diff --git a/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tips.cpp b/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tips.cpp
index 11425d2e0d5..ebad4d070a7 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tips.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tips.cpp
@@ -127,9 +127,21 @@ TextTip::TextTip(QWidget *parent) : QTipLabel(parent)
     setWindowOpacity(style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_ToolTipLabel_Opacity, 0, this) / 255.0);
 }
 
+static bool likelyContainsLink(const QString &s)
+{
+    return s.contains(QLatin1String("href"), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+}
+
 void TextTip::setContent(const QVariant &content)
 {
     m_text = content.toString();
+    bool containsLink = likelyContainsLink(m_text);
+    setOpenExternalLinks(containsLink);
+}
+
+bool TextTip::isInteractive() const
+{
+    return likelyContainsLink(m_text);
 }
 
 void TextTip::configure(const QPoint &pos, QWidget *w)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tips.h b/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tips.h
index e2d467f6dbe..fe1a8633d01 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tips.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/tooltip/tips.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
     TextTip(QWidget *parent);
 
     virtual void setContent(const QVariant &content);
+    virtual bool isInteractive() const;
     virtual void configure(const QPoint &pos, QWidget *w);
     virtual bool canHandleContentReplacement(int typeId) const;
     virtual int showTime() const;