diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
index 2626ae0ea55..a2ac3323ebb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <utils/futuresynchronizer.h>
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
 
+#include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QUuid>
 
@@ -184,6 +185,10 @@ void setupUtilsModule()
                 "stop",
                 [](QTimer *timer) { timer->stop(); });
 
+            utils["openExternalUrl"] = [](const QString &url) {
+                QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromEncoded(url.toUtf8()));
+            };
+
             return utils;
         });
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua b/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
index 9a346eb3ba4..2352bf943db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
@@ -122,4 +122,8 @@ function utils.Timer:start() end
 --- Stops the timer.
 function utils.Timer:stop() end
 
+---Opens the given URL in the default browser.
+---@param url string The URL to open.
+function utils.openExternalUrl(url) end
+
 return utils