diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
index 696cca62e6..5936ffe2d8 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
@@ -2137,6 +2137,7 @@ window.egw_LAB.wait(function() {
 		{
 			$content['cat_id'] = $this->categories->check_list(EGW_ACL_READ,$content['cat_id']);
 		}
+		$content['cat_id_tree'] = $content['cat_id'];
 
 		$content['view'] = true;
 		$content['link_to'] = array(