diff --git a/src/attendee.cpp b/src/attendee.cpp
--- a/src/attendee.cpp
+++ b/src/attendee.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,11 @@
 
 void Attendee::setName(const QString &name)
 {
-    d->mName = name;
+    if (name.startsWith(QLatin1String("mailto:"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+        d->mName = name.mid(7);
+    } else {
+        d->mName = name;
+    }
 }
 
 QString Attendee::fullName() const
@@ -193,7 +197,11 @@
 
 void Attendee::setEmail(const QString &email)
 {
-    d->mEmail = email;
+    if (email.startsWith(QLatin1String("mailto:"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+        d->mEmail = email.mid(7);
+    } else {
+        d->mEmail = email;
+    }
 }
 
 void Attendee::setRSVP(bool r)
diff --git a/src/incidencebase.cpp b/src/incidencebase.cpp
--- a/src/incidencebase.cpp
+++ b/src/incidencebase.cpp
@@ -438,9 +438,6 @@
     if (doupdate) {
         update();
     }
-    if (a->name().left(7).toUpper() == QLatin1String("MAILTO:")) {
-        a->setName(a->name().remove(0, 7));
-    }
 
     d->mAttendees.append(a);
     if (doupdate) {