diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/InAppBrowser.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/InAppBrowser.java
index ad8ddaad..04a4e958 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/InAppBrowser.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/InAppBrowser.java
@@ -566,10 +566,62 @@ public class InAppBrowser extends CordovaPlugin {
         @Override
         public void onPageStarted(WebView view, String url,  Bitmap favicon) {
             super.onPageStarted(view, url, favicon);
-            String newloc;
+            String newloc = "";
             if (url.startsWith("http:") || url.startsWith("https:") || url.startsWith("file:")) {
                 newloc = url;
-            } else {
+            } 
+            // If dialing phone (tel:5551212)
+            else if (url.startsWith(WebView.SCHEME_TEL)) {
+                try {
+                    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL);
+                    intent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
+                    cordova.getActivity().startActivity(intent);
+                } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+                    LOG.e(LOG_TAG, "Error dialing " + url + ": " + e.toString());
+                }
+            }
+
+            else if (url.startsWith("geo:") || url.startsWith(WebView.SCHEME_MAILTO) || url.startsWith("market:")) {
+                try {
+                    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+                    intent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
+                    cordova.getActivity().startActivity(intent);
+                } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+                    LOG.e(LOG_TAG, "Error with " + url + ": " + e.toString());
+                }
+            }
+            // If sms:5551212?body=This is the message
+            else if (url.startsWith("sms:")) {
+                try {
+                    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+
+                    // Get address
+                    String address = null;
+                    int parmIndex = url.indexOf('?');
+                    if (parmIndex == -1) {
+                        address = url.substring(4);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        address = url.substring(4, parmIndex);
+
+                        // If body, then set sms body
+                        Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
+                        String query = uri.getQuery();
+                        if (query != null) {
+                            if (query.startsWith("body=")) {
+                                intent.putExtra("sms_body", query.substring(5));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    intent.setData(Uri.parse("sms:" + address));
+                    intent.putExtra("address", address);
+                    intent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
+                    cordova.getActivity().startActivity(intent);
+                } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+                    LOG.e(LOG_TAG, "Error sending sms " + url + ":" + e.toString());
+                }
+            }
+            else {
                 newloc = "http://" + url;
             }