diff --git a/core/js/contactsmenu/jquery_entry.handlebars b/core/js/contactsmenu/jquery_entry.handlebars
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbd97056e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/js/contactsmenu/jquery_entry.handlebars
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<li>
+	<a href="{{hyperlink}}">
+		{{#if icon}}<img src="{{icon}}">{{/if}}
+		<span>{{title}}</span>
+	</a>
+</li>
diff --git a/core/js/contactsmenu_templates.js b/core/js/contactsmenu_templates.js
index 973d93a74f..af96a133ec 100644
--- a/core/js/contactsmenu_templates.js
+++ b/core/js/contactsmenu_templates.js
@@ -74,6 +74,23 @@ templates['error'] = template({"compiler":[7,">= 4.0.0"],"main":function(contain
     + container.escapeExpression(((helper = (helper = helpers.couldNotLoadText || (depth0 != null ? depth0.couldNotLoadText : depth0)) != null ? helper : helpers.helperMissing),(typeof helper === "function" ? helper.call(depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {}),{"name":"couldNotLoadText","hash":{},"data":data}) : helper)))
     + "</h2>\n</div>\n";
 },"useData":true});
+templates['jquery_entry'] = template({"1":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
+    var helper;
+
+  return "<img src=\""
+    + container.escapeExpression(((helper = (helper = helpers.icon || (depth0 != null ? depth0.icon : depth0)) != null ? helper : helpers.helperMissing),(typeof helper === "function" ? helper.call(depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {}),{"name":"icon","hash":{},"data":data}) : helper)))
+    + "\">";
+},"compiler":[7,">= 4.0.0"],"main":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
+    var stack1, helper, alias1=depth0 != null ? depth0 : (container.nullContext || {}), alias2=helpers.helperMissing, alias3="function", alias4=container.escapeExpression;
+
+  return "<li>\n	<a href=\""
+    + alias4(((helper = (helper = helpers.hyperlink || (depth0 != null ? depth0.hyperlink : depth0)) != null ? helper : alias2),(typeof helper === alias3 ? helper.call(alias1,{"name":"hyperlink","hash":{},"data":data}) : helper)))
+    + "\">\n		"
+    + ((stack1 = helpers["if"].call(alias1,(depth0 != null ? depth0.icon : depth0),{"name":"if","hash":{},"fn":container.program(1, data, 0),"inverse":container.noop,"data":data})) != null ? stack1 : "")
+    + "\n		<span>"
+    + alias4(((helper = (helper = helpers.title || (depth0 != null ? depth0.title : depth0)) != null ? helper : alias2),(typeof helper === alias3 ? helper.call(alias1,{"name":"title","hash":{},"data":data}) : helper)))
+    + "</span>\n	</a>\n</li>\n";
+},"useData":true});
 templates['list'] = template({"1":function(container,depth0,helpers,partials,data) {
     var helper;
 
diff --git a/core/js/jquery.contactsmenu.js b/core/js/jquery.contactsmenu.js
index e3f24dfff5..4b443d5e3b 100644
--- a/core/js/jquery.contactsmenu.js
+++ b/core/js/jquery.contactsmenu.js
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 (function ($) {
-	var ENTRY = ''
-		+ '<li>'
-		+ '    <a href="{{hyperlink}}">'
-		+ '        {{#if icon}}<img src="{{icon}}">{{/if}}'
-		+ '        <span>{{title}}</span>'
-		+ '    </a>'
-		+ '</li>';
 
 	var LIST = ''
 		+ '<div class="menu popovermenu menu-left hidden contactsmenu-popover">'
@@ -71,7 +64,7 @@
 				}
 
 				actions.forEach(function(action) {
-					var template = Handlebars.compile(ENTRY);
+					var template = OC.ContactsMenu.Templates['jquery_entry'];
 					$list.find('ul').append(template(action));
 				});
 
@@ -88,7 +81,7 @@
 					title = t('core', 'Error fetching contact actions');
 				}
 
-				var template = Handlebars.compile(ENTRY);
+				var template = OC.ContactsMenu.Templates['jquery_entry'];
 				$list.find('ul').append(template({
 					hyperlink: '#',
 					title: title