diff --git a/src/backends/evolution/EvolutionSyncSource.cpp b/src/backends/evolution/EvolutionSyncSource.cpp
index c38f185d..c22d3e93 100644
--- a/src/backends/evolution/EvolutionSyncSource.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/evolution/EvolutionSyncSource.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,22 @@ SyncSource::Database EvolutionSyncSource::createDatabase(const Database &databas
     ESourceBackend *backend = static_cast<ESourceBackend *>(e_source_get_extension(source, sourceExtension()));
     e_source_backend_set_backend_name(backend, "local");
 
+    // hack: detect databases requested by the PIM Manager and create
+    // them with a special summary. Long-term we need a better way of
+    // selecting extensions, for example with a new
+    // e_source_new_from_string().
+    if (boost::starts_with(database.m_uri, "pim-manager-")) {
+        g_type_ensure (E_TYPE_SOURCE_BACKEND_SUMMARY_SETUP);
+	ESourceBackendSummarySetup *setup =
+            static_cast<ESourceBackendSummarySetup *>(e_source_get_extension(source, E_SOURCE_EXTENSION_BACKEND_SUMMARY_SETUP));
+	e_source_backend_summary_setup_set_summary_fields(setup,
+                                                          E_CONTACT_TEL,
+                                                          0);
+	e_source_backend_summary_setup_set_indexed_fields(setup,
+                                                          E_CONTACT_TEL, E_BOOK_INDEX_PHONE,
+                                                          0);
+    }
+
     ESourceRegistryCXX registry = EDSRegistryLoader::getESourceRegistry();
     ESourceListCXX sources;
     sources.push_back(source.ref()); // ESourceListCXX unrefs sources it points to
diff --git a/src/backends/evolution/configure-sub.in b/src/backends/evolution/configure-sub.in
index eaa69c4b..940f2b16 100644
--- a/src/backends/evolution/configure-sub.in
+++ b/src/backends/evolution/configure-sub.in
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ if test "$enable_evo" = "yes"; then
         # Only the EClient code supports the API in EDS 3.5.x.
         PKG_CHECK_MODULES(EDS_VERSION, [libedataserver-1.2 >= 3.5],
                           [AC_DEFINE(USE_EDS_CLIENT, 1, [use e_book/cal_client_* calls])
+                           # When using it, then we also need libebook-contacts-1.2
+                           # for the ESourceBackendSummary extension.
+                           PKG_CHECK_MODULES(EBOOKCONTACTS, libebook-contacts-1.2)
                            AC_CHECK_LIB(ebook-1.2, e_book_client_new_direct,
                                         [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_E_BOOK_CLIENT_NEW_DIRECT, 1, [use e_book_client_new_direct])],
                                         [true],
@@ -86,4 +89,4 @@ else
         EPACKAGE_LIBS=
 fi
 
-BACKEND_CPPFLAGS="$BACKEND_CPPFLAGS $EPACKAGE_CFLAGS $ECAL_CFLAGS $EBOOK_CFLAGS"
+BACKEND_CPPFLAGS="$BACKEND_CPPFLAGS $EPACKAGE_CFLAGS $ECAL_CFLAGS $EBOOK_CFLAGS $EBOOKCONTACTS_CFLAGS"
diff --git a/src/backends/evolution/evolution.am b/src/backends/evolution/evolution.am
index a546342b..8e0482b4 100644
--- a/src/backends/evolution/evolution.am
+++ b/src/backends/evolution/evolution.am
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ src_backends_evolution_cppflags = \
   -I$(top_srcdir)/src/backends/evolution
 
 src_backends_evolution_syncecal_la_SOURCES = $(src_backends_evolution_syncecal_src)
-src_backends_evolution_syncecal_la_LIBADD = $(ECAL_LIBS) $(SYNCEVOLUTION_LIBS) $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GOBJECT_LIBS)
+# $(EBOOKCONTACTS_LIBS) is needed for ESourceBackendSummary, which we
+# use in EvolutionSyncSource and thus in syncecal.
+src_backends_evolution_syncecal_la_LIBADD = $(ECAL_LIBS) $(EBOOKCONTACTS_LIBS) $(SYNCEVOLUTION_LIBS) $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GOBJECT_LIBS)
 # _GNU_SOURCE and -ldl for libical.c + dlsym():
 src_backends_evolution_syncecal_la_CPPFLAGS = -D_GNU_SOURCE \
   -De_cal_check_timezones=syncevolution_check_timezones \
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ src_backends_evolution_syncecal_la_CXXFLAGS = $(SYNCEVOLUTION_CXXFLAGS) $(SYNCEV
 src_backends_evolution_syncecal_la_DEPENDENCIES = src/syncevo/libsyncevolution.la
 
 src_backends_evolution_syncebook_la_SOURCES = $(src_backends_evolution_syncebook_src)
-src_backends_evolution_syncebook_la_LIBADD = $(EBOOK_LIBS) $(SYNCEVOLUTION_LIBS) $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GOBJECT_LIBS)
+src_backends_evolution_syncebook_la_LIBADD = $(EBOOK_LIBS) $(EBOOKCONTACTS_LIBS) $(SYNCEVOLUTION_LIBS) $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GOBJECT_LIBS)
 src_backends_evolution_syncebook_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
 src_backends_evolution_syncebook_la_CXXFLAGS = $(SYNCEVOLUTION_CXXFLAGS) $(SYNCEVO_WFLAGS) $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GOBJECT_CFLAGS)
 src_backends_evolution_syncebook_la_CPPFLAGS = $(src_backends_evolution_cppflags)