diff --git a/Riot/Assets/en.lproj/Vector.strings b/Riot/Assets/en.lproj/Vector.strings
index c328fd026..d5b38c51c 100644
--- a/Riot/Assets/en.lproj/Vector.strings
+++ b/Riot/Assets/en.lproj/Vector.strings
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@
 "room_many_users_are_typing" = "%@, %@ & others are typing…";
 "room_message_placeholder" = "Send a message (unencrypted)…";
 "room_message_reply_to_placeholder" = "Send a reply (unencrypted)…";
+"room_message_unable_open_link_error_message" = "Unable to open the link.";
 "room_do_not_have_permission_to_post" = "You do not have permission to post to this room";
 "encrypted_room_message_placeholder" = "Send an encrypted message…";
 "encrypted_room_message_reply_to_placeholder" = "Send an encrypted reply…";
diff --git a/Riot/Generated/Strings.swift b/Riot/Generated/Strings.swift
index 7322f28f3..2d9e3ef37 100644
--- a/Riot/Generated/Strings.swift
+++ b/Riot/Generated/Strings.swift
@@ -1434,6 +1434,10 @@ internal enum VectorL10n {
   internal static var roomMessageShortPlaceholder: String { 
     return VectorL10n.tr("Vector", "room_message_short_placeholder") 
   }
+  /// Unable to open the link.
+  internal static var roomMessageUnableOpenLinkErrorMessage: String { 
+    return VectorL10n.tr("Vector", "room_message_unable_open_link_error_message") 
+  }
   /// %d new message
   internal static func roomNewMessageNotification(_ p1: Int) -> String {
     return VectorL10n.tr("Vector", "room_new_message_notification", p1)
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m b/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
index 9eb6616ea..49440b8da 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
@@ -2753,6 +2753,8 @@
     {
         // Try to catch universal link supported by the app
         NSURL *url = userInfo[kMXKRoomBubbleCellUrl];
+        // Retrieve the type of interaction expected with the URL (See UITextItemInteraction)
+        NSNumber *urlItemInteractionValue = userInfo[kMXKRoomBubbleCellUrlItemInteraction];
         
         // When a link refers to a room alias/id, a user id or an event id, the non-ASCII characters (like '#' in room alias) has been escaped
         // to be able to convert it into a legal URL string.
@@ -2831,6 +2833,37 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+        else if (url && urlItemInteractionValue)
+        {
+            // Fallback case for external links
+            
+            // TODO: Use UITextItemInteraction enum when minimum deployement target will be iOS 10
+            switch (urlItemInteractionValue.integerValue) {
+                case 0: //UITextItemInteractionInvokeDefaultAction
+                {                    
+                    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] vc_open:url completionHandler:^(BOOL success) {
+                        if (!success)
+                        {
+                            [self showUnableToOpenLinkErrorAlert];
+                        }
+                    }];
+                    shouldDoAction = NO;
+                }
+                    break;
+                case 1: //UITextItemInteractionPresentActions
+                    // Long press on link, let MXKRoomBubbleTableViewCell UITextView present the default contextual menu.
+                    break;
+                case 2: //UITextItemInteractionPreview
+                    // Force touch on link, let MXKRoomBubbleTableViewCell UITextView use default peek and pop behavior.
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            [self showUnableToOpenLinkErrorAlert];
+        }
     }
     
     return shouldDoAction;
@@ -2861,6 +2894,12 @@
     [self dataSource:self.roomDataSource didCellChange:nil];
 }
 
+- (void)showUnableToOpenLinkErrorAlert
+{
+    [[AppDelegate theDelegate] showAlertWithTitle:[NSBundle mxk_localizedStringForKey:@"error"]
+                                          message:NSLocalizedStringFromTable(@"room_message_unable_open_link_error_message", @"Vector", nil)];
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Segues
 
 - (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender