diff --git a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/encode/MECARDContactEncoder.java b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/encode/MECARDContactEncoder.java
index f41d854a3..c7b810e9e 100644
--- a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/encode/MECARDContactEncoder.java
+++ b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/encode/MECARDContactEncoder.java
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ final class MECARDContactEncoder extends ContactEncoder {
   }
 
   private static class MECARDTelDisplayFormatter implements Formatter {
-    private static final Pattern NOT_DIGITS = Pattern.compile("[^0-9]+");
+    private static final Pattern NOT_DIGITS_OR_PLUS = Pattern.compile("[^0-9+]+");
     @Override
     public CharSequence format(CharSequence value, int index) {
-      return NOT_DIGITS.matcher(PhoneNumberUtils.formatNumber(value.toString())).replaceAll("");
+      return NOT_DIGITS_OR_PLUS.matcher(PhoneNumberUtils.formatNumber(value.toString())).replaceAll("");
     }
   }