diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_email.test.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_email.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05674f3eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_email.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {screen, fireEvent} from '@testing-library/react';
+import React from 'react';
+
+import {renderWithContext} from 'tests/react_testing_utils';
+
+import ProfilePopoverEmail from './profile_popover_email';
+
+// Mock window.open
+const mockWindowOpen = jest.fn();
+Object.defineProperty(window, 'open', {
+    writable: true,
+    value: mockWindowOpen,
+});
+
+describe('components/ProfilePopoverEmail', () => {
+    const baseProps = {
+        email: 'test@example.com',
+        haveOverrideProp: false,
+        isBot: false,
+    };
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        mockWindowOpen.mockClear();
+    });
+
+    test('should not render when email is empty', () => {
+        const props = {
+            ...baseProps,
+            email: '',
+        };
+        const {container} = renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverEmail {...props}/>);
+        expect(container.firstChild).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    test('should handle different email formats', () => {
+        const props = {
+            ...baseProps,
+            email: 'user.name+tag@domain.co.uk',
+        };
+        renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverEmail {...props}/>);
+
+        const email = 'user.name+tag@domain.co.uk';
+        const emailLink = screen.getByText(email);
+        expect(emailLink).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(emailLink.tagName).toBe('A');
+    });
+
+    test('should open email client when clicked', () => {
+        renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverEmail {...baseProps}/>);
+
+        const email = 'test@example.com';
+        const emailLink = screen.getByText(email);
+
+        fireEvent.click(emailLink);
+
+        expect(mockWindowOpen).toHaveBeenCalledWith('mailto:test@example.com');
+    });
+
+    test('should prevent default click behavior', () => {
+        renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverEmail {...baseProps}/>);
+
+        const email = 'test@example.com';
+        const emailLink = screen.getByText(email);
+
+        const clickEvent = fireEvent.click(emailLink);
+
+        expect(clickEvent).toBe(false); // fireEvent.click returns false when preventDefault was called
+        expect(mockWindowOpen).toHaveBeenCalledWith('mailto:test@example.com');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_email.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_email.tsx
index 3cbc1cfc01..1406bfec24 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_email.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_email.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ const ProfilePopoverEmail = ({
         return null;
     }
 
+    function handleEmailClick(e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        window.open(`mailto:${email}`);
+    }
+
     return (
         <div
             title={email}
@@ -28,7 +33,8 @@ const ProfilePopoverEmail = ({
                 aria-hidden='true'
             />
             <a
-                href={'mailto:' + email}
+                href={`mailto:${email}`}
+                onClick={handleEmailClick}
             >
                 {email}
             </a>
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_phone.test.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_phone.test.tsx
index 758c521185..ee7a5b1be1 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_phone.test.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_phone.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import {screen} from '@testing-library/react';
+import {screen, fireEvent} from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 
 import type {UserPropertyField} from '@mattermost/types/properties';
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ import ProfilePopoverPhone from './profile_popover_phone';
 
 import {TestHelper} from '../../utils/test_helper';
 
+// Mock window.open
+const mockWindowOpen = jest.fn();
+Object.defineProperty(window, 'open', {
+    writable: true,
+    value: mockWindowOpen,
+});
+
 describe('components/ProfilePopoverPhone', () => {
     const attribute: UserPropertyField = {
         id: 'phone_attribute_id',
@@ -38,6 +45,10 @@ describe('components/ProfilePopoverPhone', () => {
         }),
     };
 
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        mockWindowOpen.mockClear();
+    });
+
     test('should not render when phone is missing', () => {
         const props = {
             ...baseProps,
@@ -46,8 +57,8 @@ describe('components/ProfilePopoverPhone', () => {
                 custom_profile_attributes: {},
             }),
         };
-        renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverPhone {...props}/>);
-        expect(screen.queryByRole('link')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        const {container} = renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverPhone {...props}/>);
+        expect(container.firstChild).toBeNull();
     });
 
     test('should not render when phone is empty', () => {
@@ -60,17 +71,17 @@ describe('components/ProfilePopoverPhone', () => {
                 },
             }),
         };
-        renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverPhone {...props}/>);
-        expect(screen.queryByRole('link')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        const {container} = renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverPhone {...props}/>);
+        expect(container.firstChild).toBeNull();
     });
 
     test('should render phone with icon', () => {
         renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverPhone {...baseProps}/>);
 
         const phone = '+1 (555) 123-4567';
-        const link = screen.getByRole('link');
-        expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', 'tel:+1 (555) 123-4567');
-        expect(link).toHaveTextContent(phone);
+        const phoneLink = screen.getByText(phone);
+        expect(phoneLink).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(phoneLink.tagName).toBe('A');
         expect(screen.getByTitle(phone)).toBeInTheDocument();
         expect(screen.getByLabelText('phone icon')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
@@ -88,8 +99,31 @@ describe('components/ProfilePopoverPhone', () => {
         renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverPhone {...props}/>);
 
         const phone = '+44 20 7123 4567';
-        const link = screen.getByRole('link');
-        expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', 'tel:+44 20 7123 4567');
-        expect(link).toHaveTextContent(phone);
+        const phoneLink = screen.getByText(phone);
+        expect(phoneLink).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(phoneLink.tagName).toBe('A');
+    });
+
+    test('should open phone dialer when clicked', () => {
+        renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverPhone {...baseProps}/>);
+
+        const phone = '+1 (555) 123-4567';
+        const phoneLink = screen.getByText(phone);
+
+        fireEvent.click(phoneLink);
+
+        expect(mockWindowOpen).toHaveBeenCalledWith('tel:+1 (555) 123-4567');
+    });
+
+    test('should prevent default click behavior', () => {
+        renderWithContext(<ProfilePopoverPhone {...baseProps}/>);
+
+        const phone = '+1 (555) 123-4567';
+        const phoneLink = screen.getByText(phone);
+
+        const clickEvent = fireEvent.click(phoneLink);
+
+        expect(clickEvent).toBe(false); // fireEvent.click returns false when preventDefault was called
+        expect(mockWindowOpen).toHaveBeenCalledWith('tel:+1 (555) 123-4567');
     });
 });
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_phone.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_phone.tsx
index 3a4c868ceb..fd046cfd71 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_phone.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/profile_popover/profile_popover_phone.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ const ProfilePopoverPhone = ({attribute, userProfile}: Props) => {
         return null;
     }
 
+    function handlePhoneClick(e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        window.open(`tel:${phone}`);
+    }
+
     return (
         <div
             title={phone}
@@ -29,7 +34,8 @@ const ProfilePopoverPhone = ({attribute, userProfile}: Props) => {
                 aria-label='phone icon'
             />
             <a
-                href={'tel:' + phone}
+                href={`tel:${phone}`}
+                onClick={handlePhoneClick}
             >
                 {phone}
             </a>