diff --git a/admin/inc/class.admin_acl.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.admin_acl.inc.php
index c720d0719d..be68a27ae9 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.admin_acl.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.admin_acl.inc.php
@@ -10,15 +10,18 @@
  * @version $Id$
  */
 
-require_once EGW_INCLUDE_ROOT.'/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate.inc.php';
-
 /**
- * UI for admin
+ * UI for admin ACL
  *
- * @todo acl needs to use etemplate_old, as auto-repeat does not work for acl & label
+ * Will also be extended by preferences_acl for user ACL
  */
 class admin_acl
 {
+	/**
+	 * Appname we are running as
+	 */
+	const APPNAME = 'preferences';
+
 	/**
 	 * Methods callable via menuaction
 	 * @var array
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ class admin_acl
 		}
 
 		//error_log(__METHOD__."() _GET[id]=".array2string($_GET['id'])." --> content=".array2string($content));
-		$tpl->exec('admin.admin_acl.acl', $content, $sel_options, $readonlys, $content);
+		$tpl->exec('admin.admin_acl.acl', $content, $sel_options, $readonlys, $content, 2);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -181,15 +184,15 @@ class admin_acl
 		}
 		elseif (!$old_apps)
 		{
-			egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL added.'), 'admin', null, 'add');
+			egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL added.'), static::APPNAME, null, 'add');
 		}
 		elseif (!$added_apps)
 		{
-			egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL deleted.'), 'admin', $deleted_ids, 'delete');
+			egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL deleted.'), static::APPNAME, $deleted_ids, 'delete');
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL updated.'), 'admin', null, 'edit');
+			egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL updated.'), static::APPNAME, null, 'edit');
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -217,18 +220,18 @@ class admin_acl
 		elseif (!$rights)	// all rights removed --> delete it
 		{
 			$this->acl->delete_repository($content['acl_appname'], $content['acl_location'], $content['acl_account']);
-			egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL deleted.'), 'admin', $id, 'delete');
+			egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL deleted.'), static::APPNAME, $id, 'delete');
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			$this->acl->add_repository($content['acl_appname'], $content['acl_location'], $content['acl_account'], $rights);
 			if ($content['id'])
 			{
-				egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL updated.'), 'admin', $id, 'edit');
+				egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL updated.'), static::APPNAME, $id, 'edit');
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL added.'), 'admin', $id, 'add');
+				egw_framework::refresh_opener(lang('ACL added.'), static::APPNAME, $id, 'add');
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/admin/js/app.js b/admin/js/app.js
index c3134566ef..64f1bc05bc 100644
--- a/admin/js/app.js
+++ b/admin/js/app.js
@@ -255,20 +255,22 @@ app.classes.admin = AppJS.extend(
 		var ids = [];
 		for(var i=0; i < _senders.length; ++i)
 		{
-			ids.push(_senders[i].id.substr(7));	// remove "admin::" prefix
+			ids.push(_senders[i].id.split('::').pop());	// remove "admin::" prefix
 		}
+		var app = egw.app_name();	// can be either admin or preferences!
+		var className = app+'_acl';
 
 		switch(_action.id)
 		{
 			case 'delete':
-				var request = egw.json('admin_acl::ajax_change_acl', [ids], this._acl_callback,this,false,this)
+				var request = egw.json(className+'::ajax_change_acl', [ids], this._acl_callback,this,false,this)
 					.sendRequest();
 				break;
 
 			case 'edit':
 				// need to specify window to get correct opener, as admin has multiple windows open!
 				egw('admin', window).open_link(egw.link('/index.php', {
-					menuaction: 'admin.admin_acl.acl',
+					menuaction: app+'.'+className+'.acl',
 					id: ids[0]
 				}), 'acl', '300x300');
 				break;
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ app.classes.admin = AppJS.extend(
 			case 'add':
 				var current = ids[0].split(':');
 				egw('admin', window).open_link(egw.link('/index.php', {
-					menuaction: 'admin.admin_acl.acl',
+					menuaction: app+'.'+className+'.acl',
 					app: current[0],
 					account: current[1]
 				}), 'acl', '250x250');
diff --git a/preferences/inc/class.preferences_acl.inc.php b/preferences/inc/class.preferences_acl.inc.php
index 831d21672f..6fd6693795 100644
--- a/preferences/inc/class.preferences_acl.inc.php
+++ b/preferences/inc/class.preferences_acl.inc.php
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@
  */
 class preferences_acl extends admin_acl
 {
+	/**
+	 * Appname we are running as
+	 */
+	const APPNAME = 'preferences';
+
 	function __construct()
 	{
 		translation::add_app('admin');
 		egw_framework::includeCSS('admin', 'app');
+
+		parent::__construct();
 	}
 }
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