diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 62bf50ee6..5c89a5588 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CHANGELOG Roundcube Webmail
 ===========================
 
+- Fix so group/addressbook selection is retained on page refresh
+
 RELEASE 1.1.7
 -------------
 - Fix vulnerability in handling of mail()'s 5th argument
diff --git a/program/js/app.js b/program/js/app.js
index b0002b3ea..6f5de460b 100644
--- a/program/js/app.js
+++ b/program/js/app.js
@@ -4978,6 +4978,9 @@ function rcube_webmail()
       url._search = this.env.search_request;
 
     this.http_request(this.env.task == 'mail' ? 'list-contacts' : 'list', url, lock);
+
+    if (this.env.task != 'mail')
+      this.update_state({_source: src, _page: page && page > 1 ? page : null, _gid: group});
   };
 
   this.list_contacts_clear = function()
diff --git a/program/steps/addressbook/func.inc b/program/steps/addressbook/func.inc
index 594c2a695..e94b90dd0 100644
--- a/program/steps/addressbook/func.inc
+++ b/program/steps/addressbook/func.inc
@@ -152,14 +152,18 @@ function rcmail_contact_source($source=null, $init_env=false, $writable=false)
     else
         $CONTACTS->set_page(isset($_SESSION['page']) ? $_SESSION['page'] : 1);
 
-    if (!empty($_REQUEST['_gid']))
-        $CONTACTS->set_group(rcube_utils::get_input_value('_gid', rcube_utils::INPUT_GPC));
+    if (!empty($_REQUEST['_gid'])) {
+        $group = rcube_utils::get_input_value('_gid', rcube_utils::INPUT_GPC);
+        $CONTACTS->set_group($group);
+    }
 
-    if (!$init_env)
+    if (!$init_env) {
         return $CONTACTS;
+    }
 
     $OUTPUT->set_env('readonly', $CONTACTS->readonly);
     $OUTPUT->set_env('source', (string) $source);
+    $OUTPUT->set_env('group', $group);
 
     // reduce/extend $CONTACT_COLTYPES with specification from the current $CONTACT object
     if (is_array($CONTACTS->coltypes)) {