diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/common/util/PhoneNumberHelper.java b/src/com/android/contacts/common/util/PhoneNumberHelper.java
index 9d67668..11f2153 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/common/util/PhoneNumberHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/common/util/PhoneNumberHelper.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
     private static final String LOG_TAG = PhoneNumberHelper.class.getSimpleName();
 
+    private static final String KOREA_ISO_COUNTRY_CODE = "KR";
     /**
      * Determines if the specified number is actually a URI (i.e. a SIP address) rather than a
      * regular PSTN phone number, based on whether or not the number contains an "@" character.
@@ -124,7 +125,14 @@
         String result = null;
         try {
             PhoneNumber pn = util.parseAndKeepRawInput(phoneNumber, defaultCountryIso);
-            result = util.formatInOriginalFormat(pn, defaultCountryIso);
+            if (KOREA_ISO_COUNTRY_CODE.equals(defaultCountryIso) &&
+                    (pn.getCountryCode() == util.getCountryCodeForRegion(KOREA_ISO_COUNTRY_CODE))) {
+                // Format local Korean phone numbers with country code to corresponding national
+                // format which would replace the leading +82 with 0.
+                result = util.format(pn, PhoneNumberUtil.PhoneNumberFormat.NATIONAL);
+            } else {
+                result = util.formatInOriginalFormat(pn, defaultCountryIso);
+            }
         } catch (NumberParseException e) {
             Log.w(LOG_TAG, "Number could not be parsed with the given country code!");
         }