diff --git a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox
index 75cc90919..939422cb8 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@
                       <a ui-sref="app.addressbook.card.view({addressbookId: editor.currentFolder.id, cardId: ref.reference})">{{ ref.$fullname() }}</a>
                     </h3>
                     <h4 ng-show="ref.email">
-                      <a ui-sref="mailto:{{ref.email}}" ng-class="ng-scope">{{ ref.email }}</a>
+                      <a href="#" ng-bind="ref.email"
+                         ng-click="addressbook.newMessageWithRecipient($event, ref.email, ref.$fullname())"><!-- contact email --></a>
                     </h4>
                   </div>
                 </md-list-item>