diff --git a/features/location/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/common/actions/AndroidLocationActions.kt b/features/location/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/common/actions/AndroidLocationActions.kt
index b059a88dbb..304f8eb1aa 100644
--- a/features/location/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/common/actions/AndroidLocationActions.kt
+++ b/features/location/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/common/actions/AndroidLocationActions.kt
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
+import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import com.squareup.anvil.annotations.ContributesBinding
 import io.element.android.features.location.api.Location
 import io.element.android.libraries.androidutils.system.openAppSettingsPage
 import io.element.android.libraries.di.AppScope
 import io.element.android.libraries.di.ApplicationContext
 import timber.log.Timber
+import java.util.Locale
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @ContributesBinding(AppScope::class)
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ class AndroidLocationActions @Inject constructor(
 ) : LocationActions {
     override fun share(location: Location, label: String?) {
         runCatching {
-            val uri = Uri.parse(buildUrl(location, label))
+            val uri = buildUrl(location, label).toUri()
             val showMapsIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW).setData(uri)
             val chooserIntent = Intent.createChooser(showMapsIntent, null)
             chooserIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
@@ -42,17 +44,14 @@ class AndroidLocationActions @Inject constructor(
     }
 }
 
+// Ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-common#ViewMap
 @VisibleForTesting
 internal fun buildUrl(
     location: Location,
     label: String?,
     urlEncoder: (String) -> String = Uri::encode
 ): String {
-    // Ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-common#ViewMap
-    val base = "geo:0,0?q=%.6f,%.6f".format(location.lat, location.lon)
-    return if (label == null) {
-        base
-    } else {
-        "%s (%s)".format(base, urlEncoder(label))
-    }
+    // This is needed so the coordinates are formatted with a dot as decimal separator
+    val locale = Locale.ENGLISH
+    return "geo:0,0?q=%.6f,%.6f (%s)".format(locale, location.lat, location.lon, urlEncoder(label.orEmpty()))
 }
diff --git a/features/location/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/common/actions/AndroidLocationActionsTest.kt b/features/location/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/common/actions/AndroidLocationActionsTest.kt
index 4a98e22167..5b584a39f8 100644
--- a/features/location/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/common/actions/AndroidLocationActionsTest.kt
+++ b/features/location/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/common/actions/AndroidLocationActionsTest.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import io.element.android.features.location.api.Location
 import org.junit.Test
 import java.net.URLEncoder
+import java.util.Locale
 
 internal class AndroidLocationActionsTest {
     // We use an Android-native encoder in the actual app, switch to an equivalent JVM one for the tests
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ internal class AndroidLocationActionsTest {
         )
 
         val actual = buildUrl(location, null, ::urlEncoder)
-        val expected = "geo:0,0?q=1.234568,123.456789"
+        val expected = "geo:0,0?q=1.234568,123.456789 ()"
 
         assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected)
     }
@@ -57,4 +58,20 @@ internal class AndroidLocationActionsTest {
 
         assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `buildUrl - URL encodes coordinates in locale with comma decimal separator`() {
+        val location = Location(
+            lat = 1.000001,
+            lon = 2.000001,
+            accuracy = 0f
+        )
+        // Set a locale with comma as decimal separator
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.Category.FORMAT, Locale("pt", "BR"))
+
+        val actual = buildUrl(location, "(weird/stuff here)", ::urlEncoder)
+        val expected = "geo:0,0?q=1.000001,2.000001 (%28weird%2Fstuff+here%29)"
+
+        assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected)
+    }
 }