diff --git a/src/ContactEdit.tsx b/src/ContactEdit.tsx
index 3f14862..3a4ecc2 100644
--- a/src/ContactEdit.tsx
+++ b/src/ContactEdit.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ class ContactEdit extends React.Component {
       this.state.uid = uuid.v4();
     }
 
-    if (props.collections[0]) {
+    if (props.initialCollection) {
+      this.state.journalUid = props.initialCollection;
+    } else if (props.collections[0]) {
       this.state.journalUid = props.collections[0].uid;
     }
     this.onSubmit = this.onSubmit.bind(this);
@@ -162,9 +164,12 @@ class ContactEdit extends React.Component {
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps: any) {
-    if (this.props.collections !== nextProps.collections) {
-      if (nextProps.collections[0]) {
-        this.setState({journalUid: nextProps.collections[0].uid});
+    if ((this.props.collections !== nextProps.collections) ||
+      (this.props.initialCollection !== nextProps.initialCollection)) {
+      if (nextProps.initialCollection) {
+        this.state.journalUid = nextProps.initialCollection;
+      } else if (nextProps.collections[0]) {
+        this.state.journalUid = nextProps.collections[0].uid;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/EventEdit.tsx b/src/EventEdit.tsx
index c01a907..e066e18 100644
--- a/src/EventEdit.tsx
+++ b/src/EventEdit.tsx
@@ -59,9 +59,12 @@ class EventEdit extends React.Component {
       this.state.uid = uuid.v4();
     }
 
-    if (this.props.collections[0]) {
+    if (props.initialCollection) {
+      this.state.journalUid = props.initialCollection;
+    } else if (props.collections[0]) {
       this.state.journalUid = props.collections[0].uid;
     }
+
     this.onSubmit = this.onSubmit.bind(this);
     this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
     this.handleInputChange = this.handleInputChange.bind(this);
@@ -69,9 +72,12 @@ class EventEdit extends React.Component {
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps: any) {
-    if (this.props.collections !== nextProps.collections) {
-      if (nextProps.collections[0]) {
-        this.setState({journalUid: nextProps.collections[0].uid});
+    if ((this.props.collections !== nextProps.collections) ||
+      (this.props.initialCollection !== nextProps.initialCollection)) {
+      if (nextProps.initialCollection) {
+        this.state.journalUid = nextProps.initialCollection;
+      } else if (nextProps.collections[0]) {
+        this.state.journalUid = nextProps.collections[0].uid;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/Pim.tsx b/src/Pim.tsx
index 0dcf15a..bae59af 100644
--- a/src/Pim.tsx
+++ b/src/Pim.tsx
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class Pim extends React.Component {
           render={({match}) => (
             <Container style={{maxWidth: 400}}>
               <ContactEdit
+                initialCollection={(addressBookItems[match.params.contactUid] as any).journalUid}
                 contact={addressBookItems[match.params.contactUid]}
                 collections={collectionsAddressBook}
                 onSave={this.onContactSave}
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ class Pim extends React.Component {
           render={({match}) => (
             <Container style={{maxWidth: 400}}>
               <EventEdit
+                initialCollection={(calendarItems[match.params.eventUid] as any).journalUid}
                 event={calendarItems[match.params.eventUid]}
                 collections={collectionsCalendar}
                 onSave={this.onEventSave}
diff --git a/src/journal-processors.tsx b/src/journal-processors.tsx
index 1011f23..8c47c8a 100644
--- a/src/journal-processors.tsx
+++ b/src/journal-processors.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ export function syncEntriesToItemMap(collection: EteSync.CollectionInfo, entries
 
     const uid = comp.uid;
 
+    // FIXME:Hack
+    (comp as any).journalUid = collection.uid;
+
     if ((syncEntry.action === EteSync.SyncEntryAction.Add) ||
       (syncEntry.action === EteSync.SyncEntryAction.Change)) {
       items[uid] = comp;
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ export function syncEntriesToCalendarItemMap(collection: EteSync.CollectionInfo,
 
     const uid = comp.uid;
 
+    // FIXME:Hack
+    (comp as any).journalUid = collection.uid;
+
     if ((syncEntry.action === EteSync.SyncEntryAction.Add) ||
       (syncEntry.action === EteSync.SyncEntryAction.Change)) {
       items[uid] = comp;