diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/directives/mailto.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/directives/mailto.js.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27299005a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/directives/mailto.js.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Darkswarm.directive "mailto", (Navigation)->
+  restrict: 'A'
+  link: (scope, element, attrs)->
+    element.bind 'click', (e)->
+      e.preventDefault()
+      window.location.href = "mailto:#{attrs.href.split("").reverse().join("")}"
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_footer.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_footer.html.haml
index a09435efb3..eb655b7c37 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_footer.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_footer.html.haml
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
           %i.fi-social-linkedin
           LinkedIn   
       %p
-        %a.button.neutral-btn{href: '#', target: '_blank'} 
-          %i.fi-at-sign
-          Email us at
+        %a{href: "hello@openfoodnetwork.org".reverse, target: '_blank', mailto: true} 
           %span.email
             = "hello@openfoodnetwork.org".reverse
     .small-2.columns