diff --git a/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/message_widget.vala b/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/message_widget.vala
index 3186cfbb..05661e56 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/message_widget.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/message_widget.vala
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public class MessageItemWidget : SizeRequestBin {
 
     construct {
         this.add(label);
+        label.activate_link.connect(on_label_activate_link);
         this.size_request_mode = SizeRequestMode.HEIGHT_FOR_WIDTH;
     }
 
@@ -217,6 +218,14 @@ public class MessageItemWidget : SizeRequestBin {
         }
         return markup_text;
     }
+
+    public static bool on_label_activate_link(string uri) {
+        // Always handle xmpp URIs with Dino
+        if (!uri.has_prefix("xmpp:")) return false;
+        File file = File.new_for_uri(uri);
+        Dino.Application.get_default().open(new File[]{file}, "");
+        return true;
+    }
 }
 
 [GtkTemplate (ui = "/im/dino/Dino/message_item_widget_edit_mode.ui")]