diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.js
index 06aa5754e0..8429a3dd14 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.js
@@ -1456,17 +1456,17 @@ var et2_nextmatch = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
      * @param time int Refresh period, in seconds
      */
     et2_nextmatch.prototype._set_autorefresh = function (time) {
+        // Start / update timer
+        if (this._autorefresh_timer) {
+            window.clearInterval(this._autorefresh_timer);
+            delete this._autorefresh_timer;
+        }
         // Store preference
         var refresh_preference = "nextmatch-" + this.options.settings.columnselection_pref + "-autorefresh";
         var app = this._get_appname();
         if (this._get_autorefresh() != time) {
             this.egw().set_preference(app, refresh_preference, time);
         }
-        // Start / update timer
-        if (this._autorefresh_timer) {
-            window.clearInterval(this._autorefresh_timer);
-            delete this._autorefresh_timer;
-        }
         if (time > 0) {
             this._autorefresh_timer = setInterval(jQuery.proxy(this.controller.update, this.controller), time * 1000);
             // Bind to tab show/hide events, so that we don't bother refreshing in the background
@@ -1505,6 +1505,20 @@ var et2_nextmatch = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
         var refresh_preference = "nextmatch-" + this.options.settings.columnselection_pref + "-autorefresh";
         return this.egw().preference(refresh_preference, this._get_appname());
     };
+    /**
+     * Enable or disable autorefresh
+     *
+     * If false, autorefresh will be shown in column selection.  If the user already has an autorefresh preference
+     * for this nextmatch, the timer will be started.
+     *
+     * If true, the timer will be stopped and autorefresh will not be shown in column selection
+     *
+     * @param disabled
+     */
+    et2_nextmatch.prototype.set_disable_autorefresh = function (disabled) {
+        this.options.disable_autorefresh = disabled;
+        this._set_autorefresh(this._get_autorefresh());
+    };
     /**
      * When the template attribute is set, the nextmatch widget tries to load
      * that template and to fetch the grid which is inside of it. It then calls
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts
index f440ce2334..a456c21cb0 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts
@@ -1997,6 +1997,13 @@ export class et2_nextmatch extends et2_DOMWidget implements et2_IResizeable, et2
 	 */
 	_set_autorefresh( time)
 	{
+		// Start / update timer
+		if (this._autorefresh_timer)
+		{
+			window.clearInterval(this._autorefresh_timer);
+			delete this._autorefresh_timer;
+		}
+
 		// Store preference
 		const refresh_preference = "nextmatch-" + this.options.settings.columnselection_pref + "-autorefresh";
 		const app = this._get_appname();
@@ -2004,13 +2011,6 @@ export class et2_nextmatch extends et2_DOMWidget implements et2_IResizeable, et2
 		{
 			this.egw().set_preference(app,refresh_preference,time);
 		}
-
-		// Start / update timer
-		if (this._autorefresh_timer)
-		{
-			window.clearInterval(this._autorefresh_timer);
-			delete this._autorefresh_timer;
-		}
 		if(time > 0)
 		{
 			this._autorefresh_timer = setInterval(jQuery.proxy(this.controller.update, this.controller), time * 1000);
@@ -2057,6 +2057,22 @@ export class et2_nextmatch extends et2_DOMWidget implements et2_IResizeable, et2
 		return this.egw().preference(refresh_preference,this._get_appname());
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Enable or disable autorefresh
+	 *
+	 * If false, autorefresh will be shown in column selection.  If the user already has an autorefresh preference
+	 * for this nextmatch, the timer will be started.
+	 *
+	 * If true, the timer will be stopped and autorefresh will not be shown in column selection
+	 *
+	 * @param disabled
+	 */
+	set_disable_autorefresh( disabled : boolean)
+	{
+		this.options.disable_autorefresh = disabled;
+		this._set_autorefresh(this._get_autorefresh());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * When the template attribute is set, the nextmatch widget tries to load
 	 * that template and to fetch the grid which is inside of it. It then calls