diff --git a/js/webapp.js b/js/webapp.js
index 546f11c..0579280 100644
--- a/js/webapp.js
+++ b/js/webapp.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
             var createEmail = new MozActivity({
                 name: "new", // Possibly compose-mail in future versions
                 data: {
+                    type : "mail",
                     url: "mailto:example@example.org"
                 }
             });