diff --git a/data/org.gnome.evolution.addressbook.gschema.xml.in b/data/org.gnome.evolution.addressbook.gschema.xml.in
index b300c89ee8..c413049abb 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.evolution.addressbook.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.evolution.addressbook.gschema.xml.in
@@ -120,5 +120,10 @@
       <_summary>Where to open contact locations</_summary>
       <_description>Currently supported values are “openstreetmap” and “google”; if unknown set, uses “openstreetmap”</_description>
     </key>
+    <key type="b" name="preview-home-before-work">
+      <_default>false</_default>
+      <summary>Preview Personal before Work information</summary>
+      <_description>Show the Personal information before the Work information in the contact preview</_description>
+    </key>
   </schema>
 </schemalist>
diff --git a/src/addressbook/gui/widgets/eab-contact-display.c b/src/addressbook/gui/widgets/eab-contact-display.c
index 79e2664123..9af181d7ad 100644
--- a/src/addressbook/gui/widgets/eab-contact-display.c
+++ b/src/addressbook/gui/widgets/eab-contact-display.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct _EABContactDisplayPrivate {
 
 	EABContactDisplayMode mode;
 	gboolean show_maps;
+	gboolean home_before_work;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -435,6 +436,24 @@ contact_display_web_process_crashed_cb (EABContactDisplay *display)
 		e_alert_submit (alert_sink, "addressbook:webkit-web-process-crashed", NULL);
 }
 
+static void
+eab_contact_display_settings_changed_cb (GSettings *settings,
+					 const gchar *key,
+					 gpointer user_data)
+{
+	EABContactDisplay *display = user_data;
+	gboolean home_before_work;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (EAB_IS_CONTACT_DISPLAY (display));
+
+	home_before_work = g_settings_get_boolean (settings, "preview-home-before-work");
+
+	if (display->priv->contact && (home_before_work ? 1 : 0) != (display->priv->home_before_work ? 1 : 0)) {
+		display->priv->home_before_work = home_before_work;
+		load_contact (display);
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 eab_contact_display_class_init (EABContactDisplayClass *class)
 {
@@ -503,6 +522,7 @@ eab_contact_display_init (EABContactDisplay *display)
 	EWebView *web_view;
 	GtkUIManager *ui_manager;
 	GtkActionGroup *action_group;
+	GSettings *settings;
 	const gchar *domain = GETTEXT_PACKAGE;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 
@@ -537,6 +557,12 @@ eab_contact_display_init (EABContactDisplay *display)
 	gtk_ui_manager_add_ui_from_string (ui_manager, ui, -1, &error);
 	if (error != NULL)
 		g_error ("%s", error->message);
+
+	settings = e_util_ref_settings ("org.gnome.evolution.addressbook");
+	g_signal_connect_object (settings, "changed::preview-home-before-work",
+		G_CALLBACK (eab_contact_display_settings_changed_cb), display, 0);
+	display->priv->home_before_work = g_settings_get_boolean (settings, "preview-home-before-work");
+	g_clear_object (&settings);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/src/addressbook/gui/widgets/eab-contact-formatter.c b/src/addressbook/gui/widgets/eab-contact-formatter.c
index 9fbf27e4b0..1980d73fc0 100644
--- a/src/addressbook/gui/widgets/eab-contact-formatter.c
+++ b/src/addressbook/gui/widgets/eab-contact-formatter.c
@@ -1120,12 +1120,24 @@ render_contact (EABContactFormatter *formatter,
                 EContact *contact,
                 GString *buffer)
 {
+	GSettings *settings;
+	gboolean home_before_work;
+
+	settings = e_util_ref_settings ("org.gnome.evolution.addressbook");
+	home_before_work = g_settings_get_boolean (settings, "preview-home-before-work");
+	g_clear_object (&settings);
+
 	render_title_block (formatter, contact, buffer);
 
 	g_string_append (buffer, "<div id=\"columns\">");
 	render_contact_column (formatter, contact, buffer);
-	render_work_column (formatter, contact, buffer);
-	render_personal_column (formatter, contact, buffer);
+	if (home_before_work) {
+		render_personal_column (formatter, contact, buffer);
+		render_work_column (formatter, contact, buffer);
+	} else {
+		render_work_column (formatter, contact, buffer);
+		render_personal_column (formatter, contact, buffer);
+	}
 	render_other_column (formatter, contact, buffer);
 	g_string_append (buffer, "</div>");
 
diff --git a/src/modules/addressbook/autocompletion-config.c b/src/modules/addressbook/autocompletion-config.c
index 3e00c03183..726066c5b9 100644
--- a/src/modules/addressbook/autocompletion-config.c
+++ b/src/modules/addressbook/autocompletion-config.c
@@ -135,6 +135,15 @@ get_general_page (EConfig *config,
 	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (itembox), widget, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 	gtk_widget_show (widget);
 
+	widget = gtk_check_button_new_with_mnemonic (
+		_("_Preview Personal information before Work information"));
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "preview-home-before-work",
+		widget, "active",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (itembox), widget, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+	gtk_widget_show (widget);
+
 	container = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 12);
 	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (itembox), container, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 	gtk_widget_show (container);