diff --git a/frontend/js/components/chat.js b/frontend/js/components/chat.js
index 133663a..60ceaa1 100644
--- a/frontend/js/components/chat.js
+++ b/frontend/js/components/chat.js
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ var chatBox = React.createClass({
       var lineContents = [
         Utils.timeToHHMMSS(line.timestamp) + " ",
         React.createElement("b", {key: "chatLineName_"+line.id}, line.username + ": "),
-        line.text
+        Utils.linkifyStr(line.text)
       ];
       return React.createElement("tr", {key: "chatLine_"+line.id}, React.createElement("td", {key: "chatLineTD_"+line.id}, lineContents));
     });
diff --git a/frontend/js/utils/Utils.js b/frontend/js/utils/Utils.js
index 5ec6c76..e8c9da8 100644
--- a/frontend/js/utils/Utils.js
+++ b/frontend/js/utils/Utils.js
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ var Utils = {
     return title;
   },
 
+  linkifyStr: function(chatStr) {
+    return chatStr.replace( /((http:\/\/)?www\.[^\s]+)/gi , '<a href="$1">$1</a>' );
+  },
 
   userDisplayStr: function(userInfo) {
     if(userInfo === null) return "";