Method for improved handling of emergency calls in a roaming scenario, wherein a user equipment is assigned to a home telecommunications network and wherein the user equipment is connected to a visited telecommunications network , wherein a proxy functionality of the home telecommunications network is used in the roaming scenario, wherein a voice call is initiated by the user equipment using a specific emergency call telephone number being a valid emergency call telephone number in the visited telecommunications network , wherein the user equipment initially handles the voice call - involving the specific emergency call telephone number - as a normal voice call, non-UE detected emergency call, wherein the method comprises the steps of: -- in a first step, the voice call is initiated by the user equipment by means of the user equipment transmitting a first message directed to a network node of the home telecommunications network , the first message comprising the specific emergency call telephone number, -- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the first message is received by a telephone number detecting network node of the visited telecommunications network , wherein the specific emergency call telephone number is detected by the telephone number detecting network node of the visited telecommunications network , wherein a second message is transmitted to the network node of the home telecommunications network , the second message comprising an emergency call information, the emergency call information being indicative of the use of a valid emergency call telephone number in relation of the voice call , -- in a third step, subsequent to the second step, a third message is generated by the node of the home telecommunications network , the third message being directed to the user equipment , wherein the third message is transmitted to a network node of the visited telecommunications network , and forwarded, as a fourth message , to the user equipment , the third and fourth messages comprising an indication, to the user equipment , to trigger an emergency call procedure in accordance to a configuration of the visited telecommunications network towards the visited telecommunications network by means of a fifth message . -- in a first step, the voice call is initiated by the user equipment by means of the user equipment transmitting a first message directed to a network node of the home telecommunications network , the first message comprising the specific emergency call telephone number, -- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the first message is received by a telephone number detecting network node of the visited telecommunications network , wherein the specific emergency call telephone number is detected by the telephone number detecting network node of the visited telecommunications network , wherein a second message is transmitted to the network node of the home telecommunications network , the second message comprising an emergency call information, the emergency call information being indicative of the use of a valid emergency call telephone number in relation of the voice call , -- in a third step, subsequent to the second step, a third message is generated by the node of the home telecommunications network , the third message being directed to the user equipment , wherein the third message is transmitted to a network node of the visited telecommunications network , and forwarded, as a fourth message , to the user equipment , the third and fourth messages comprising an indication, to the user equipment , to trigger an emergency call procedure in accordance to a configuration of the visited telecommunications network towards the visited telecommunications network by means of a fifth message . <EOS>