diff --git a/src/Pluf/Template.php b/src/Pluf/Template.php
index 08d3334..889f674 100644
--- a/src/Pluf/Template.php
+++ b/src/Pluf/Template.php
@@ -285,4 +285,14 @@ function Pluf_Template_timeAgo($date, $f="withal")
     } else {
         return Pluf_Date_Easy($date, null, 2, __('now'), false);
     }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hex encode an email excluding the "mailto:".
+ */
+function Pluf_Template_safeEmail($email)
+{
+    $email = chunk_split(bin2hex($email), 2, '%');
+    $email = '%'.substr($email, 0, strlen($email) - 1);
+    return Pluf_Template::markSafe($email);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Pluf/Template/Compiler.php b/src/Pluf/Template/Compiler.php
index 54df8d7..8bae0e7 100644
--- a/src/Pluf/Template/Compiler.php
+++ b/src/Pluf/Template/Compiler.php
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class Pluf_Template_Compiler
                                  'time' => 'Pluf_Template_timeFormat',
                                  'dateago' => 'Pluf_Template_dateAgo',
                                  'timeago' => 'Pluf_Template_timeAgo',
+                                 'email' => 'Pluf_Template_safeEmail',
                                  );
 
     /**