diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m b/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
index 3b6c01171..d58e41526 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
@@ -4593,6 +4593,9 @@ static CGSize kThreadListBarButtonItemImageSize;
                             // Do nothing for dummy links
                             shouldDoAction = NO;
                             break;
+                        case RoomMessageURLTypeHttp:
+                            shouldDoAction = YES;
+                            break;
                         default:
                         {
                             MXEvent *tappedEvent = userInfo[kMXKRoomBubbleCellEventKey];
@@ -4618,16 +4621,20 @@ static CGSize kThreadListBarButtonItemImageSize;
                     break;
                 case UITextItemInteractionPresentActions:
                 {
-                    // Retrieve the tapped event
-                    MXEvent *tappedEvent = userInfo[kMXKRoomBubbleCellEventKey];
-                    
-                    if (tappedEvent)
-                    {
-                        // Long press on link, present room contextual menu.
-                        [self showContextualMenuForEvent:tappedEvent fromSingleTapGesture:NO cell:cell animated:YES];
+                    if (roomMessageURLType == RoomMessageURLTypeHttp) {
+                        shouldDoAction = YES;
+                    } else {
+                        // Retrieve the tapped event
+                        MXEvent *tappedEvent = userInfo[kMXKRoomBubbleCellEventKey];
+                        
+                        if (tappedEvent)
+                        {
+                            // Long press on link, present room contextual menu.
+                            [self showContextualMenuForEvent:tappedEvent fromSingleTapGesture:NO cell:cell animated:YES];
+                        }
+                        
+                        shouldDoAction = NO;
                     }
-                    
-                    shouldDoAction = NO;
                 }
                     break;
                 case UITextItemInteractionPreview:
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/TimelineCells/Common/MXKRoomBubbleTableViewCell.m b/Riot/Modules/Room/TimelineCells/Common/MXKRoomBubbleTableViewCell.m
index 13eac3bcc..1b39e9822 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/TimelineCells/Common/MXKRoomBubbleTableViewCell.m
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/TimelineCells/Common/MXKRoomBubbleTableViewCell.m
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ static BOOL _disableLongPressGestureOnEvent;
     [tapGesture setDelegate:self];
     [self.messageTextView addGestureRecognizer:tapGesture];
     self.messageTextView.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
+    self.messageTextView.clipsToBounds = NO;
     
     // Recognise and make tappable phone numbers, address, etc.
     self.messageTextView.dataDetectorTypes = UIDataDetectorTypeAll;
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-6936.change b/changelog.d/pr-6936.change
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1e649c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/pr-6936.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improves external links interaction UX.