diff --git a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewContainer.h b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewContainer.h
index c8488527c..27ec7ee65 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewContainer.h
+++ b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewContainer.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 @class NSArray;
 @class NSString;
 @class SOGoContactFolder;
+@class SOGoContactLDAPFolder;
 
 @interface UIxContactsListViewContainer : UIxComponent
 {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 - (NSString *) currentContactFolderId;
 - (NSString *) currentContactFolderOwner;
 - (NSString *) currentContactFolderName;
+- (NSString *) currentContactFolderClass;
 
 - (NSString *) verticalDragHandleStyle;
 - (NSString *) horizontalDragHandleStyle;
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewContainer.m b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewContainer.m
index b2bad09a6..a0fa305d1 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewContainer.m
+++ b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewContainer.m
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@
   return [currentFolder ownerInContext: context];
 }
 
+- (NSString *) currentContactFolderClass
+{
+   return ([currentFolder isKindOfClass: [SOGoContactLDAPFolder class]]? @"remote" : @"local");
+}
+
 - (BOOL) hasContactSelectionButtons
 {
   return (selectorComponentClass != nil);