diff --git a/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ActionFactory.php b/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ActionFactory.php
index 899ce31ecb..2c216bf259 100644
--- a/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ActionFactory.php
+++ b/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ActionFactory.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ActionFactory implements IActionFactory {
 	 * @return ILinkAction
 	 */
 	public function newEMailAction($icon, $name, $email) {
-		return $this->newLinkAction($icon, $name, 'mailto:' . urlencode($email));
+		return $this->newLinkAction($icon, $name, 'mailto:' . $email);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ActionFactoryTest.php b/tests/lib/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ActionFactoryTest.php
index 54106bbb64..8e7f64ff9d 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ActionFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ActionFactoryTest.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ActionFactoryTest extends TestCase {
 		$this->assertInstanceOf(IAction::class, $action);
 		$this->assertEquals($name, $action->getName());
 		$this->assertEquals(10, $action->getPriority());
-		$this->assertEquals('mailto:user%40example.com', $action->getHref());
+		$this->assertEquals('mailto:user@example.com', $action->getHref());
 	}
 
 }