diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php
index 4bed8456d2..0805aad50e 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php
@@ -317,6 +317,18 @@ class addressbook_hooks
 				'default'=> isset($options[$default_def]) ? $default_def : false,
 			);
 		}
+		if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['felamimail'])
+		{
+			$settings['force_mailto'] = array(
+				'type'   => 'check',
+				'label'  => 'Open EMail addresses in external mail program',
+				'name'   => 'force_mailto',
+				'help'   => 'Default is to open EMail addresses in EGroupware EMail application, if user has access to it.',
+				'xmlrpc' => True,
+				'admin'  => False,
+				'default'=> false,
+			);
+		}
 		return $settings;
 	}
 
diff --git a/addressbook/lang/egw_de.lang b/addressbook/lang/egw_de.lang
index a5c7ca1ed6..a12f8916d5 100644
--- a/addressbook/lang/egw_de.lang
+++ b/addressbook/lang/egw_de.lang
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ default document to insert contacts	addressbook	de	Standarddokument zum Einfüge
 default file as format	addressbook	de	Vorgabe für eigene Sortierung
 default filter	addressbook	de	Standardfilter
 default format for fileas, eg. for new entries.	addressbook	de	Vorgegebenes Format für eigene Sortierung, z.B. für neue Einträge
+default is to open email addresses in egroupware email application, if user has access to it.	addressbook	de	Vorgabe ist EMail Adressen in EGroupware's EMail Anwendung zu öffnen, wenn der Benutzer darauf Zugriff hat.
 defines which email address (business or home) to use as the preferred one for distribution lists in mail.	addressbook	de	Legt fest, welche E-Mailadresse (geschäftlich oder privat) für Verteilerlisten in E-Mail bevorzugt benutzt werden soll.
 delete a single entry by passing the id.	addressbook	de	Löscht einen einzelnen Eintrag durch Übergabe seiner ID.
 delete selected distribution list!	addressbook	de	Löscht die ausgewählten Verteilerliste!
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ no fallback	addressbook	de	Keine Ausweichlösung
 no vcard	addressbook	de	Keine VCard
 number	addressbook	de	Nummer
 number of records to read (%1)	addressbook	de	Anzahl der einzulesenden Datensätze (%1)
+open email addresses in external mail program	addressbook	de	Öffne EMail Adressen in externem Mail Programm
 options for type	admin	de	Optionen für Typ
 organisation	addressbook	de	Organisation
 organisations	addressbook	de	Organisationen
diff --git a/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang b/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
index 2bbf371320..088655e89d 100644
--- a/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
+++ b/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ default document to insert contacts	addressbook	en	Default document to insert co
 default file as format	addressbook	en	Default file as format
 default filter	addressbook	en	Default filter
 default format for fileas, eg. for new entries.	addressbook	en	Default format for fileas, eg. for new entries.
+default is to open email addresses in egroupware email application, if user has access to it.	addressbook	en	Default is to open EMail addresses in EGroupware EMail application, if user has access to it.
 defines which email address (business or home) to use as the preferred one for distribution lists in mail.	addressbook	en	Which email address is used as preferred one for distribution lists.
 delete a single entry by passing the id.	addressbook	en	Delete a single entry by passing the ID.
 delete selected distribution list!	addressbook	en	Delete selected distribution list!
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ no fallback	addressbook	en	No fallback
 no vcard	addressbook	en	No vCard
 number	addressbook	en	Number
 number of records to read (%1)	addressbook	en	Number of records to read (%1)
+open email addresses in external mail program	addressbook	en	Open EMail addresses in external mail program
 options for type	admin	en	Options for type
 organisation	addressbook	en	Organisation
 organisations	addressbook	en	Organisations
diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.url_widget.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.url_widget.inc.php
index d3a1f95589..a4ad023eb8 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.url_widget.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.url_widget.inc.php
@@ -205,14 +205,17 @@ class url_widget
 	{
 		if (!$email || strpos($email,'@') === false) return '';
 
-		if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['felamimail'])
+		if (!$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['force_mailto'])
 		{
-			//return 'felamimail.uicompose.compose&preset[to]='.($rfc822 ? $rfc822 : $email);
-			return 'felamimail.uicompose.compose&send_to='.base64_encode($rfc822 ? $rfc822 : $email);
-		}
-		if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['email'])
-		{
-			return 'email.uicompose.compose&to='.$email;
+			if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['felamimail'])
+			{
+				//return 'felamimail.uicompose.compose&preset[to]='.($rfc822 ? $rfc822 : $email);
+				return 'felamimail.uicompose.compose&send_to='.base64_encode($rfc822 ? $rfc822 : $email);
+			}
+			if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['email'])
+			{
+				return 'email.uicompose.compose&to='.$email;
+			}
 		}
 		return 'mailto:' . $email;
 	}