diff --git a/user/profile/field/social/classes/helper.php b/user/profile/field/social/classes/helper.php
index 677e2eb2025..fb3124c0e25 100644
--- a/user/profile/field/social/classes/helper.php
+++ b/user/profile/field/social/classes/helper.php
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ class helper  {
      */
     public static function get_network_urls(): array {
         return [
-            'skype' => '<a href="skype:%%DATA%%?call">%%DATA%%</a>',
-            'icq' => '<a href="http://www.icq.com/whitepages/cmd.php?uin=%%DATA%%&action=message">%%DATA%%</a>',
-            'url' => '<a href="%%DATA%%">%%DATA%%</a>'
+            'skype' => '<a href="skype:%%ENCODED%%?call">%%PLAIN%%</a>',
+            'icq' => '<a href="http://www.icq.com/whitepages/cmd.php?uin=%%ENCODED%%&action=message">%%PLAIN%%</a>',
+            'url' => '<a href="%%PLAIN%%">%%PLAIN%%</a>'
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/user/profile/field/social/field.class.php b/user/profile/field/social/field.class.php
index ad44f233e8d..f92f9f2d1b2 100644
--- a/user/profile/field/social/field.class.php
+++ b/user/profile/field/social/field.class.php
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ class profile_field_social extends profile_field_base {
         $networkurls = profilefield_social\helper::get_network_urls();
 
         if (array_key_exists($network, $networkurls)) {
-            return str_replace('%%DATA%%', $this->data, $networkurls[$network]);
+            $pattern = ['%%ENCODED%%', '%%PLAIN%%'];
+            $data = [rawurlencode($this->data), $this->data];
+            return str_replace($pattern, $data, $networkurls[$network]);
         }
 
         return $this->data;