diff --git a/contrib/home/theme.php b/contrib/home/theme.php
index 1fe601ff..21364625 100644
--- a/contrib/home/theme.php
+++ b/contrib/home/theme.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ EOD
 			$counter_html
 			<div class='space' id='foot'>
 				<small><small>
-				<a href='$contact_link'>Contact</a> &ndash; Serving $num_comma posts &ndash;
+				<a href='mailto:$contact_link'>Contact</a> &ndash; Serving $num_comma posts &ndash;
 				Running <a href='http://code.shishnet.org/shimmie2/'>Shimmie</a>
 				</small></small>
 			</div>
diff --git a/themes/danbooru/layout.class.php b/themes/danbooru/layout.class.php
index 5045adcc..cfdcc91f 100644
--- a/themes/danbooru/layout.class.php
+++ b/themes/danbooru/layout.class.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Layout {
 
 		$debug = get_debug_info();
 
-		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
+		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='mailto:$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
 
 		if(empty($this->subheading)) {
 			$subheading = "";
diff --git a/themes/default/layout.class.php b/themes/default/layout.class.php
index 3ee91b82..0c733c1b 100644
--- a/themes/default/layout.class.php
+++ b/themes/default/layout.class.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Layout {
 
 		$debug = get_debug_info();
 
-		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
+		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='mailto:$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
 
 		$wrapper = "";
 		if(strlen($page->heading) > 100) {
diff --git a/themes/flat/layout.class.php b/themes/flat/layout.class.php
index f0e9a95b..c4fe7a05 100644
--- a/themes/flat/layout.class.php
+++ b/themes/flat/layout.class.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Layout {
 
 		$debug = get_debug_info();
 
-		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
+		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='mailto:$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
 		$subheading = empty($page->subheading) ? "" : "<div id='subtitle'>{$page->subheading}</div>";
 
 		$wrapper = "";
diff --git a/themes/futaba/layout.class.php b/themes/futaba/layout.class.php
index 51f76716..21dacbc5 100644
--- a/themes/futaba/layout.class.php
+++ b/themes/futaba/layout.class.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Layout {
 
 		$debug = get_debug_info();
 
-		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
+		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='mailto:$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
 
 		if(empty($page->subheading)) {
 			$subheading = "";
diff --git a/themes/lite/layout.class.php b/themes/lite/layout.class.php
index c7273ab3..5053515f 100644
--- a/themes/lite/layout.class.php
+++ b/themes/lite/layout.class.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Layout {
 
 		$debug = get_debug_info();
 
-		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
+		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='mailto:$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
 		$subheading = empty($page->subheading) ? "" : "<div id='subtitle'>{$page->subheading}</div>";
 
 		$wrapper = "";
diff --git a/themes/old_default/layout.class.php b/themes/old_default/layout.class.php
index cb4e6952..5dff2b59 100644
--- a/themes/old_default/layout.class.php
+++ b/themes/old_default/layout.class.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Layout {
 
 		$debug = get_debug_info();
 
-		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
+		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='mailto:$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
 		$subheading = empty($page->subheading) ? "" : "<div id='subtitle'>{$page->subheading}</div>";
 
 		$wrapper = "";
diff --git a/themes/warm/layout.class.php b/themes/warm/layout.class.php
index c843eb3a..680bdcc4 100644
--- a/themes/warm/layout.class.php
+++ b/themes/warm/layout.class.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Layout {
 
 		$debug = get_debug_info();
 
-		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
+		$contact = empty($contact_link) ? "" : "<br><a href='mailto:$contact_link'>Contact</a>";
 		$subheading = empty($page->subheading) ? "" : "<div id='subtitle'>{$page->subheading}</div>";
 
 		$wrapper = "";