diff --git a/mail/inc/class.mail_compose.inc.php b/mail/inc/class.mail_compose.inc.php
index 28762fa9b7..b9a90240e0 100644
--- a/mail/inc/class.mail_compose.inc.php
+++ b/mail/inc/class.mail_compose.inc.php
@@ -3084,8 +3084,16 @@ class mail_compose
 			return $_string;
 		}
 	}
-
-	function ajax_searchFolder($_searchStringLength=2, $_returnList=false, $_mailaccountToSearch=null) {
+	/**
+	 * Callback function to search mail folders
+	 *
+	 * @param int $_searchStringLength
+	 * @param boolean $_returnList
+	 * @param int $_mailaccountToSearch
+	 * @param boolean $_noPrefixID = false, if set to true folders name does not get prefixed by account id
+	 * @return type
+	 */
+	function ajax_searchFolder($_searchStringLength=2, $_returnList=false, $_mailaccountToSearch=null, $_noPrefixId=false) {
 		//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.':'.array2string($_REQUEST));
 		static $useCacheIfPossible = null;
 		if (is_null($useCacheIfPossible)) $useCacheIfPossible = true;
@@ -3116,7 +3124,7 @@ class mail_compose
 			{
 				//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.$_searchString.'/'.$searchString.' in '.$k.'->'.$fA->displayName);
 				$f=false;
-				$key = $_mailaccountToSearch.'::'.$k;
+				$key = $_noPrefixId?$k:$_mailaccountToSearch.'::'.$k;
 				if ($_searchStringLength<=0)
 				{
 					$f=true;
diff --git a/mail/inc/class.mail_sieve.inc.php b/mail/inc/class.mail_sieve.inc.php
index 0dc7c56c54..b12eb69c4f 100644
--- a/mail/inc/class.mail_sieve.inc.php
+++ b/mail/inc/class.mail_sieve.inc.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class mail_sieve
 	{
 		//Instantiate an etemplate_new object, representing sieve.edit template
 		$etmpl = new etemplate_new('mail.sieve.edit');
-
+		$etmpl->setElementAttribute('action_folder_text','autocomplete_params', array('noPrefixId'=> true));
 		if (!is_array($content))
 		{
 			if ( $this->getRules($_GET['ruleID']) && isset($_GET['ruleID']))
@@ -376,8 +376,7 @@ class mail_sieve
 		);
 
 		//Set the preselect_options for mail/folders as we are not allow free entry for folder taglist
-		$mailCompose = new mail_compose();
-		$sel_options['action_folder_text'] = $mailCompose->ajax_searchFolder(0,true);
+		$sel_options['action_folder_text'] = $this->ajax_getFolders(0,true,null,true);
 
 		return $etmpl->exec('mail.mail_sieve.edit',$content,$sel_options,$readonlys,array(),2);
 	}
@@ -1233,5 +1232,18 @@ class mail_sieve
 		);
 		return $actions;
 	}
+	/**
+	 * Callback function to get mail folders
+	 * int $_searchStringLength
+	 * @param boolean $_returnList
+	 * @param int $_mailaccountToSearch
+	 * @param boolean $_noPrefixID = false, if set to true folders name does not get prefixed by account id
+	 */
+	function ajax_getFolders ($_searchStringLength=2, $_returnList=false, $_mailaccountToSearch=null, $_noPrefixId=false)
+	{
+		$mailCompose = new mail_compose();
+		if ($_REQUEST['noPrefixId']) $_noPrefixID = $_REQUEST['noPrefixId'];
+		$mailCompose->ajax_searchFolder($_searchStringLength,$_returnList,$_mailaccountToSearch,$_noPrefixID);
+	}
 }
 
diff --git a/mail/templates/default/sieve.edit.xet b/mail/templates/default/sieve.edit.xet
index 0589fd3c98..8089156258 100644
--- a/mail/templates/default/sieve.edit.xet
+++ b/mail/templates/default/sieve.edit.xet
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 								<row>
 									<radio label="File into:" id="action" options="folder"/>
 									<hbox>
-										<taglist id="action_folder_text"  width="40%" autocomplete_url="mail.mail_compose.ajax_searchFolder" autocomplete_params="" allowFreeEntries="false" maxSelection="1" onfocus="app.mail.sieve_focus_radioBtn" />
+										<taglist id="action_folder_text"  width="40%" autocomplete_url="mail.mail_sieve.ajax_getFolders" autocomplete_params="" allowFreeEntries="false" maxSelection="1" onfocus="app.mail.sieve_focus_radioBtn" />
 									</hbox>
 								</row>
 								<row>