diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index efdc0d3e0..cfa727b33 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Enhancements
 Bug fixes
  - [web] fixed tasks list when some weekdays are disabled
  - [web] fixed automatic refresh of calendar view
+ - [web] respect SOGoSearchMinimumWordLength in contacts list editor
 
 
 3.2.0 (2016-10-03)
diff --git a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactEditorTemplate.wox b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactEditorTemplate.wox
index d23712e61..6e58eef62 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactEditorTemplate.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactEditorTemplate.wox
@@ -372,7 +372,9 @@
               <var:string label:value="Members"/>
             </label>
             <md-contact-chips
+                class="sg-chips-autocomplete"
                 ng-model="editor.card.refs"
+                ng-model-options="{ debounce: { default: 500 } }"
                 md-contacts="editor.userFilter($query, editor.card.refs)"
                 md-contact-name="$$fullname"
                 md-contact-image="$$image"
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/CardController.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/CardController.js
index a4f5533c5..236b54ecb 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/CardController.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/CardController.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    */
   CardController.$inject = ['$scope', '$timeout', '$window', '$mdDialog', 'AddressBook', 'Card', 'Dialog', 'sgHotkeys', 'sgFocus', '$state', '$stateParams', 'stateCard'];
   function CardController($scope, $timeout, $window, $mdDialog, AddressBook, Card, Dialog, sgHotkeys, focus, $state, $stateParams, stateCard) {
-    var vm = this, hotkeys = [];
+    var vm = this, hotkeys = [], minSearchLength;
 
     vm.card = stateCard;
 
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
     vm.toggleRawSource = toggleRawSource;
     vm.showRawSource = false;
 
+    minSearchLength = angular.isNumber($window.minimumSearchLength)? $window.minimumSearchLength : 2;
+
 
     _registerHotkeys(hotkeys);
 
@@ -98,6 +100,9 @@
       focus('address_' + i);
     }
     function userFilter($query, excludedCards) {
+      if ($query.length < minSearchLength)
+        return [];
+
       AddressBook.selectedFolder.$filter($query, {dry: true, excludeLists: true}, excludedCards);
       return AddressBook.selectedFolder.$$cards;
     }