diff --git a/src/html.rs b/src/html.rs
index 1a1d9e0..189879c 100644
--- a/src/html.rs
+++ b/src/html.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 use crate::Alignment;
 use crate::Container;
 use crate::Event;
+use crate::LinkType;
 use crate::ListKind;
 use crate::OrderedListNumbering::*;
 use crate::Render;
@@ -161,11 +162,14 @@ impl<'s, I: Iterator<Item = Event<'s>>, W: std::fmt::Write> Writer<'s, I, W> {
                         Container::DescriptionTerm => self.out.write_str("<dt")?,
                         Container::CodeBlock { .. } => self.out.write_str("<pre")?,
                         Container::Span | Container::Math { .. } => self.out.write_str("<span")?,
-                        Container::Link(dst, ..) => {
+                        Container::Link(dst, ty) => {
                             if dst.is_empty() {
                                 self.out.write_str("<a")?;
                             } else {
                                 self.out.write_str(r#"<a href=""#)?;
+                                if matches!(ty, LinkType::Email) {
+                                    self.out.write_str("mailto:")?;
+                                }
                                 self.write_attr(dst)?;
                                 self.out.write_char('"')?;
                             }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a8022be..a54de1b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -746,10 +746,10 @@ impl<'s> Parser<'s> {
                         }
                         inline::Container::Autolink => {
                             let url = self.inlines.src(inline.span);
-                            let (url, ty) = if url.contains('@') {
-                                (format!("mailto:{}", url).into(), LinkType::Email)
+                            let ty = if url.contains('@') {
+                                LinkType::Email
                             } else {
-                                (url, LinkType::AutoLink)
+                                LinkType::AutoLink
                             };
                             Container::Link(url, ty)
                         }