diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php
index 786b331342..0d0ce68b95 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ class addressbook_hooks
 			);
 		}
 		$settings['hide_accounts'] = array(
-			'type'   => 'check',
+			'type'   => 'select',
+			'values' => array('1' => lang('Hide all accounts'), 'deactivated' => lang('Show active accounts'), '0' => lang('Show all accounts')),
 			'label'  => 'Hide accounts from addressbook',
 			'name'   => 'hide_accounts',
 			'help'   => 'Hides accounts completly from the adressbook.',
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
index 655a6d3347..240010c77c 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
@@ -1633,10 +1633,15 @@ window.egw_LAB.wait(function() {
 		{
 			unset($query['col_filter']['list']);
 		}
-		if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'])
+		if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'] === '1')
 		{
 			$query['col_filter']['account_id'] = null;
 		}
+		else
+		{
+			unset($query['col_filter']['account_id']);
+		}
+
 		// all backends allow now at least to use groups as distribution lists
 		$query['no_filter2'] = false;
 
diff --git a/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang b/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
index 8c7b16a37f..6b825c9c44 100644
--- a/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
+++ b/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ grant addressbook access	common	en	Grant address book access
 group %1	addressbook	en	Group %1
 h	addressbook	en	h
 hide accounts from addressbook	addressbook	en	Hide user accounts
+hide all accounts	addressbook	en	Hide all accounts
 hides accounts completly from the adressbook.	addressbook	en	Hide user accounts completely from the address book.
 history logging	admin	en	History logging
 home address	addressbook	en	Home address
@@ -441,6 +442,8 @@ set full name and file as field in contacts of all users (either all or only emp
 set only full name	addressbook	en	Set only full name
 should the columns photo and home address always be displayed, even if they are empty.	addressbook	en	Are photo and home address always displayed, even if columns are empty.
 show	addressbook	en	Show
+show active accounts	addressbook	en	Show active accounts
+show all accounts	addressbook	en	Show all accounts
 show birthday reminders on main screen	addressbook	en	Birthday reminders
 show infolog entries for this organisation	addressbook	en	Show InfoLog entries for this organisation
 show the contacts of this organisation	addressbook	en	Show contacts of this organisation
diff --git a/api/src/Contacts/Sql.php b/api/src/Contacts/Sql.php
index 0ac5eb0d13..c107e1cd3d 100644
--- a/api/src/Contacts/Sql.php
+++ b/api/src/Contacts/Sql.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Sql extends Api\Storage
 	/**
 	 * join to show only active account (and not already expired ones)
 	 */
-	const ACCOUNT_ACTIVE_JOIN = ' LEFT JOIN egw_accounts ON egw_addressbook.account_id=egw_accounts.account_id';
+	const ACCOUNT_ACTIVE_JOIN = ' LEFT JOIN egw_accounts ON egw_addressbook.account_id=egw_accounts.account_id ';
 	/**
 	 * filter to show only active account (and not already expired or deactived ones)
 	 * UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW()) gets replaced with value of time() in the code!
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class Sql extends Api\Storage
 	function organisations($param)
 	{
 		$filter = is_array($param['col_filter']) ? $param['col_filter'] : array();
+		$join = '';
 		$op = 'OR';
 		if (isset($param['op']) && !empty($param['op'])) $op = $param['op'];
 		$advanced_search = false;
@@ -148,6 +149,18 @@ class Sql extends Api\Storage
 					" OR contact_private=0 AND ".$this->table_name.".contact_owner IN (".
 					implode(',',array_keys($this->grants))."))";
 			}
+			if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'])
+			{
+				$join .= self::ACCOUNT_ACTIVE_JOIN;
+				if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'] === 'deactivated')
+				{
+					$filter[] = str_replace('UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW())',time(),self::ACOUNT_ACTIVE_FILTER);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					$filter[] = 'egw_accounts.account_id IS NULL';
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		if ($param['searchletter'])
 		{
@@ -194,7 +207,7 @@ class Sql extends Api\Storage
 			$append = "ORDER BY org_name $sort,is_main DESC,$by $sort";
 		}
 		$rows = parent::search($param['search'],array('org_name'),$append,$extra,$wildcard,false,$op/*'OR'*/,
-			array($param['start'],$param['num_rows']),$filter);
+			array($param['start'],$param['num_rows']),$filter,$join);
 
 		if (!$rows) return false;
 
@@ -216,7 +229,7 @@ class Sql extends Api\Storage
 		{
 			foreach((array) parent::search(null, array('org_name','org_unit','adr_one_locality'),
 				'GROUP BY org_name,org_unit,adr_one_locality',
-				'',$wildcard,false,$op/*'AND'*/,false,$filter) as $row)
+				'',$wildcard,false,$op/*'AND'*/,false,$filter,$join) as $row)
 			{
 				$org_key = $row['org_name'].($by ? '|||'.$row[$by] : '');
 				if ($orgs[$org_key]['org_unit_count'] == 1)
@@ -351,7 +364,20 @@ class Sql extends Api\Storage
 			implode('+', $extra) . ' AS match_count'
 		);
 		$join .= $this->db->column_data_implode(' OR ',$join_fields) . ')';
-
+		if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'])
+		{
+			if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'] === 'deactivated')
+			{
+				$join .=' LEFT JOIN egw_accounts AS account_1 ON egw_addressbook.account_id=account_1.account_id ';
+				$join .=' LEFT JOIN egw_accounts AS account_2 ON egw_addressbook.account_id=account_2.account_id ';
+				$filter[] = str_replace(array('UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW())', 'account_'),array(time(),'account_1.account_'),self::ACOUNT_ACTIVE_FILTER);
+				$filter[] = str_replace(array('UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW())', 'account_'),array(time(),'account_2.account_'),self::ACOUNT_ACTIVE_FILTER);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$filter[] = 'egw_addressbook.account_id IS NULL and a2.account_id IS NULL';
+			}
+		}
 		$append = " HAVING match_count >= $match_count ORDER BY {$order} $sort, $this->table_name.contact_id";
 		$columns[] = $this->table_name.'.contact_id AS contact_id';
 
@@ -526,10 +552,18 @@ class Sql extends Api\Storage
 		}
 		// add join to show only active accounts (only if accounts are shown and in sql and we not already join the accounts table, eg. used by admin)
 		if ((is_array($owner) ? in_array(0, $owner) : !$owner) && substr($this->account_repository,0,3) == 'sql' &&
-			strpos($join,$GLOBALS['egw']->accounts->backend->table) === false && !array_key_exists('account_id',$filter))
+			strpos($join,$GLOBALS['egw']->accounts->backend->table) === false && !array_key_exists('account_id',$filter) &&
+			$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'])
 		{
 			$join .= self::ACCOUNT_ACTIVE_JOIN;
-			$filter[] = str_replace('UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW())',time(),self::ACOUNT_ACTIVE_FILTER);
+			if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'] === 'deactivated')
+			{
+				$filter[] = str_replace('UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW())',time(),self::ACOUNT_ACTIVE_FILTER);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$filter[] = 'egw_accounts.account_id IS NULL';
+			}
 		}
 		if ($join || ($criteria && is_string($criteria)) || ($criteria && is_array($criteria) && $order_by))	// search also adds a join for custom fields!
 		{