diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
index e9243240a9..00a31f1cf4 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
@@ -1763,9 +1763,9 @@ window.egw_LAB.wait(function() {
 			$ids = $calendar_participants = array();
 			if (!$id_only && $rows)
 			{
-				$show_custom_fields = (!$columselection || in_array('customfields',$columselection) || $query['csv_export']) && $this->customfields;
-				$show_calendar = !$columselection || in_array('calendar_calendar',$columselection);
-				$show_distributionlist = !$columselection || in_array('distrib_lists',$columselection) || count($available_distib_lists);
+				$show_custom_fields = (in_array('customfields',$columselection)) && $this->customfields;
+				$show_calendar = !$this->config['disable_event_column'] && in_array('calendar_calendar',$columselection);
+				$show_distributionlist = in_array('distrib_lists',$columselection) || count($available_distib_lists);
 				if ($show_calendar || $show_custom_fields || $show_distributionlist)
 				{
 					foreach($rows as $val)
@@ -1917,7 +1917,16 @@ window.egw_LAB.wait(function() {
 		$rows['no_distribution_list'] = (bool)$query['filter2'];
 
 		// disable customfields column, if we have no customefield(s)
-		if (!$this->customfields) $rows['no_customfields'] = true;
+		if (!$this->customfields)
+		{
+			$rows['no_customfields'] = true;
+		}
+
+		// Disable next/last date if so configured
+		if($this->config['disable_event_column'])
+		{
+			$rows['no_event_column'] = true;
+		}
 
 		$rows['order'] = $order;
 		$rows['call_popup'] = $this->config['call_popup'];
diff --git a/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang b/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
index d2da19f636..093e25b8bf 100644
--- a/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
+++ b/addressbook/lang/egw_en.lang
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ deletes the photo	addressbook	en	Deletes the photo
 department	common	en	Department
 departments	addressbook	en	Departments
 directory with documents to insert contacts	addressbook	en	Directory with documents to insert contacts
+disable Last/Next Event column	addressbook	en	Disable Last/Next Event column
 display contact	addressbook	en	Display contact
 displays a remider for birthdays on the startpage (page you get when you enter egroupware or click on the homepage icon).	addressbook	en	Display birthdays on the Home page.
 distribution list deleted	addressbook	en	Distribution list deleted
diff --git a/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet b/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet
index c7166d9ec2..e818620d67 100644
--- a/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet
+++ b/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
 					<description value="Choose pre-defined map source or use custom URL (use %r = street, %t = city, %c = country, %z = zipcode)" label="%s:"/>
 					<taglist id="newsettings[geolocation_url]" maxSelection="1" empty_label="Select a map or write an URL"/>
 				</row>
+				<row>
+					<description value="Calendar integration" span="all" class="subHeader"/>
+				</row>
+				<row>
+					<description value="Disable Last/Next Event column"/>
+					<select id="newsettings[disable_event_column]">
+						<option value="">Allow</option>
+						<option value="True">Disabled</option>
+					</select>
+				</row>
 				<row>
 					<description value="Allow users to maintain their own account-data" span="all" class="subHeader"/>
 				</row>
diff --git a/addressbook/templates/default/index.xet b/addressbook/templates/default/index.xet
index d5cdcc6e3b..3357c36eb7 100644
--- a/addressbook/templates/default/index.xet
+++ b/addressbook/templates/default/index.xet
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 				<column width="80" disabled="@no_distribution_list"/>
 				<column width="80"/>
 				<column width="50"/>
-				<column width="80"/>
+				<column width="80" disabled="@no_event_column"/>
 				<column width="120"/>
 			</columns>
 			<rows>