diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c68be4a39..d2d3e27ab 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Bug fixes
  - [web] fixed messages archiving as zip file
  - [web] adapted time picker to match changes of md calendar picker
  - [web] fixed sender addresses of draft when using multiple IMAP accounts (#3577)
+ - [web] create a new message when clicking on a "mailto" link (#3588)
  - [dav] we now handle the default classifications for tasks (#3541)
  - [eas] properly unfold long mail headers (#3152)
  - [eas] correctly set EAS message class for S/MIME messages (#3576)
diff --git a/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailViewTemplate.wox b/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailViewTemplate.wox
index aae77d487..b459f45ec 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailViewTemplate.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailViewTemplate.wox
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                     <span>{{ viewer.message.from[0].name }}</span><br/>
                     <a href="#" class="md-caption"
                        ng-bind="viewer.message.from[0].email"
-                       ng-click="viewer.newMessage($event, viewer.message.from[0])"><!-- from --></a>
+                       ng-click="viewer.newMessage($event, { to: [viewer.message.from[0].full] })"><!-- from --></a>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
                   <div class="pseudo-input-field" ng-show="viewer.$showDetailedRecipients">
                     <span ng-repeat="recipient in viewer.message.to">
                       <a href="#" ng-bind="recipient.full"
-                         ng-click="viewer.newMessage($event, recipient)"><!-- recipient --></a>
+                         ng-click="viewer.newMessage($event, { to: [recipient.full] })"><!-- recipient --></a>
                     </span>
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
                   <div class="pseudo-input-field">
                     <span ng-repeat="recipient in viewer.message.cc">
                       <a href="#" ng-bind="recipient.full"
-                         ng-click="viewer.newMessage($event, recipient)"><!-- recipient --></a>
+                         ng-click="viewer.newMessage($event, { to: [recipient.full] })"><!-- recipient --></a>
                     </span>
                     <md-button style="float: right"
                                label:aria-label="Hide"
@@ -246,8 +246,14 @@
                 <div class="mailer_mailcontent" layout="row" layout-wrap="layout-wrap"
                      ng-repeat="part in viewer.message.$content()"
                      ng-class="part.msgclass">
-                  <div class="md-flex" ng-if="part.html" ng-bind-html="part.content | ensureTarget"><!-- msg --></div>
-                  <div ng-if="part.compile" class="md-flex" sg-compile="part.content" sg-zoomable-image="sg-zoomable-image"><!-- msg --></div>
+                  <div class="md-flex"
+                       ng-if="part.html"
+                       ng-click="viewer.filterMailtoLinks($event)"
+                       ng-bind-html="part.content | ensureTarget"><!-- html msg --></div>
+                  <div class="md-flex"
+                       ng-if="part.compile"
+                       sg-compile="part.content"
+                       sg-zoomable-image="sg-zoomable-image"><!-- angular-friendly msg --></div>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MessageController.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MessageController.js
index a62741c6a..877853400 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MessageController.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MessageController.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     vm.showFlags = stateMessage.flags && stateMessage.flags.length > 0;
     vm.$showDetailedRecipients = false;
     vm.toggleDetailedRecipients = toggleDetailedRecipients;
+    vm.filterMailtoLinks = filterMailtoLinks;
     vm.doDelete = doDelete;
     vm.close = close;
     vm.reply = reply;
@@ -120,6 +121,37 @@
       $event.preventDefault();
     }
 
+    function filterMailtoLinks($event) {
+      var href, match, to, cc, bcc, subject, body, data;
+      if ($event.target.tagName == 'A' && 'href' in $event.target.attributes) {
+        href = $event.target.attributes.href.value;
+        match = /^mailto:([^\?]+)/.exec(href);
+        if (match) {
+          // Recipients
+          to = _.map(decodeURIComponent(match[1]).split(','), function(email) {
+            return '<' + email + '>';
+          });
+          data = { to: to };
+          // Subject & body
+          _.forEach(['subject', 'body'], function(param) {
+            var re = new RegExp(param + '=([^&]+)');
+            param = (param == 'body')? 'text' : param;
+            match = re.exec(href);
+            if (match)
+              data[param] = [decodeURIComponent(match[1])];
+          });
+          // Recipients
+          _.forEach(['cc', 'bcc'], function(param) {
+            var re = new RegExp(param + '=([^&]+)');
+            match = re.exec(href);
+            if (match)
+              data[param] = [decodeURIComponent(match[1])];
+          });
+          newMessage($event, data); // will stop event propagation
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     function doDelete() {
       var mailbox, message, state, nextMessage, previousMessage,
           parentCtrls = $parentControllers();
@@ -177,11 +209,8 @@
       });
     }
 
-    function showMailEditor($event, message, recipients) {
+    function showMailEditor($event, message) {
       if (messageDialog === null) {
-        if (!angular.isDefined(recipients))
-          recipients = [];
-
         messageDialog = $mdDialog
           .show({
             parent: angular.element(document.body),
@@ -194,8 +223,7 @@
             locals: {
               stateAccounts: vm.accounts,
               stateAccount: vm.account,
-              stateMessage: message,
-              stateRecipients: recipients
+              stateMessage: message
             }
           })
           .finally(function() {
@@ -261,9 +289,11 @@
         $window.close();
     }
 
-    function newMessage($event, recipient) {
-      var message = vm.account.$newMessage();
-      showMailEditor($event, message, [recipient]);
+    function newMessage($event, editableContent) {
+      vm.account.$newMessage().then(function(message) {
+        angular.extend(message.editable, editableContent);
+        showMailEditor($event, message);
+      });
       $event.stopPropagation();
       $event.preventDefault();
     }
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MessageEditorController.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MessageEditorController.js
index 86e27e6aa..71021aefb 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MessageEditorController.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MessageEditorController.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   /**
    * @ngInject
    */
-  MessageEditorController.$inject = ['$window', '$stateParams', '$mdConstant', '$mdDialog', '$mdToast', 'FileUploader', 'stateAccount', 'stateMessage', 'stateRecipients', 'encodeUriFilter', '$timeout', 'Dialog', 'AddressBook', 'Card', 'Preferences'];
-  function MessageEditorController($window, $stateParams, $mdConstant, $mdDialog, $mdToast, FileUploader, stateAccount, stateMessage, stateRecipients, encodeUriFilter, $timeout, Dialog, AddressBook, Card, Preferences) {
+  MessageEditorController.$inject = ['$window', '$stateParams', '$mdConstant', '$mdDialog', '$mdToast', 'FileUploader', 'stateAccount', 'stateMessage', 'encodeUriFilter', '$timeout', 'Dialog', 'AddressBook', 'Card', 'Preferences'];
+  function MessageEditorController($window, $stateParams, $mdConstant, $mdDialog, $mdToast, FileUploader, stateAccount, stateMessage, encodeUriFilter, $timeout, Dialog, AddressBook, Card, Preferences) {
     var vm = this, semicolon = 186;
 
     vm.addRecipient = addRecipient;
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@
       addAttachments();
     }
 
-    if (angular.isDefined(stateRecipients)) {
-      vm.message.editable.to = _.union(vm.message.editable.to, _.map(stateRecipients, 'full'));
-    }
-
     /**
      * If this is a popup window, retrieve the mailbox controller of the parent window.
      */