diff --git a/lib/pages/send_view/send_view.dart b/lib/pages/send_view/send_view.dart
index b8bcc1f6d..905bac258 100644
--- a/lib/pages/send_view/send_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/send_view/send_view.dart
@@ -1785,5 +1785,9 @@ String formatAddress(String epicAddress) {
     epicAddress = epicAddress.replaceAll("http://", "");
     epicAddress = epicAddress.replaceAll("https://", "");
   }
+  // strip mailto: prefix
+  if (epicAddress.startsWith("mailto:")) {
+    epicAddress = epicAddress.replaceAll("mailto:", "");
+  }
   return epicAddress;
 }
diff --git a/lib/pages_desktop_specific/my_stack_view/wallet_view/sub_widgets/desktop_send.dart b/lib/pages_desktop_specific/my_stack_view/wallet_view/sub_widgets/desktop_send.dart
index 588af3fd0..36c1de454 100644
--- a/lib/pages_desktop_specific/my_stack_view/wallet_view/sub_widgets/desktop_send.dart
+++ b/lib/pages_desktop_specific/my_stack_view/wallet_view/sub_widgets/desktop_send.dart
@@ -1353,5 +1353,9 @@ String formatAddress(String epicAddress) {
     epicAddress = epicAddress.replaceAll("http://", "");
     epicAddress = epicAddress.replaceAll("https://", "");
   }
+  // strip mailto: prefix
+  if (epicAddress.startsWith("mailto:")) {
+    epicAddress = epicAddress.replaceAll("mailto:", "");
+  }
   return epicAddress;
 }