diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/SmsMessage.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/SmsMessage.java
index 491164491d631..fdd0c9f22a95f 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/SmsMessage.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/SmsMessage.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.android.internal.telephony.cdma;
 
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
+import android.telephony.PhoneNumberUtils;
 import android.util.Config;
 import android.util.Log;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.IccUtils;
@@ -807,7 +808,12 @@ public class SmsMessage extends SmsMessageBase {
          * mechanism, and avoid null pointer exceptions.
          */
 
-        CdmaSmsAddress destAddr = CdmaSmsAddress.parse(destAddrStr);
+        /**
+         * North America Plus Code :
+         * Convert + code to 011 and dial out for international SMS
+         */
+        CdmaSmsAddress destAddr = CdmaSmsAddress.parse(
+                PhoneNumberUtils.cdmaCheckAndProcessPlusCode(destAddrStr));
         if (destAddr == null) return null;
 
         BearerData bearerData = new BearerData();