diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_import_contacts_csv.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_import_contacts_csv.inc.php
index 6de81c9008..057a9e370a 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_import_contacts_csv.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_import_contacts_csv.inc.php
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ class addressbook_import_contacts_csv implements importexport_iface_import_plugi
 			// don't import empty contacts
 			if( count( array_unique( $record ) ) < 2 ) continue;
 
+			// Automatically handle text owner without explicit translation
+			$record['owner'] = importexport_helper_functions::account_name2id($record['owner']);
+
 			// Set owner, unless it's supposed to come from CSV file
 			if($_definition->plugin_options['owner_from_csv']) {
 				if(!is_numeric($record['owner'])) {