diff --git a/admin/inc/class.admin_categories.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.admin_categories.inc.php
index 059e24717d..a52c05102f 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.admin_categories.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.admin_categories.inc.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class admin_categories
 	protected $list_link = 'admin.admin_categories.index';
 	protected $add_link = 'admin.admin_categories.edit';
 	protected $edit_link = 'admin.admin_categories.edit';
+	protected $delete_link = 'admin.admin_categories.delete';
 
 	/**
 	 * Stupid old admin ACL - dont think anybody uses or understands it ;-)
@@ -322,6 +323,8 @@ class admin_categories
 		$readonlys['button[delete]'] = !$content['id'] || !self::$acl_delete ||		// cant delete not yet saved category
 			$appname != $content['appname'] || // Can't edit a category from a different app
 			 ($this->appname != 'admin' && $content['owner'] != $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['account_id']);
+		$content['delete_link'] = $this->delete_link;
+
 		// Make sure $content['owner'] is an array otherwise it wont show up values in the multiselectbox
 		if (!is_array($content['owner'])) $content['owner'] = explode(',',$content['owner']);
 		$tmpl = new Etemplate('admin.categories.edit');
@@ -662,7 +665,7 @@ class admin_categories
 			}
 		}
 		$tpl = new Etemplate('admin.categories.delete');
-		$tpl->exec('admin.admin_categories.delete', $content, array(), array(), $content, 2);
+		$tpl->exec($this->delete_link, $content, array(), array(), $content, 2);
 	}
 
 	protected function get_actions($appname=Api\Categories::GLOBAL_APPNAME) {
@@ -706,7 +709,7 @@ class admin_categories
 				'group' => ++$group,
 				'disableClass' => 'rowNoDelete',
 				'popup' => '450x400',
-				'url' => 'menuaction=admin.admin_categories.delete&cat_id=$id',
+				'url' => 'menuaction='.$this->delete_link.'&cat_id=$id',
 			),
 		);
 
diff --git a/admin/templates/default/categories.edit.xet b/admin/templates/default/categories.edit.xet
index 85deaf1c4f..a1ed1c4538 100644
--- a/admin/templates/default/categories.edit.xet
+++ b/admin/templates/default/categories.edit.xet
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 						<button label="Save" id="button[save]" onclick="return app.admin.check_owner(widget);" image="save" background_image="1"/>
 						<button label="Apply" id="button[apply]" onclick="return app.admin.check_owner(widget);" image="apply" background_image="1"/>
 						<buttononly label="Cancel" id="button[cancel]" onclick="window.close();" image="cancel" background_image="1"/>
-						<buttononly align="right" statustext="Delete this category" label="Delete" id="button[delete]" onclick="egw.open_link('admin.admin_categories.delete&amp;cat_id='+widget.getRoot().getArrayMgr('content').getEntry('id'),'_browser','450x400');window.close();" image="delete" background_image="1"/>
+						<buttononly align="right" statustext="Delete this category" label="Delete" id="button[delete]" onclick="egw.open_link('$cont[delete_link]&amp;cat_id='+widget.getRoot().getArrayMgr('content').getEntry('id'),'_browser','450x400');window.close();" image="delete" background_image="1"/>
 					</hbox>
 				</row>
 			</rows>
diff --git a/preferences/inc/class.preferences_categories_ui.inc.php b/preferences/inc/class.preferences_categories_ui.inc.php
index 4607e5ed32..991fff5f48 100644
--- a/preferences/inc/class.preferences_categories_ui.inc.php
+++ b/preferences/inc/class.preferences_categories_ui.inc.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class preferences_categories_ui extends admin_categories {
 	protected $list_link = 'preferences.preferences_categories_ui.index';
 	protected $edit_link = 'preferences.preferences_categories_ui.edit';
 	protected $add_link = 'preferences.preferences_categories_ui.edit';
+	protected $delete_link = 'preferences.preferences_categories_ui.delete';
 
 	function __construct()
 	{