diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 22d67d66b..30bc834fd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Enhancements
  - refresh draft folder after sending a message
  - now possible to DnD events in the calendar list
  - improved handling of SOGoSubscriptionFolderFormat
+ - JSON'ified folder subscription interface
 
 Bug fixes
  - fixed weekdays translation in the datepicker
diff --git a/UI/MainUI/SOGoUserHomePage.m b/UI/MainUI/SOGoUserHomePage.m
index 4031b4900..36f149b72 100644
--- a/UI/MainUI/SOGoUserHomePage.m
+++ b/UI/MainUI/SOGoUserHomePage.m
@@ -442,10 +442,8 @@
   [response setStatus: 200];
   [response setHeader: @"text/plain; charset=utf-8"
 	    forKey: @"Content-Type"];
-  foldersEnum = [folders objectEnumerator];
-  while ((currentFolder = [foldersEnum nextObject]))
-    [response appendContentString:
-		[currentFolder keysWithFormat: @";%{displayName}:%{name}:%{type}:%{formattedName}"]];
+
+  [response appendContentString: [folders JSONRepresentation]];
 
   return response;
 }
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/UIxContactsUserFolders.js b/UI/WebServerResources/UIxContactsUserFolders.js
index d66457835..724f0d060 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/UIxContactsUserFolders.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/UIxContactsUserFolders.js
@@ -159,17 +159,17 @@ function foldersSearchCallback(http) {
 
         var dd = $("dd" + nodeId);
         if (response.length) {
-            var folders = response.split(";");
+            var folders = response.evalJSON();
             var user = http.callbackData["user"];
 
             dd.innerHTML = '';
-            for (var i = 1; i < folders.length - 1; i++)
-                dd.appendChild(addFolderBranchToTree(d, user, folders[i], nodeId, i, false));
+            for (var i = 0; i < folders.length-1; i++)
+                dd.appendChild(addFolderBranchToTree(d, user, folders[i], nodeId, i+1, false));
             dd.appendChild(addFolderBranchToTree(d, user, folders[folders.length-1], nodeId,
-                                                 (folders.length - 1), true));
+                                                 folders.length, true));
             //dd.update(str);
-            for (var i = 1; i < folders.length; i++) {
-                var sd = $("sd" + (nodeId + i));
+            for (var i = 0; i < folders.length; i++) {
+                var sd = $("sd" + (nodeId + i + 1));
                 sd.on("click", onTreeItemClick);
             }
         }
@@ -185,22 +185,21 @@ function foldersSearchCallback(http) {
 }
 
 function addFolderBranchToTree(tree, user, folder, nodeId, subId, isLast) {
-    var folderInfos = folder.split(":");
     var icon = ResourcesURL + '/';
-    if (folderInfos[2] == 'Contact')
+    if (folder.type == 'Contact')
         icon += 'tb-mail-addressbook-flat-16x16.png';
     else
         icon += 'calendar-folder-16x16.png';
-    var folderId = user + ":" + folderInfos[1].substr(1);
+    var folderId = user + ":" + folder.name.substr(1);
 
     // We sanitize the value to avoid XSS issues
-    var name = folderInfos[0].escapeHTML();
+    var name = folder.displayName.escapeHTML();
     var node = new dTreeNode(subId, nodeId, name, 0, '#', folderId,
-                             folderInfos[2] + '-folder', '', '', icon, icon);
+                             folder.type + '-folder', '', '', icon, icon);
     node._ls = isLast;
 
     var content = tree.node(node, (nodeId + subId), null);
-    content._formattedName = folderInfos[3];
+    content._formattedName = folder.formattedName;
 
     return content;
 }