diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/UriHandlerActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/UriHandlerActivity.java
index 28755c316..d7c097b6d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/UriHandlerActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/UriHandlerActivity.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import eu.siacs.conversations.Config;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.R;
@@ -153,12 +155,20 @@ public class UriHandlerActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 		finish();
 	}
 
+	private static final Pattern VCARD_XMPP_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\nIMPP([^:]*):(xmpp:.+)\n");
+
 	@Override
 	public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
 		super.onActivityResult(requestCode, requestCode, intent);
 		if (requestCode == REQUEST_SCAN_QR_CODE && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
 			String result = intent.getStringExtra(ScanActivity.INTENT_EXTRA_RESULT);
 			if (result != null) {
+				if (result.startsWith("BEGIN:VCARD\n")) {
+					Matcher matcher = VCARD_XMPP_PATTERN.matcher(result);
+					if (matcher.find()) {
+						result = matcher.group(2);
+					}
+				}
 				Uri uri = Uri.parse(result);
 				handleUri(uri, true);
 			}