diff --git a/addressbook/js/app.js b/addressbook/js/app.js
index 75b1f20595..31032fad22 100644
--- a/addressbook/js/app.js
+++ b/addressbook/js/app.js
@@ -171,3 +171,20 @@ function show_custom_country(selectbox)
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+function add_new_list(owner)
+{
+	if(typeof owner == 'undefined')
+	{
+		owner = egw.user('account_id');
+	}
+	var name = window.prompt(egw.lang('Name for the distribution list'));
+	if (name)
+	{
+		egw.open_link(egw.link('/index.php',{
+			'menuaction': 'addressbook.addressbook_ui.index',
+			'add_list': name,
+			'owner': owner
+		}));
+	}
+}