diff --git a/apps/contacts/ajax/addcard.php b/apps/contacts/ajax/addcard.php
index 0cecd3bdc06..dd5b90651f5 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/ajax/addcard.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/ajax/addcard.php
@@ -68,11 +68,16 @@ foreach( $add as $propname){
 }
 $id = OC_Contacts_VCard::add($aid,$vcard->serialize());
 
+$adr_types = OC_Contacts_VCard::getTypesOfProperty($l10n, 'ADR');
+$phone_types = OC_Contacts_VCard::getTypesOfProperty($l10n, 'TEL');
+
 $details = OC_Contacts_VCard::structureContact($vcard);
 $name = $details['FN'][0]['value'];
 $tmpl = new OC_Template('contacts','part.details');
 $tmpl->assign('details',$details);
 $tmpl->assign('id',$id);
+$tmpl->assign('adr_types',$adr_types);
+$tmpl->assign('phone_types',$phone_types);
 $page = $tmpl->fetchPage();
 
 OC_JSON::success(array('data' => array( 'id' => $id, 'name' => $name, 'page' => $page )));
diff --git a/apps/contacts/ajax/setproperty.php b/apps/contacts/ajax/setproperty.php
index 18e00872473..9164f86913d 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/ajax/setproperty.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/ajax/setproperty.php
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ $checksum = md5($vcard->children[$line]->serialize());
 
 OC_Contacts_VCard::edit($id,$vcard->serialize());
 
+$adr_types = OC_Contacts_VCard::getTypesOfProperty($l10n, 'ADR');
+$phone_types = OC_Contacts_VCard::getTypesOfProperty($l10n, 'TEL');
+
 $tmpl = new OC_Template('contacts','part.property');
+$tmpl->assign('adr_types',$adr_types);
+$tmpl->assign('phone_types',$phone_types);
 $tmpl->assign('property',OC_Contacts_VCard::structureProperty($vcard->children[$line],$line));
 $page = $tmpl->fetchPage();
 
diff --git a/apps/contacts/ajax/showsetproperty.php b/apps/contacts/ajax/showsetproperty.php
index 4ec3dd7d8e1..2ec4b89b824 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/ajax/showsetproperty.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/ajax/showsetproperty.php
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ if(is_null($line)){
 }
 
 $adr_types = OC_Contacts_VCard::getTypesOfProperty($l10n, 'ADR');
+$phone_types = OC_Contacts_VCard::getTypesOfProperty($l10n, 'TEL');
 
 $tmpl = new OC_Template('contacts','part.setpropertyform');
 $tmpl->assign('id',$id);
 $tmpl->assign('checksum',$checksum);
 $tmpl->assign('property',OC_Contacts_VCard::structureProperty($vcard->children[$line]));
 $tmpl->assign('adr_types',$adr_types);
+$tmpl->assign('phone_types',$phone_types);
 $page = $tmpl->fetchPage();
 
 OC_JSON::success(array('data' => array( 'page' => $page )));
diff --git a/apps/contacts/index.php b/apps/contacts/index.php
index 7e93d6183ed..29d41d3c4c4 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/index.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/index.php
@@ -75,8 +75,14 @@ if( !is_null($id) || count($contacts)){
 	$details = OC_Contacts_VCard::structureContact($vcard);
 }
 
+$l10n = new OC_L10N('contacts');
+$adr_types = OC_Contacts_VCard::getTypesOfProperty($l10n, 'ADR');
+$phone_types = OC_Contacts_VCard::getTypesOfProperty($l10n, 'TEL');
+
 // Process the template
 $tmpl = new OC_Template( 'contacts', 'index', 'user' );
+$tmpl->assign('adr_types',$adr_types);
+$tmpl->assign('phone_types',$phone_types);
 $tmpl->assign('addressbooks', $addressbooks);
 $tmpl->assign('contacts', $contacts);
 $tmpl->assign('details', $details );
diff --git a/apps/contacts/templates/part.property.php b/apps/contacts/templates/part.property.php
index 4bc3a4d85f8..dbd125dc959 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/templates/part.property.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/templates/part.property.php
@@ -24,7 +24,16 @@
 		<p class="contacts_property_data">
 			<?php echo $_['property']['value']; ?>
 			<?php if(isset($_['property']['parameters']['TYPE'])): ?>
-				(<?php echo $l->t(ucwords(str_replace('cell','mobile',strtolower($_['property']['parameters']['TYPE'])))); ?>)
+<?php
+	$type = $_['property']['parameters']['TYPE'];
+	if (isset($_['phone_types'][strtoupper($type)])){
+		$label=$_['phone_types'][strtoupper($type)];
+	}
+	else{
+		$label=$l->t(ucwords(strtolower($type)));
+	}
+?>
+				(<?php echo $label; ?>)
 			<?php endif; ?>
 			<span style="display:none;" data-use="edit"><img class="svg action" src="<?php echo image_path('', 'actions/rename.svg'); ?>" /></span>
 			<span style="display:none;" data-use="delete"><img class="svg action" src="<?php echo image_path('', 'actions/delete.svg'); ?>" /></span>
@@ -34,7 +43,16 @@
 			<?php echo $l->t('Address'); ?>
 			<?php if(isset($_['property']['parameters']['TYPE'])): ?>
 				<br>
-				(<?php echo $l->t(ucwords($_['property']['parameters']['TYPE'])); ?>)
+<?php
+	$type = $_['property']['parameters']['TYPE'];
+	if (isset($_['adr_types'][strtoupper($type)])){
+		$label=$_['adr_types'][strtoupper($type)];
+	}
+	else{
+		$label=$l->t(ucwords(strtolower($type)));
+	}
+?>
+				(<?php echo $label; ?>)
 			<?php endif; ?>
 		</p>
 		<p class="contacts_property_data">
diff --git a/apps/contacts/templates/part.setpropertyform.php b/apps/contacts/templates/part.setpropertyform.php
index 811b9626ce4..9340ce7c713 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/templates/part.setpropertyform.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/templates/part.setpropertyform.php
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@
 			</ol>
 		<?php elseif($_['property']['name']=='TEL'): ?>
 			<p class="contacts_property_name"><label for="tel"><?php echo $l->t('Phone'); ?></label></p>
-			<p class="contacts_property_data"><input id="tel" type="phone" name="value" value="<?php echo $_['property']['value']; ?>"></p>
+			<p class="contacts_property_data"><input id="tel" type="phone" name="value" value="<?php echo $_['property']['value']; ?>">
+				<select id="tel_type" name="parameters[TYPE]" size="1">
+					<?php echo html_select_options($_['phone_types'], strtoupper($_['property']['parameters']['TYPE'])) ?>
+				</select></p>
 		<?php elseif($_['property']['name']=='EMAIL'): ?>
 			<p class="contacts_property_name"><label for="email"><?php echo $l->t('Email'); ?></label></p>
 			<p class="contacts_property_data"><input id="email" type="text" name="value" value="<?php echo $_['property']['value']; ?>"></p>