diff --git a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactFoldersView.m b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactFoldersView.m
index 4219446d0..6a1b106a1 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactFoldersView.m
+++ b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactFoldersView.m
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #import <NGObjWeb/NSException+HTTP.h>
 #import <NGObjWeb/SoObject.h>
 #import <NGObjWeb/WOResponse.h>
+#import <NGObjWeb/WOContext.h>
 
 #import <SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUser.h>
 #import <SoObjects/SOGo/NSString+Utilities.h>
@@ -68,6 +69,21 @@
   return [self _selectActionForApplication: @"new"];
 }
 
+- (id <WOActionResults>) newAbAction
+{
+  id <WOActionResults> response;
+  NSString *name;
+
+  name = [self queryParameterForKey: @"name"];
+  if ([name length] > 0)
+    response = [[self clientObject] newFolderWithName: name];
+  else
+    response = [NSException exceptionWithHTTPStatus: 400
+                            reason: @"The name is missing"];
+  
+  return response;
+}
+
 - (id) selectForSchedulerAction
 {
   return [self _selectActionForApplication: @"scheduler-contacts"];
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/product.plist b/UI/Contacts/product.plist
index 7dce9f599..a3424d7ba 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/product.plist
+++ b/UI/Contacts/product.plist
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
               pageName    = "UIxContactFoldersView";
               actionName  = "new";
            };
+           newAb = {
+              protectedBy = "View";
+              pageName    = "UIxContactFoldersView";
+              actionName  = "newAb";
+           };
            scheduler-contacts = {
               protectedBy = "View";
               pageName    = "UIxContactFoldersView";