diff --git a/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php b/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
index 715a2215..3cfc2ce1 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
@@ -327,12 +327,13 @@ function um_profile_field_filter_hook__( $value, $data, $type = '' ) {
 			if ( $data['validate'] == 'facebook_url' ) 		$value = 'https://facebook.com/' . $value;
 			if ( $data['validate'] == 'twitter_url' ) 		$value = 'https://twitter.com/' . $value;
 			if ( $data['validate'] == 'linkedin_url' ) 		$value = 'https://linkedin.com/' . $value;
-			if ( $data['validate'] == 'skype' ) 			$value = $value;
+			if ( $data['validate'] == 'skype' ) 			$value = 'skype:'.$value.'?chat';
 			if ( $data['validate'] == 'googleplus_url' ) 	$value = 'https://plus.google.com/' . $value;
 			if ( $data['validate'] == 'instagram_url' ) 	$value = 'https://instagram.com/' . $value;
 			if ( $data['validate'] == 'vk_url' ) 			$value = 'https://vk.com/' . $value;
 		}
 
+		
 		if ( isset( $data['validate'] ) && $data['validate'] == 'skype' ) {
 
 			$value = $value;
@@ -349,6 +350,16 @@ function um_profile_field_filter_hook__( $value, $data, $type = '' ) {
 
 	}
 
+	if ( isset( $data['validate'] ) && $data['validate'] == 'skype' ) {
+		
+		$value = str_replace('https://','',$value );
+		$value = str_replace('http://','',$value );
+		
+		$data['url_target'] = ( isset( $data['url_target'] ) ) ? $data['url_target'] : '_blank';
+		$value = '<a href="'. 'skype:'.$value.'?chat'.'" title="'.$value.'" target="'.$data['url_target'].'" ' . $url_rel . '>'.$value.'</a>';
+
+	} 
+	
 	if ( !is_array( $value ) ) {
 		if ( is_email( $value ) )
 			$value = '<a href="mailto:'. $value.'" title="'.$value.'">'.$value.'</a>';