diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index ad2b220d55..a027a7939c 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -984,9 +984,7 @@ void Menu::goToUser(const QString& user) {
 /// Open a url, shortcutting any "hifi" scheme URLs to the local application.
 void Menu::openUrl(const QUrl& url) {
     if (url.scheme() == "hifi") {
-        QString path = url.toString(QUrl::RemoveScheme);
-        path = path.remove(QRegExp("^:?/*"));
-        goTo(path);
+        goToURL(url.toString());
     } else {
         QDesktopServices::openUrl(url);
     }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp b/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp
index 72445fa69a..fce900f352 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 const int NUM_MESSAGES_TO_TIME_STAMP = 20;
 
-const QRegularExpression regexLinks("((?:(?:ftp)|(?:https?))://\\S+)");
+const QRegularExpression regexLinks("((?:(?:ftp)|(?:https?)|(?:hifi))://\\S+)");
 const QRegularExpression regexHifiLinks("([#@]\\S+)");
 const QString mentionSoundsPath("/sounds/mention/");
 const QString mentionRegex("@(\\b%1\\b)");