birthdays are already displayed as event, don't
 						//show them in the caption
diff --git a/calendar/lang/egw_de.lang b/calendar/lang/egw_de.lang
index 2add2cf769..0a8bf168de 100644
--- a/calendar/lang/egw_de.lang
+++ b/calendar/lang/egw_de.lang
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ show all status incl. rejected events	calendar	de	Zeige alle Status einschl. abg
 show all status, but rejected	calendar	de	Zeige alle Status außer abgesagte Termine
 show all status, but unknown	calendar	de	Zeige alle Termine außer Einladungen
 show also events just owned by selected user	calendar	de	Zeige zusätzlich Termine die dem ausgewählten Benutzer nur gehören
+show birthdays as all day non-blocking events as well as via mouseover of the date.	calendar	de	Zeige Geburtstage als ganztägiges nicht-blockierendes Ereignis an, statt per Tooltip auf dem Datum.
+show birthdays as events	calendar	de	Zeige Geburtstage als Termine an
 show birthdays from addressbook	admin	de	Zeige Geburtstage vom Adressbuch
 show default view on main screen	calendar	de	Kalenderansicht auf der Startseite anzeigen
 show empty rows in planner	calendar	de	Zeige leere Zeilen im Planer
diff --git a/calendar/lang/egw_en.lang b/calendar/lang/egw_en.lang
index 8cba9f41c7..39842ce881 100644
--- a/calendar/lang/egw_en.lang
+++ b/calendar/lang/egw_en.lang
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ show all status incl. rejected events	calendar	en	Show all status incl. rejected
 show all status, but rejected	calendar	en	Show all status, but rejected
 show all status, but unknown	calendar	en	Show all status, but unknown
 show also events just owned by selected user	calendar	en	Show also events just owned by selected user
+show birthdays as all day non-blocking events as well as via mouseover of the date.	calendar	en	Show birthdays as all day non-blocking events as well as via mouseover of the date.
+show birthdays as events	calendar	en	Show birthdays as events
 show birthdays from addressbook	admin	en	Show birthdays from address book
 show default view on main screen	calendar	en	Show calendar on main screen
 show empty rows in planner	calendar	en	Show empty rows in planner