diff --git a/addressbook/csv_import.php b/addressbook/csv_import.php
index 02ddfaa97c..e8cec3d1f3 100644
--- a/addressbook/csv_import.php
+++ b/addressbook/csv_import.php
@@ -416,6 +416,11 @@
 				}
 				if(!$_POST['debug'] && !$empty)	// dont import empty contacts
 				{
+					if ($values['email'] && ($existing = $GLOBALS['egw']->contacts->search(array('email'=>$values['email']),false)) &&
+						count($existing) == 1)
+					{
+						$values = array_merge($existing[0],$values);
+					}
 					$GLOBALS['egw']->contacts->save($values);
 					//echo "<p>adding: ".print_r($values,true)."</p>\n";
 				}
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.contacts_admin_prefs.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.contacts_admin_prefs.inc.php
index 86460c4687..98ce9d11c1 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.contacts_admin_prefs.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.contacts_admin_prefs.inc.php
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class contacts_admin_prefs
 			'type'   => 'check',
 			'label'  => 'Hide accounts from addressbook',
 			'name'   => 'hide_accounts',
-			'help'   => 'Hides accounts completly from the adressbook for non administrators!',
+			'help'   => 'Hides accounts completly from the adressbook.',
 			'xmlrpc' => True,
 			'admin'  => false,
 		);
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.socontacts.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.socontacts.inc.php
index 34d6399e2c..dc3c0f11e2 100755
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.socontacts.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.socontacts.inc.php
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ class socontacts
 		// add grants for accounts: if account_selection not in ('none','groupmembers'): everyone has read access, 
 		// if he has not set the hide_accounts preference
 		// ToDo: be more specific for 'groupmembers', they should be able to see the groupmembers
-		if (!in_array($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['account_selection'],array('none','groupmembers')) &&
-			!$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'])
+		if (!in_array($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['account_selection'],array('none','groupmembers')))
 		{
 			$this->grants[0] = EGW_ACL_READ;
 		}
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.uicontacts.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.uicontacts.inc.php
index f8132d742b..320a8c1f72 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.uicontacts.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.uicontacts.inc.php
@@ -700,6 +700,10 @@ class uicontacts extends bocontacts
 		{
 			unset($query['col_filter']['list']);
 		}
+		if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'])
+		{
+			$query['col_filter']['account_id'] = null;
+		}
 		if (isset($this->org_views[(string) $query['org_view']]))	// we have an org view
 		{
 			unset($query['col_filter']['list']);	// does not work together
@@ -992,7 +996,7 @@ class uicontacts extends bocontacts
 				$addressbooks[$uid] = lang('Group %1',$GLOBALS['egw']->accounts->id2name($uid));
 			}
 		}
-		if ($this->grants[0] & $required)
+		if (($this->grants[0] & $required) && !$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'])
 		{
 			$addressbooks[0] = lang('Accounts');
 		}
diff --git a/addressbook/setup/phpgw_de.lang b/addressbook/setup/phpgw_de.lang
index 3cba6386c4..27509879c0 100644
--- a/addressbook/setup/phpgw_de.lang
+++ b/addressbook/setup/phpgw_de.lang
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ global categories	addressbook	de	Globale Kategorien
 grant addressbook access	common	de	Berechtigungen
 group %1	addressbook	de	Gruppe %1
 hide accounts from addressbook	addressbook	de	Benutzer im Adressbuch ausblenden
-hides accounts completly from the adressbook for non administrators!	addressbook	de	Entfernt die Benutzer komplett aus dem Adressbuch für nicht Administratoren!
+hides accounts completly from the adressbook.	addressbook	de	Entfernt die Benutzer komplett aus dem Adressbuch.
 home address	addressbook	de	Privatadresse
 home address, birthday, ...	addressbook	de	Privatadresse, Geburtstag, ...
 home city	addressbook	de	Stadt privat
diff --git a/addressbook/setup/phpgw_en.lang b/addressbook/setup/phpgw_en.lang
index cac436ec23..885262aaf9 100644
--- a/addressbook/setup/phpgw_en.lang
+++ b/addressbook/setup/phpgw_en.lang
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ global categories	addressbook	en	Global Categories
 grant addressbook access	common	en	Grant Addressbook Access
 group %1	addressbook	en	Group %1
 hide accounts from addressbook	addressbook	en	Hide accounts from addressbook
-hides accounts completly from the adressbook for non administrators!	addressbook	en	Hides accounts completly from the adressbook for non administrators!
+hides accounts completly from the adressbook.	addressbook	en	Hides accounts completly from the adressbook.
 home address	addressbook	en	Home address
 home address, birthday, ...	addressbook	en	Home address, Birthday, ...
 home city	addressbook	en	Home City