diff --git a/js/contacts.js b/js/contacts.js
index 8ab2a3fb..bd8535b4 100644
--- a/js/contacts.js
+++ b/js/contacts.js
@@ -256,12 +256,14 @@ Contacts={
 					}
 				} else {
 					newid = id;
+					bookid = bookid?bookid:$('#contacts li[data-id="'+newid+'"]').data('bookid');
 				}
 				var localLoadContact = function(newid, bookid) {
 					if($('.contacts li').length > 0) {
-						firstitem.addClass('active');
+						$('#contacts li[data-id="'+newid+'"]').addClass('active');
 						$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'contactdetails.php'),{'id':newid},function(jsondata){
 							if(jsondata.status == 'success'){
+								$('#contacts h3[data-id="'+bookid+'"]').trigger('click');
 								Contacts.UI.Card.loadContact(jsondata.data, bookid);
 							} else {
 								OC.dialogs.alert(jsondata.data.message, t('contacts', 'Error'));
@@ -1503,7 +1505,7 @@ Contacts={
 		},
 		Contacts:{
 			// Reload the contacts list.
-			update:function(){
+			update:function(id){
 				$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'contacts.php'),{},function(jsondata){
 					if(jsondata.status == 'success'){
 						$('#contacts').html(jsondata.data.page).ready(function() {
@@ -1518,7 +1520,7 @@ Contacts={
 								})}, 100);
 							setTimeout(Contacts.UI.Contacts.lazyupdate, 500);*/
 						});
-						Contacts.UI.Card.update();
+						Contacts.UI.Card.update(id);
 					}
 					else{
 						OC.dialogs.alert(jsondata.data.message, t('contacts', 'Error'));
@@ -1707,5 +1709,5 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	$('#contacts_propertymenu_dropdown a').keydown(propertyMenuItem);
 
 	Contacts.UI.loadHandlers();
-	Contacts.UI.Contacts.update();
+	Contacts.UI.Contacts.update(id);
 });
diff --git a/templates/index.php b/templates/index.php
index d16356d4..1790ad4e 100644
--- a/templates/index.php
+++ b/templates/index.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script type='text/javascript'>
 	var totalurl = '<?php echo OCP\Util::linkToRemote('carddav'); ?>addressbooks';
 	var categories = <?php echo json_encode($_['categories']); ?>;
+	var id = <?php echo $_['id']; ?>;
 	var lang = '<?php echo OCP\Config::getUserValue(OCP\USER::getUser(), 'core', 'lang', 'en'); ?>';
 </script>
 <div id="leftcontent">
diff --git a/templates/part.contacts.php b/templates/part.contacts.php
index f0b14c8e..c33c5832 100644
--- a/templates/part.contacts.php
+++ b/templates/part.contacts.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ foreach($_['books'] as $id => $addressbook) {
 	echo '<h3 class="addressbook" data-id="'.$id.'">'.$addressbook['displayname'].'</h3>';
 	echo '<ul class="contacts hidden" data-id="'.$id.'">';
 	foreach($addressbook['contacts'] as $contact) {
-		echo '<li role="button" data-bookid="'.$contact['addressbookid'].'" data-id="'.$contact['id'].'"><a href="index.php?id='.$contact['id'].'" style="background: url('.link_to('contacts','thumbnail.php').'?id='.$contact['id'].') no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;">'.$contact['displayname'].'</a></li>';
+		echo '<li role="button" data-bookid="'.$contact['addressbookid'].'" data-id="'.$contact['id'].'"><a href="'.link_to('contacts','index.php').'&id='.$contact['id'].'" style="background: url('.link_to('contacts','thumbnail.php').'?id='.$contact['id'].') no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;">'.$contact['displayname'].'</a></li>';
 	}
 	echo '</ul>';
 }