diff --git a/modules/sendtoafriend/sendtoafriend-extra.tpl b/modules/sendtoafriend/sendtoafriend-extra.tpl
index cd2f84f35..f7439b9cd 100644
--- a/modules/sendtoafriend/sendtoafriend-extra.tpl
+++ b/modules/sendtoafriend/sendtoafriend-extra.tpl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $('document').ready(function(){
 				{/literal}url: "{$module_dir}sendtoafriend_ajax.php",{literal}
 				type: "POST",
 				headers: {"cache-control": "no-cache"},
-				data: {action: 'sendToMyFriend', secure_key: '{/literal}{$stf_secure_key}{literal}', friend: JSON.stringify(datas)},{/literal}{literal}
+				data: {action: 'sendToMyFriend', secure_key: '{/literal}{$stf_secure_key}{literal}', friend: unescape(JSON.stringify(datas).replace(/u/g, '%u'))},{/literal}{literal}
 				dataType: "json",
 				success: function(result){
 					$.fancybox.close();