diff --git a/administrator/components/com_contact/models/forms/contact.xml b/administrator/components/com_contact/models/forms/contact.xml
index 317a155e4e2d9..2769440300ecc 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_contact/models/forms/contact.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_contact/models/forms/contact.xml
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
 			/>
 
 			<field name="linke"
-				type="text"
+				type="url" filter="url"
 				label="COM_CONTACT_FIELD_LINKE_LABEL"
 				description="COM_CONTACT_FIELD_LINKE_DESC"
 				size="30"