diff --git a/mkdocs_ezlinks_plugin/scanners/md_link_scanner.py b/mkdocs_ezlinks_plugin/scanners/md_link_scanner.py
index b284c5a..e2bcf78 100644
--- a/mkdocs_ezlinks_plugin/scanners/md_link_scanner.py
+++ b/mkdocs_ezlinks_plugin/scanners/md_link_scanner.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def pattern(self) -> Pattern:
             )
             \(
                 (?P<md_target>
-                    (?!(?P<md_protocol>[a-z][a-z0-9+\-.]*:\/\/))
+                    (?!(?P<md_protocol>(?:([a-z][a-z0-9+\-.]*:\/\/)|(mailto:))))
                     (?P<md_filename>\/?[^\#\ \)]*)?
                     (?:\#(?P<md_anchor>[^\)\"]*)?)?
                     (?:\ \"(?P<md_title>[^\"\)]*)\")?