diff --git a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
index d59295993..35bc994b5 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@
                 </md-menu-item>
               </md-menu-content>
             </md-menu>
+            <md-button class="sg-icon-button" aria-label="Refresh" ng-click="addressbook.selectedFolder.$reload()" >
+              <md-icon>refresh</md-icon>
+            </md-button>
           </div>
         </div>
         <!-- search mode -->
diff --git a/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailMainFrame.wox b/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailMainFrame.wox
index db2e16811..80b64c245 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailMainFrame.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailMainFrame.wox
@@ -401,6 +401,9 @@
                 </md-menu-item>
               </md-menu-content>
             </md-menu>
+            <md-button class="sg-icon-button" aria-label="Refresh" ng-click="mailbox.selectedFolder.$filter()" >
+              <md-icon>refresh</md-icon>
+            </md-button>
           </div>
         </div>
         <!-- search mode -->
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
index 2e0352eb9..a8bf32547 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   /**
    * @ngInject
    */
-  AddressBookController.$inject = ['$scope', '$state', '$mdDialog', 'sgFocus', 'Card', 'AddressBook', 'Dialog', 'sgSettings', 'stateAddressbooks', 'stateAddressbook'];
-  function AddressBookController($scope, $state, $mdDialog, focus, Card, AddressBook, Dialog, Settings, stateAddressbooks, stateAddressbook) {
+  AddressBookController.$inject = ['$scope', '$state', '$timeout', '$mdDialog', 'sgFocus', 'Card', 'AddressBook', 'Dialog', 'Preferences', 'sgSettings', 'stateAddressbooks', 'stateAddressbook'];
+  function AddressBookController($scope, $state, $timeout, $mdDialog, focus, Card, AddressBook, Dialog, Preferences, Settings, stateAddressbooks, stateAddressbook) {
     var vm = this;
 
     AddressBook.selectedFolder = stateAddressbook;
@@ -98,6 +98,24 @@
       vm.mode.search = false;
       vm.selectedFolder.$filter('');
     }
+
+    // Start the address book refresh timer based on user's preferences
+    Preferences.ready().then(function() {
+      var refreshViewCheck = Preferences.defaults.SOGoRefreshViewCheck;
+      if (refreshViewCheck && refreshViewCheck != 'manually') {
+        var interval;
+        if (refreshViewCheck == "once_per_hour")
+          interval = 3600;
+        else if (refreshViewCheck == "every_minute")
+          interval = 60;
+        else {
+          interval = parseInt(refreshViewCheck.substr(6)) * 60;
+        }
+
+        var f = angular.bind(vm.selectedFolder, AddressBook.prototype.$reload);
+        $timeout(f, interval*1000);
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   angular
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MailboxController.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MailboxController.js
index 4b1f4f525..1951b5899 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MailboxController.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MailboxController.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   /**
    * @ngInject
    */
-  MailboxController.$inject = ['$state', 'stateAccounts', 'stateAccount', 'stateMailbox', 'encodeUriFilter', 'sgFocus', 'Dialog', 'Account', 'Mailbox'];
-  function MailboxController($state, stateAccounts, stateAccount, stateMailbox, encodeUriFilter, focus, Dialog, Account, Mailbox) {
+  MailboxController.$inject = ['$state', '$timeout', 'stateAccounts', 'stateAccount', 'stateMailbox', 'encodeUriFilter', 'sgFocus', 'Dialog', 'Account', 'Mailbox', 'Preferences'];
+  function MailboxController($state, $timeout, stateAccounts, stateAccount, stateMailbox, encodeUriFilter, focus, Dialog, Account, Mailbox, Preferences) {
     var vm = this;
 
     Mailbox.selectedFolder = stateMailbox;
@@ -87,6 +87,24 @@
       vm.mode.search = false;
       vm.selectedFolder.$filter();
     }
+
+    // Start the mailbox refresh timer based on user's preferences
+    Preferences.ready().then(function() {
+      var refreshViewCheck = Preferences.defaults.SOGoRefreshViewCheck;
+      if (refreshViewCheck && refreshViewCheck != 'manually') {
+        var interval;
+        if (refreshViewCheck == "once_per_hour")
+          interval = 3600;
+        else if (refreshViewCheck == "every_minute")
+          interval = 60;
+        else {
+          interval = parseInt(refreshViewCheck.substr(6)) * 60;
+        }
+
+        var f = angular.bind(vm.selectedFolder, Mailbox.prototype.$filter);
+        $timeout(f, interval*1000);
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   angular