diff --git a/src/akonadi-contacts/CMakeLists.txt b/src/akonadi-contacts/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/akonadi-contacts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/akonadi-contacts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     )
 
 
-set( AKONADI_PHONE_DIAL_DEFAULT "UseSkype" )
+set( AKONADI_PHONE_DIAL_DEFAULT "UseKdeConnectPhone" )
 set( AKONADI_SEND_SMS_DEFAULT  "UseSkypeSms" )
 
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diff --git a/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/contactactionssettings.kcfg.cmake b/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/contactactionssettings.kcfg.cmake
--- a/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/contactactionssettings.kcfg.cmake
+++ b/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/contactactionssettings.kcfg.cmake
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     </entry>
     <entry type="String" name="KdeconnectCommand">
       <label>kdeconnect Command</label>
-      <default>kdeconnect-cli --name 'phone name' --share 'tel:%N'</default>
+      <default>kdeconnect-handler 'tel:%N'</default>
       <tooltip>The following placeholders can be used in the command:
    %N: The raw number as stored in the address book.
    %n: The normalized number with all non-digit characters removed.</tooltip>
diff --git a/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/dialphonenumberaction.cpp b/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/dialphonenumberaction.cpp
--- a/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/dialphonenumberaction.cpp
+++ b/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/dialphonenumberaction.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    QString command = ContactActionsSettings::self()->phoneCommand();
+    QString command;
+    if (ContactActionsSettings::self()->dialPhoneNumberAction() == ContactActionsSettings::UseKdeConnectPhone) {
+        command = ContactActionsSettings::self()->kdeconnectCommand();
+    } else {
+        command = ContactActionsSettings::self()->phoneCommand();
+    }
 
     if (command.isEmpty()) {
         KMessageBox::sorry(nullptr, i18n("There is no application set which could be executed.\nPlease go to the settings dialog and configure one."));