diff --git a/src/www/minibar/minibar.js b/src/www/minibar/minibar.js
index 258de3078..9d87842e9 100644
--- a/src/www/minibar/minibar.js
+++ b/src/www/minibar/minibar.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function Minibar(server,opts) {
 
     /* --- Creating the components of the minibar --------------------------- */
     this.translations=new Translations(server,this.options)
+    this.translations.minibar=this; // ref to parent
     this.input=new Input(server,this.translations,this.options)
 
     /* --- Creating user interface elements --------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/www/minibar/minibar_translations.js b/src/www/minibar/minibar_translations.js
index db0382d34..6f08ddf5c 100644
--- a/src/www/minibar/minibar_translations.js
+++ b/src/www/minibar/minibar_translations.js
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ Translations.prototype.show_translations=function(translationResults) {
 		    var tbody=empty("tbody");
 		    if(options.show_abstract && t.tree) {
 			function abs_act() {
-			    self.options.abstract_action(t.tree)
+                            var minibar = self.minibar;
+			    bind(self.options.abstract_action,minibar)(t.tree)
 			}
 			var abs_hdr = options.abstract_action 
 		                      ? button("Abstract",abs_act)