diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp
index e4c4e9ab..881113ba 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QStyle>
 #include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QDesktopServices>
+#include <QUrl>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTextStream>
@@ -550,7 +552,7 @@ void MainWindow::setupConnects() {
     connect(m_accountList, &AccountList::pmRequested, this, &MainWindow::onPmRequested);
     connect(m_accountList, &AccountList::inviteRequested, this, &MainWindow::onInviteToPmRequested);
     connect(m_messageList, &MessageList::inviteRequested, this, &MainWindow::onInviteToPmRequested);
-    connect(m_messageList, &MessageList::inviteLinkActivated, this, &MainWindow::onInviteLinkActivated);
+    connect(m_messageList, &MessageList::linkActivated, this, &MainWindow::onMessageLinkActivated);
     connect(m_messageList, &MessageList::readPositionChanged,
             this, [this](const QString& channelId, qint64 lastReadMsgId) {
                 Q_UNUSED(lastReadMsgId);
@@ -695,7 +697,20 @@ void MainWindow::onInviteToPmRequested(const QString& source, quint64 peer, cons
     }
 }
 
-void MainWindow::onInviteLinkActivated(const QString& link) {
+void MainWindow::onMessageLinkActivated(const QString& link) {
+    if (!link.startsWith(QStringLiteral("utun://"))) {
+        const QUrl url(link, QUrl::StrictMode);
+        if (!url.isValid() || url.host().isEmpty() || (url.scheme() != "http" && url.scheme() != "https")) {
+            GUI_ERROR("message link: invalid web address bytes=%d", (int)link.size());
+            QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Ссылка"), tr("Некорректная ссылка.")); return;
+        }
+        if (!QDesktopServices::openUrl(url)) {
+            GUI_ERROR("message link: external open failed scheme=%s host=%s", qPrintable(url.scheme()), qPrintable(url.host()));
+            QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Ссылка"), tr("Не удалось открыть ссылку. Проверьте наличие браузера.")); return;
+        }
+        GUI_INFO("message link: external open requested scheme=%s host=%s", qPrintable(url.scheme()), qPrintable(url.host()));
+        return;
+    }
     const auto invite = decodeInviteLink(link);
     if (!invite.error.isEmpty()) {
         GUI_ERROR("invite link: invalid error=%s", qPrintable(invite.error));
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.h b/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.h
index 7b706130..37fd5d14 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.h
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
     /* DM (p2p чат) */
     void onPmRequested(const QString& chId, quint64 nodeId, const QString& name);
     void onInviteToPmRequested(const QString& source, quint64 peer, const QString& name);
-    void onInviteLinkActivated(const QString& link);
+    void onMessageLinkActivated(const QString& link);
     void onDmConvUpdated(const QString& convId);
     void onDmMsgReceived(const QString& convId, quint64 author);