diff -ruN /a/home/rcube/program/include/rcube_addressbook.php /home/rcube/program/include/rcube_addressbook.php
--- /a/home/rcube/program/include/rcube_addressbook.php	2011-11-18 08:32:40.643084488 -0500
+++ /home/rcube/program/include/rcube_addressbook.php	2011-11-20 14:04:23.092065669 -0500
@@ -482,5 +482,28 @@
         return $fn;
     }
 
+
+
+    /**
+     * Compose a valid display name from the given structured contact data
+     *
+     * @param array  Hash array with contact data as key-value pairs
+     * @param bool   The name will be used on the list
+     *
+     * @return string Display name
+     */
+    public static function compose_display_nickname($contact, $list_mode = false)
+    {
+       $contact = rcmail::get_instance()->plugins->exec_hook('contact_nickname', $contact);
+
+		$nn = $contact['nickname'];
+
+		return $nn;
+    }
+
 }
 
diff -ruN /a/home/rcube/program/steps/addressbook/func.inc /home/rcube/program/steps/addressbook/func.inc
--- /a/home/rcube/program/steps/addressbook/func.inc	2011-11-18 08:32:46.336054683 -0500
+++ /home/rcube/program/steps/addressbook/func.inc	2011-11-20 14:04:57.496617821 -0500
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
         return;
 
     // define list of cols to be displayed
-    $a_show_cols = array('name');
+    $a_show_cols = array('name','nickname');
 
     while ($row = $result->next()) {
         $a_row_cols = array();
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@
         // format each col
         foreach ($a_show_cols as $col) {
             $val = $row[$col];
+            if ($val == '' && $col == 'nickname') {
+                $val = rcube_addressbook::compose_display_nickname($row, true);
+            }
             if ($val == '' && $col == 'name') {
                 $val = rcube_addressbook::compose_display_name($row, true);
             }
diff -ruN /a/home/rcube/program/steps/addressbook/list.inc /home/rcube/program/steps/addressbook/list.inc
--- /a/home/rcube/program/steps/addressbook/list.inc	2011-11-18 08:32:46.337054686 -0500
+++ /home/rcube/program/steps/addressbook/list.inc	2011-11-20 13:11:53.088167596 -0500
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         $source->set_search_set($set);
 
         // get records
-        $result = $source->list_records(array('name', 'email'));
+        $result = $source->list_records(array('name', 'email','nickname'));
 
         while ($row = $result->next()) {
             $row['sourceid'] = $s;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     $CONTACTS = rcmail_contact_source(null, true);
 
     // get contacts for this user
-    $result = $CONTACTS->list_records(array('name'));
+    $result = $CONTACTS->list_records(array('name','nickname'));
     
     if (!$result->count && $result->searchonly) {
         $OUTPUT->show_message('contactsearchonly', 'notice');
diff -ruN /a/home/rcube/program/steps/mail/autocomplete.inc /home/rcube/program/steps/mail/autocomplete.inc
--- /a/home/rcube/program/steps/mail/autocomplete.inc	2011-11-18 08:32:46.422054316 -0500
+++ /home/rcube/program/steps/mail/autocomplete.inc	2011-11-20 11:53:35.959088971 -0500
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     $abook = $RCMAIL->get_address_book($id);
     $abook->set_pagesize($MAXNUM);
 
-    if ($result = $abook->search(array('email','name'), $search, $mode, true, true, 'email')) {
+    if ($result = $abook->search(array('email','name','nickname'), $search, $mode, true, true, 'email')) {
       while ($sql_arr = $result->iterate()) {
         // Contact can have more than one e-mail address
         $email_arr = (array)$abook->get_col_values('email', $sql_arr, true);