diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ebdb2a272..d507b7b38 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Enhancements
 Bug fixes
  - [web] fixed JavaScript exception when SOGo is launched from an external link (#3900)
  - [web] restored fetching of freebusy information of MS Exchange contacts
+ - [web] fixed mail attribute when importing an LDIF file (#3878)
 
 3.2.3 (2016-11-25)
 ------------------
diff --git a/SoObjects/Contacts/NGVCard+SOGo.m b/SoObjects/Contacts/NGVCard+SOGo.m
index e41d116c7..2e81e241f 100644
--- a/SoObjects/Contacts/NGVCard+SOGo.m
+++ b/SoObjects/Contacts/NGVCard+SOGo.m
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ convention:
   [self addElementWithTag: @"email"
                    ofType: @"work"
                 withValue: [ldifRecord objectForKey: @"c_emails"]];
+  // When importing an LDIF file, add the default mail attribute
+  [self addElementWithTag: @"email"
+                   ofType: @"work"
+                withValue: [ldifRecord objectForKey: @"mail"]];
   homeMail = [self elementWithTag: @"email" ofType: @"home"];
   [homeMail setSingleValue: [ldifRecord objectForKey: @"mozillasecondemail"] forKey: @""];
   [[self uniqueChildWithTag: @"x-mozilla-html"]