diff --git a/config/aerc.conf b/config/aerc.conf
index 2906381..6c89f85 100644
--- a/config/aerc.conf
+++ b/config/aerc.conf
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ header-layout=To|From,Subject
 # the first field. Only the email address field is required. The second field,
 # if present, will be treated as the contact name. Additional fields are
 # ignored.
+#
+# This parameter can also be set per account in accounts.conf.
 address-book-cmd=
 
 #
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index e0c8608..ebdee5e 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ type AccountConfig struct {
 	SignatureCmd      string
 	EnableFoldersSort bool     `ini:"enable-folders-sort"`
 	FoldersSort       []string `ini:"folders-sort" delim:","`
+	AddressBookCmd    string   `ini:"address-book-cmd"`
 
 	// CheckMail
 	CheckMail        time.Duration `ini:"check-mail"`
@@ -279,6 +280,8 @@ func loadAccountConfig(path string) ([]AccountConfig, error) {
 				account.PgpAutoSign, _ = strconv.ParseBool(val)
 			} else if key == "pgp-opportunistic-encrypt" {
 				account.PgpOpportunisticEncrypt, _ = strconv.ParseBool(val)
+			} else if key == "address-book-cmd" {
+				account.AddressBookCmd = val
 			} else if key != "name" {
 				account.Params[key] = val
 			}
diff --git a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
index 55bc7a8..2338b26 100644
--- a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
+++ b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
@@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ These options are configured in the *[compose]* section of aerc.conf.
 	if present, will be treated as the contact name. Additional fields are
 	ignored.
 
+	This parameter can also be set per account in accounts.conf.
+
 	Example:
 		khard email --remove-first-line --parsable '%s'
 
diff --git a/widgets/compose.go b/widgets/compose.go
index 465a733..87331bd 100644
--- a/widgets/compose.go
+++ b/widgets/compose.go
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ func NewComposer(aerc *Aerc, acct *AccountView, conf *config.AercConfig,
 	}
 
 	templateData := templates.ParseTemplateData(h, orig)
-	cmpl := completer.New(conf.Compose.AddressBookCmd, func(err error) {
+	cmd := acctConfig.AddressBookCmd
+	if cmd == "" {
+		cmd = conf.Compose.AddressBookCmd
+	}
+	cmpl := completer.New(cmd, func(err error) {
 		aerc.PushError(
 			fmt.Sprintf("could not complete header: %v", err))
 		worker.Logger.Printf("could not complete header: %v", err)