diff --git a/src/messages/messagebuilder.cpp b/src/messages/messagebuilder.cpp
index 091e947a6..aec581b8b 100644
--- a/src/messages/messagebuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/messages/messagebuilder.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ MessageBuilder::MessageBuilder()
     : _words()
 {
     _parseTime = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+    regex.setPattern("\\bhttps?:\/\/[-A-Z0-9+&@#\/%?=~_|!:,.;]*[A-Z0-9+&@#\/%=~_|]");
+    regex.setPatternOptions(QRegularExpression::CaseInsensitiveOption);
 }
 
 SharedMessage MessageBuilder::build()
@@ -52,8 +54,8 @@ void MessageBuilder::appendTimestamp(time_t time)
 
 QString MessageBuilder::matchLink(const QString &string)
 {
-    // TODO: Implement this xD
-    return QString();
+    QRegularExpressionMatch match = regex.match(string);
+    return match.captured();
 }
 
 }  // namespace messages
diff --git a/src/messages/messagebuilder.hpp b/src/messages/messagebuilder.hpp
index 8063d6a0c..fddd63169 100644
--- a/src/messages/messagebuilder.hpp
+++ b/src/messages/messagebuilder.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "messages/message.hpp"
 
 #include <ctime>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace messages {
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ public:
     void appendTimestamp(std::time_t time);
 
     QString matchLink(const QString &string);
+    QRegularExpression regex;
 
     QString originalMessage;
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp b/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp
index 1a518163c..b360b4415 100644
--- a/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "widgets/chatwidget.hpp"
 
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QGraphicsBlurEffect>
 #include <QPainter>
 
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ void ChatWidgetView::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
     auto &link = hoverWord.getLink();
 
     switch (link.getType()) {
-        case messages::Link::UserInfo:
+        case messages::Link::UserInfo:{
             auto user = message->getMessage()->getUserName();
             this->userPopupWidget.setName(user);
             this->userPopupWidget.move(event->screenPos().toPoint());
@@ -389,6 +390,11 @@ void ChatWidgetView::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 
             qDebug() << "Clicked " << user << "s message";
             break;
+        }
+    case messages::Link::Url:{
+            QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(link.getValue()));
+            break;
+        }
     }
 }