diff --git a/mail/components/addrbook/content/aboutAddressBook.js b/mail/components/addrbook/content/aboutAddressBook.js
index c5996ae009..a4cfa05d27 100644
--- a/mail/components/addrbook/content/aboutAddressBook.js
+++ b/mail/components/addrbook/content/aboutAddressBook.js
@@ -958,12 +958,10 @@ class AbTreeListbox extends customElements.get("tree-listbox") {
   }
 
   _showContextMenu(event) {
-    let row;
-    if (event.target == this) {
-      row = this.rows[this.selectedIndex];
-    } else {
-      row = event.target.closest("li");
-    }
+    let row =
+      event.target == this
+        ? this.rows[this.selectedIndex]
+        : event.target.closest("li");
     if (!row) {
       return;
     }
@@ -997,6 +995,13 @@ class AbTreeListbox extends customElements.get("tree-listbox") {
         item.hidden = false;
       }
 
+      document.l10n.setAttributes(
+        document.getElementById("bookContextProperties"),
+        row.classList.contains("listRow")
+          ? "about-addressbook-books-context-edit-list"
+          : "about-addressbook-books-context-properties"
+      );
+
       synchronizeItem.hidden = !row.classList.contains("carddav");
       exportItem.hidden = row.classList.contains("remote");
 
diff --git a/mail/components/addrbook/content/aboutAddressBook.xhtml b/mail/components/addrbook/content/aboutAddressBook.xhtml
index 3c294d2d89..cfffb7d383 100644
--- a/mail/components/addrbook/content/aboutAddressBook.xhtml
+++ b/mail/components/addrbook/content/aboutAddressBook.xhtml
@@ -335,8 +335,7 @@
   </xul:vbox>
 </body>
 <xul:menupopup id="bookContext">
-  <xul:menuitem id="bookContextProperties"
-                data-l10n-id="about-addressbook-books-context-properties"/>
+  <xul:menuitem id="bookContextProperties"/>
   <xul:menuitem id="bookContextSynchronize"
                 data-l10n-id="about-addressbook-books-context-synchronize"/>
   <xul:menuitem id="bookContextPrint"
diff --git a/mail/components/addrbook/test/browser/browser_directory_tree.js b/mail/components/addrbook/test/browser/browser_directory_tree.js
index c7dbb1caa6..6e4e396bb9 100644
--- a/mail/components/addrbook/test/browser/browser_directory_tree.js
+++ b/mail/components/addrbook/test/browser/browser_directory_tree.js
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ add_task(async function test_rename_and_delete() {
 
   Assert.ok(BrowserTestUtils.is_visible(propertiesMenuItem));
   Assert.ok(!propertiesMenuItem.disabled);
+  Assert.deepEqual(document.l10n.getAttributes(propertiesMenuItem), {
+    id: "about-addressbook-books-context-properties",
+    args: null,
+  });
 
   let dialogPromise = promiseLoadSubDialog(
     "chrome://messenger/content/addressbook/abAddressBookNameDialog.xhtml"
@@ -409,6 +413,10 @@ add_task(async function test_rename_and_delete() {
   await rightClickOnIndex(3);
 
   Assert.ok(BrowserTestUtils.is_visible(propertiesMenuItem));
+  Assert.deepEqual(document.l10n.getAttributes(propertiesMenuItem), {
+    id: "about-addressbook-books-context-edit-list",
+    args: null,
+  });
 
   dialogPromise = promiseLoadSubDialog(
     "chrome://messenger/content/addressbook/abEditListDialog.xhtml"
diff --git a/mail/locales/en-US/messenger/addressbook/aboutAddressBook.ftl b/mail/locales/en-US/messenger/addressbook/aboutAddressBook.ftl
index a7f17e413a..9a11d3ac79 100644
--- a/mail/locales/en-US/messenger/addressbook/aboutAddressBook.ftl
+++ b/mail/locales/en-US/messenger/addressbook/aboutAddressBook.ftl
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ all-address-books = All Address Books
 
 about-addressbook-books-context-properties =
   .label = Properties
+about-addressbook-books-context-edit-list =
+  .label = Edit list
 about-addressbook-books-context-synchronize =
   .label = Synchronize
 about-addressbook-books-context-edit =