diff --git a/core/modules/filter/filter.module b/core/modules/filter/filter.module
index 94dce3c8b0..b970f2c3f3 100644
--- a/core/modules/filter/filter.module
+++ b/core/modules/filter/filter.module
@@ -2237,9 +2237,14 @@ function _filter_url($text, $filter) {
 
   // Prepare domain name pattern.
   // The ICANN seems to be on track towards accepting more diverse top level
-  // domains, so this pattern has been "future-proofed" to allow for TLDs
+  // domains (TLDs), so this pattern has been "future-proofed" to allow for TLDs
   // of length 2-64.
   $domain = '(?:[A-Za-z0-9._+-]+\.)?[A-Za-z]{2,64}\b';
+
+  // Mail domains differ from the generic domain pattern; specifically, a .
+  // character must be present in the string that follows the @ character.
+  $email_domain = '(?:[\p{L}\p{M}\p{N}._+-]+\.)+[\p{L}\p{M}]{2,64}\b';
+
   $ip = '(?:[0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}';
   $auth = '[a-zA-Z0-9:%_+*~#?&=.,/;-]+@';
   $trail = '[a-zA-Z0-9:%_+*~#&\[\]=/;?!\.,-]*[a-zA-Z0-9:%_+*~#&\[\]=/;-]';
@@ -2256,7 +2261,7 @@ function _filter_url($text, $filter) {
   $tasks['_filter_url_parse_full_links'] = $pattern;
 
   // Match email addresses.
-  $url_pattern = "[A-Za-z0-9._+-]{1,254}@(?:$domain)";
+  $url_pattern = "[\p{L}\p{M}\p{N}._+-]{1,254}@(?:$email_domain)";
   $pattern = "`($url_pattern)`";
   $tasks['_filter_url_parse_email_links'] = $pattern;
 
diff --git a/core/modules/filter/tests/filter.url-input.txt b/core/modules/filter/tests/filter.url-input.txt
index 7b33af56ca..07b77bad45 100644
--- a/core/modules/filter/tests/filter.url-input.txt
+++ b/core/modules/filter/tests/filter.url-input.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This is just a www.test.com. paragraph with person@test.com. some http://www.tes
 http://www.test.com
 www.test.com
 person@test.com
+person@test
 <code>www.test.com</code>
 
 What about tags that don't exist <x>like x say www.test.com</x>? And what about tag <pooh>beginning www.test.com with p?</pooh>
@@ -25,12 +26,13 @@ The old URL filter has problems with <a title="kind of link www.example.com with
 <dt>www.test.com</dt>
 <dd>http://www.test.com</dd>
 <dd>person@test.com</dd>
+<dd>person@test</dd>
 <dt>check www.test.com</dt>
 <dd>this with some text around: http://www.test.com not so easy person@test.com now?</dd>
 </dl>
 
 <!-- <p>This url http://www.test.com is
- inside a comment containing newlines and 
+ inside a comment containing newlines and
 <em>html</em> tags.</p> -->
 
 This is the end!
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diff --git a/core/modules/filter/tests/filter.url-output.txt b/core/modules/filter/tests/filter.url-output.txt
index 9cc5073088..a7b445e8ed 100644
--- a/core/modules/filter/tests/filter.url-output.txt
+++ b/core/modules/filter/tests/filter.url-output.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This is just a <a href="http://www.test.com">www.test.com</a>. paragraph with <a
 <a href="http://www.test.com">http://www.test.com</a>
 <a href="http://www.test.com">www.test.com</a>
 <a href="mailto:person@test.com">person@test.com</a>
+person@test
 <code>www.test.com</code>
 
 What about tags that don't exist <x>like x say <a href="http://www.test.com">www.test.com</a></x>? And what about tag <pooh>beginning <a href="http://www.test.com">www.test.com</a> with p?</pooh>
@@ -25,12 +26,13 @@ The old URL filter has problems with <a title="kind of link www.example.com with
 <dt><a href="http://www.test.com">www.test.com</a></dt>
 <dd><a href="http://www.test.com">http://www.test.com</a></dd>
 <dd><a href="mailto:person@test.com">person@test.com</a></dd>
+<dd>person@test</dd>
 <dt>check <a href="http://www.test.com">www.test.com</a></dt>
 <dd>this with some text around: <a href="http://www.test.com">http://www.test.com</a> not so easy <a href="mailto:person@test.com">person@test.com</a> now?</dd>
 </dl>
 
 <!-- <p>This url http://www.test.com is
- inside a comment containing newlines and 
+ inside a comment containing newlines and
 <em>html</em> tags.</p> -->
 
 This is the end!
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