diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
index ffac6d3b8a..a5c723f198 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ var et2_url = /** @class */ (function (_super_1) {
                         .replace("%t", this.egw().user('account_phone'));
                     var popup = this.egw().config("call_popup");
                     value = function (ev) {
-                        if (popup && popup !== '_self') {
+                        if (popup && popup !== '_self' && !link.match(/^https?:/)) // execute non-http(s) links eg. tel: like before
+                         {
                             egw.open_link(link, '_phonecall', popup);
                         }
                         else {
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
index b001541ff1..a33c06a695 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class et2_url extends et2_textbox
 						.replace("%t",this.egw().user('account_phone'));
 					var popup = this.egw().config("call_popup");
 					value = function(ev : Event) {
-						if (popup && popup !== '_self')
+						if (popup && popup !== '_self' && !link.match(/^https?:/))	// execute non-http(s) links eg. tel: like before
 						{
 							egw.open_link(link, '_phonecall', popup);
 						}