diff --git a/tine20/Felamimail/js/ContactSearchCombo.js b/tine20/Felamimail/js/ContactSearchCombo.js
index 1e0dfc76a99..a2f210e2396 100644
--- a/tine20/Felamimail/js/ContactSearchCombo.js
+++ b/tine20/Felamimail/js/ContactSearchCombo.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Tine.Felamimail.ContactSearchCombo = Ext.extend(Tine.Addressbook.SearchCombo, {
                     let value = _.get(values, field) ?? '';
                     
                     if (field === 'email' && value !== '') {
-                        value = `( ${value} )`;
+                        value = `<${value}>`;
                     }
                     
                     return Ext.util.Format.htmlEncode(value);
diff --git a/tine20/Felamimail/js/MessageEditDialog.js b/tine20/Felamimail/js/MessageEditDialog.js
index 0a4fcbb787d..8caa2c69a65 100644
--- a/tine20/Felamimail/js/MessageEditDialog.js
+++ b/tine20/Felamimail/js/MessageEditDialog.js
@@ -820,19 +820,27 @@ Tine.Felamimail.MessageEditDialog = Ext.extend(Tine.widgets.dialog.EditDialog, {
     initReplyRecipients: async function () {
         // should resolve recipients here , save data
         const replyTo = this.replyTo.get('headers')['reply-to'];
-
+        
         if (replyTo) {
             this.to = replyTo;
         } else {
-            const toEmail = this.replyTo.get('from_email');
-            const toName = this.replyTo.get('from_name');
-            this.to = (toName && toName !== toEmail) ? `${toName} <${toEmail}>` : toEmail;
+            const email = this.replyTo.get('from_email');
+            const name =  this.replyTo.get('from_name');
+            this.to = [{
+                'email': email ?? '',
+                'email_type': '',
+                'type': '',
+                'n_fileas': '',
+                'name': name !== email ? name : '',
+                'record_id': ''
+            }];
+            
             // we might get the recipient token from server
             if (this.replyTo.get('from')) {
                 this.to = this.replyTo.get('from');
             }
         }
-    
+
         if (this.replyToAll) {
             if (!Ext.isArray(this.to)) {
                 this.to = [this.to];
diff --git a/tine20/Felamimail/js/RecipientGrid.js b/tine20/Felamimail/js/RecipientGrid.js
index 98ce3f3b1de..a04b4090db8 100644
--- a/tine20/Felamimail/js/RecipientGrid.js
+++ b/tine20/Felamimail/js/RecipientGrid.js
@@ -348,13 +348,14 @@ Tine.Felamimail.RecipientGrid = Ext.extend(Ext.grid.EditorGridPanel, {
                         return ''; 
                     }
                     
-                    const renderEmail = values.email !== '' && values.name !== '' ? ` < ${values.email} >` : values.email;
+                    const renderEmail = values.email !== '' && values.name !== '' ? ` <${values.email}>` : values.email;
                     const iconCls = this.searchCombo.resolveAddressIconCls(values);
                     const note = values?.note && values.note !== '' ? `( ${values.note} )` : '';
                     
                     return iconCls + 
                         '<span class="tinebase-contact-link">' 
-                            + '<b>' + Ext.util.Format.htmlEncode(`${values.name}${renderEmail}`) + '</b>'
+                            + Ext.util.Format.htmlEncode(`${values.name}`)
+                            + '<b>' + Ext.util.Format.htmlEncode(`${renderEmail}`) + '</b>'
                             + ' ' + Ext.util.Format.htmlEncode(note)
                         + '</span>'
                         + '<div class="tinebase-contact-link-wait"></div>';