diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1ad87600..aee92e80 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -191,7 +191,15 @@
         <activity
             android:name=".activities.DialpadActivity"
             android:label="@string/dialpad"
-            android:parentActivityName=".activities.MainActivity"/>
+            android:parentActivityName=".activities.MainActivity">
+
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.DIAL"/>
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
+
+                <data android:scheme="tel"/>
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
 
         <activity
             android:name=".activities.DialerActivity"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/DialpadActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/DialpadActivity.kt
index ac4885ef..9ede79a6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/DialpadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/DialpadActivity.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.activities
 
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.graphics.Color
+import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.KeyEvent
 import android.view.Menu
@@ -70,6 +71,14 @@ class DialpadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         return true
     }
 
+    private fun checkDialIntent() {
+        if (intent.action == Intent.ACTION_DIAL && intent.data != null && intent.dataString?.contains("tel:") == true) {
+            val number = Uri.decode(intent.dataString).substringAfter("tel:")
+            dialpad_input.setText(number)
+            dialpad_input.setSelection(number.length)
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun addNumberToContact() {
         Intent().apply {
             action = Intent.ACTION_INSERT_OR_EDIT
@@ -121,9 +130,7 @@ class DialpadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     private fun gotContacts(newContacts: ArrayList<Contact>) {
         contacts = newContacts
-        Contact.sorting = config.sorting
-        Contact.startWithSurname = config.startNameWithSurname
-        contacts.sort()
+        checkDialIntent()
     }
 
     private fun dialpadValueChanged(text: String) {