diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
index ce4701398413..39e53cd65a80 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 {{ $url := .Destination }}
 {{- if (strings.HasPrefix $url "http") -}}
   {{/* external link, add icon */}}
-  <a
-    class="link"
-    href="{{ $url | safeURL }}"
-    rel="noopener">
-      {{- .Text | safeHTML -}}
-      <span class="pl-1 icon-svg icon-sm">
-        {{- partialCached "icon" "open_in_new" "open_in_new" -}}
-      </span></a>
+  <a class="link" href="{{ $url | safeURL }}" rel="noopener">
+    {{ .Text | safeHTML }}
+    <span class="pl-1 icon-svg icon-sm">
+      {{ partialCached "icon" "open_in_new" "open_in_new" }}
+    </span>
+  </a>
+{{- else if (strings.HasPrefix $url "mailto:") -}}
+  {{/* mailto link, render as normal link */}}
+  <a class="link" href="{{ $url }}">{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
 {{- else if (strings.HasPrefix $url "/") -}}
   {{ if (strings.HasSuffix (urls.Parse $url).Path ".md") }}
     {{/* abs path to markdown file, use ref */}}