diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
index 1d2af78abc..f40df8df5c 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
@@ -1740,6 +1740,11 @@ window.egw_LAB.wait(function() {
 				{
 					$row['tel_prefered'] = $row[$row['tel_prefer']].$prefer_marker;
 				}
+				// Show nice name as status text
+				if($row['tel_prefer'])
+				{
+					$row['tel_prefer_label'] = $this->contact_fields[$row['tel_prefer']];
+				}
 				if (!$row['owner'] && $row['account_id'] > 0)
 				{
 					$row['class'] .= 'rowAccount rowNoDelete ';
diff --git a/addressbook/templates/default/index.xet b/addressbook/templates/default/index.xet
index ca3b4067c7..7c84a3a175 100644
--- a/addressbook/templates/default/index.xet
+++ b/addressbook/templates/default/index.xet
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 						<url-phone id="${row}[tel_cell]" readonly="true" class="telNumbers" statustext="Mobile phone"/>
 						<url-phone id="${row}[tel_home]" readonly="true" class="telNumbers" statustext="Home phone"/>
 						<url-phone id="${row}[tel_fax]" readonly="true" statustext="Fax"/>
-						<url-phone id="${row}[tel_prefered]" readonly="true" class="telNumbers" statustext="$row_cont[tel_prefer]"/>
+						<url-phone id="${row}[tel_prefered]" readonly="true" class="telNumbers" statustext="$row_cont[tel_prefer_label]"/>
 					</vbox>
 					<vbox>
 						<url id="${row}[url]" readonly="true" class="fixedHeight"/>