diff --git a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 228b6c1b3..2788516ef 100644
--- a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -58,17 +58,10 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
         <activity
-            android:name=".ui.StartConversationActivity"
+            android:name=".ui.UriHandlerActivity"
             android:label="@string/title_activity_start_conversation"
+            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoDisplay"
             android:launchMode="singleTop">
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.SENDTO" />
-
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
-
-                <data android:scheme="imto" />
-                <data android:host="jabber" />
-            </intent-filter>
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
 
@@ -78,11 +71,12 @@
                 <data android:scheme="xmpp" />
             </intent-filter>
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.nfc.action.NDEF_DISCOVERED" />
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.SENDTO" />
 
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
 
-                <data android:scheme="xmpp" />
+                <data android:scheme="imto" />
+                <data android:host="jabber" />
             </intent-filter>
             <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
@@ -95,6 +89,19 @@
                 <data android:pathPrefix="/i/" />
                 <data android:pathPrefix="/j/" />
             </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".ui.StartConversationActivity"
+            android:label="@string/title_activity_start_conversation"
+            android:launchMode="singleTop">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.nfc.action.NDEF_DISCOVERED" />
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+
+                <data android:scheme="imto" />
+                <data android:host="jabber" />
+            </intent-filter>
 
         </activity>
         <activity
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/UriHandlerActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/UriHandlerActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f96faf31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/UriHandlerActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package eu.siacs.conversations.ui;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Intent;
+
+public class UriHandlerActivity extends Activity {
+
+    @Override
+    public void onStart() {
+        super.onStart();
+        handleIntent(getIntent());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
+        handleIntent(intent);
+    }
+
+    private void handleIntent(Intent data) {
+        if (data == null) {
+            finish();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        switch (data.getAction()) {
+            case Intent.ACTION_VIEW:
+            case Intent.ACTION_SENDTO:
+                final Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
+                        StartConversationActivity.class);
+                intent.setAction(data.getAction());
+                intent.setData(data.getData());
+                intent.setAction(data.getAction());
+                startActivity(intent);
+        }
+
+        finish();
+    }
+}