diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_extension_nextmatch.js b/etemplate/js/et2_extension_nextmatch.js
index e4e11d2468..5fda74654b 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_extension_nextmatch.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_extension_nextmatch.js
@@ -1436,6 +1436,71 @@ var et2_nextmatch = et2_DOMWidget.extend([et2_IResizeable, et2_IInput, et2_IPrin
 			.css("left", s_position.left + this.div.width() - this.selectPopup.width());
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the currently displayed columns, without updating user's preference
+	 * 
+	 * @param {string[]} column_list List of column names
+	 * @param {boolean} trigger_update=false - explicitly trigger an update
+	 */
+	set_columns: function(column_list, trigger_update)
+	{
+		var columnMgr = this.dataview.getColumnMgr();
+		var visibility = {};
+
+		// Initialize to false
+		for (var i = 0; i < columnMgr.columns.length; i++)
+		{
+			var col = columnMgr.columns[i];
+			if(col.caption && col.visibility != ET2_COL_VISIBILITY_ALWAYS_NOSELECT )
+			{
+				visibility[col.id] = {visible: false};
+			}
+		}
+		for(var i = 0; i < this.columns.length; i++)
+		{
+
+			var widget = this.columns[i].widget;
+			var colName = this._getColumnName(widget);
+			if(column_list.indexOf(colName) !== -1)
+			{
+				visibility[columnMgr.columns[i].id].visible = true;
+			}
+			// Custom fields are listed seperately in column list, but are only 1 column
+			if(widget && widget.instanceOf(et2_nextmatch_customfields)) {
+
+				// Just the ID for server side, not the whole nm name - some apps use it to skip custom fields
+				colName = widget.id;
+				if(column_list.indexOf(colName) !== -1)
+				{
+					visibility[columnMgr.columns[i].id].visible = true;
+				}
+
+				var cf = this.columns[i].widget.options.customfields;
+				var visible = this.columns[i].widget.options.fields;
+				
+				// Turn off all custom fields
+				for(var field_name in cf)
+				{
+					visible[field_name] = false;
+				}
+				// Turn on selected custom fields - start from 0 in case they're not in order
+				for(var j = 0; j < column_list.length; j++)
+				{
+					if(column_list[j].indexOf(et2_customfields_list.prototype.prefix) != 0) continue;
+					visible[column_list[j].substring(1)] = true;
+				}
+				widget.set_visible(visible);
+			}
+		}
+		columnMgr.setColumnVisibilitySet(visibility);
+
+		// We don't want to update user's preference, so directly update
+		this.dataview._updateColumns();
+
+		// Allow column widgets a chance to resize
+		this.iterateOver(function(widget) {widget.resize();}, this, et2_IResizeable);
+	},
+
 	/**
 	 * Set the letter search preference, and update the UI
 	 *
diff --git a/infolog/inc/class.infolog_ui.inc.php b/infolog/inc/class.infolog_ui.inc.php
index ac1c95172f..3769e78f69 100644
--- a/infolog/inc/class.infolog_ui.inc.php
+++ b/infolog/inc/class.infolog_ui.inc.php
@@ -422,8 +422,7 @@ class infolog_ui
 
 		$columselection = $this->prefs[$columnselection_pref];
 
-		//_debug_array($columselection);
-		if ($columselection)
+		if (!$query['selectcols'] && $columselection)
 		{
 			$columselection = is_array($columselection) ? $columselection : explode(',',$columselection);
 		}
diff --git a/infolog/js/app.js b/infolog/js/app.js
index 0627f1aa42..6596c01d35 100644
--- a/infolog/js/app.js
+++ b/infolog/js/app.js
@@ -213,7 +213,12 @@ app.classes.infolog = AppJS.extend(
 		{
 			// Show / hide descriptions
 			this.show_details(filter2.value == 'all', nm.getDOMNode(nm));
+		}
 
+		// Only change columns for a real user event, to avoid interfering with
+		// favorites
+		if (nm && filter2 && !nm.update_in_progress)
+		{
 			// Store selection as implicit preference
 			egw.set_preference('infolog', nm.options.settings.columnselection_pref.replace('-details','')+'-details-pref', filter2.value);
 
@@ -223,6 +228,8 @@ app.classes.infolog = AppJS.extend(
 			// Load new preferences
 			var colData = nm.columns.slice();
 			for(var i = 0; i < nm.columns.length; i++) colData[i].disabled=false;
+
+			nm.set_columns(egw.preference(nm.options.settings.columnselection_pref,'infolog').split(','));
 			nm._applyUserPreferences(nm.columns, colData);
 
 			// Now apply them to columns
@@ -231,7 +238,7 @@ app.classes.infolog = AppJS.extend(
 				nm.dataview.getColumnMgr().columns[i].set_width(colData[i].width);
 				nm.dataview.getColumnMgr().columns[i].set_visibility(!colData[i].disabled);
 			}
-			nm.dataview.getColumnMgr().updated = true;
+			nm.dataview.getColumnMgr().updated = true;			
 			// Update page
 			nm.dataview.updateColumns();
 		}
diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/app_base.js b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/app_base.js
index 083c716994..aa176a3d49 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/app_base.js
+++ b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/app_base.js
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@ var AppJS = Class.extend(
 				{
 					_widget.sortBy(state.state.sort.id, state.state.sort.asc,false);
 				}
+				if(state.state && state.state.selectcols)
+				{
+					// Make sure it's a real array, not an object, then set cols
+					_widget.set_columns(jQuery.extend([],state.state.selectcols));
+				}
 				_widget.applyFilters(state.state || state.filter || {});
 				nextmatched = true;
 			}, this, et2_nextmatch);