diff --git a/jdots/hook_settings.inc.php b/jdots/hook_settings.inc.php
index d30ca2b39a..80197c0bd3 100644
--- a/jdots/hook_settings.inc.php
+++ b/jdots/hook_settings.inc.php
@@ -10,6 +10,24 @@
  * @version $Id$
  */
 
+$apps = $no_navbar_apps = array();
+if (!$hook_data['setup'])	// does not work on setup time
+{
+	foreach(ExecMethod('jdots.jdots_framework.navbar_apps') as $app => $data)
+	{
+		if (!$data['noNavbar'])
+		{
+			$apps[$app] = $data['title'];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$no_navbar_apps[$app] = $data['title'];
+		}
+	}
+	$apps += $no_navbar_apps;
+	unset($app); unset($data);
+}
+
 /**
  * Stylite jdots template
  */
@@ -39,5 +57,16 @@ $GLOBALS['settings'] = array(
 		'admin'  => false,
 		'default'=> '0',
 	),
+	'open_tabs' => array(
+		'type'   => 'multiselect',
+		'label'  => 'Open application tabs',
+		'name'   => 'open_tabs',
+		'values' => $apps,
+		'help'   => 'Allows to set a default or force the open application tabs.',
+		'xmlrpc' => True,
+		'admin'  => False,
+		'default' => 'addressbook,calendar',
+	),
 	'navbar_format' => false,	// not used in JDots (defined in common prefs)
 );
+unset($apps);
diff --git a/jdots/inc/class.jdots_framework.inc.php b/jdots/inc/class.jdots_framework.inc.php
index 90d0054a74..975953c178 100755
--- a/jdots/inc/class.jdots_framework.inc.php
+++ b/jdots/inc/class.jdots_framework.inc.php
@@ -768,10 +768,6 @@ class jdots_framework extends egw_framework
 	/**
 	 * Prepare an array with apps used to render the navbar
 	 *
-	 * @param string $url contains the current url on the client side. It is used to
-	 *  determine whether the default app/home should be opened on the client
-	 *  or whether a specific application-url has been given.
-	 *
 	 * @return array of array(
 	 *  'name'  => app / directory name
 	 * 	'title' => translated application title
@@ -780,12 +776,9 @@ class jdots_framework extends egw_framework
 	 *  'icon_app' => application of icon
 	 *  'icon_hover' => hover-icon, if used by template
 	 *  'target'=> ' target="..."' attribute fragment to open url in target, popup or ''
-	 *  'opened' => unset or false if the tab should not be opened, otherwise the numeric position in the tab list
-	 *  'active' => true if this tab should be the active one when it is restored, otherwise unset or false
-	 *  'openOnce' => unset or the url which will be opened when the tab is restored
 	 * )
 	 */
-	public function ajax_navbar_apps($url)
+	public function navbar_apps()
 	{
 		$apps = parent::_get_navbar_apps();
 
@@ -806,6 +799,32 @@ class jdots_framework extends egw_framework
 		{
 			unset($apps['sitemgr-link']);
 		}
+		return $apps;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepare an array with apps used to render the navbar
+	 *
+	 * @param string $url contains the current url on the client side. It is used to
+	 *  determine whether the default app/home should be opened on the client
+	 *  or whether a specific application-url has been given.
+	 *
+	 * @return array of array(
+	 *  'name'  => app / directory name
+	 * 	'title' => translated application title
+	 *  'url'   => url to call for index
+	 *  'icon'  => icon name
+	 *  'icon_app' => application of icon
+	 *  'icon_hover' => hover-icon, if used by template
+	 *  'target'=> ' target="..."' attribute fragment to open url in target, popup or ''
+	 *  'opened' => unset or false if the tab should not be opened, otherwise the numeric position in the tab list
+	 *  'active' => true if this tab should be the active one when it is restored, otherwise unset or false
+	 *  'openOnce' => unset or the url which will be opened when the tab is restored
+	 * )
+	 */
+	public function ajax_navbar_apps($url)
+	{
+		$apps = $this->navbar_apps();
 
 		// open tab for default app, if no other tab is set
 		if (!($default_app = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['default_app']))