diff --git a/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app.go b/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app.go
index 53fa48f034..9eadd673c4 100644
--- a/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app.go
+++ b/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app.go
@@ -379,6 +379,31 @@ func closeAllWindows() {
 	}
 }
 
+// bindJSFunctions exports functions callable in the frontend
+func bindJSFunctions(w webview.WebView) {
+	w.Bind("isWebview", func() bool {
+		return true
+	})
+
+	w.Bind("openUrl", func(url string) {
+		var err error
+		switch runtime.GOOS {
+		case "linux":
+			err = exec.Command("xdg-open", url).Start()
+			break
+		case "windows":
+			err = exec.Command("rundll32", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", url).Start()
+			break
+		case "darwin":
+			err = exec.Command("open", url).Start()
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf(err.Error())
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func runWebview(url string) {
 	w := webview.New(true)
 	defer w.Destroy()
@@ -389,6 +414,7 @@ func runWebview(url string) {
 
 	w.SetSize(width, height, webview.HintNone)
 	w.Navigate(url)
+	bindJSFunctions(w)
 	w.Run()
 }
 
diff --git a/client/webserver/site/src/html/wallets.tmpl b/client/webserver/site/src/html/wallets.tmpl
index fba58bb7b3..a7a4313e15 100644
--- a/client/webserver/site/src/html/wallets.tmpl
+++ b/client/webserver/site/src/html/wallets.tmpl
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@
             <td data-tmpl="status"></td>
             <td data-tmpl="detailsLink" class="pointer hoverbg">
               <span class="mono">
-                <span data-tmpl="hashStart"></span>…<span data-tmpl="hashEnd"></span>
+                <a href="" data-tmpl="detailsLinkUrl" target="_blank"><span data-tmpl="hashStart"></span>…<span data-tmpl="hashEnd"></span></a>
               </span>
               <span class="ico-open ms-1"></span>
             </td>
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@
           <div class="flex-center flex-grow-1 pe-3">
             <div data-tmpl="value" class="flex-center fs16 p-2"></div>
             <div data-tmpl="hash" class="hashwrap fs14 p-1"></div>
-            <div data-tmpl="explorerLink" class="p-2 hoverbg pointer"><span class="fs16 ico-open"></span></div>
+            <a href="" target="_blank" data-tmpl="explorerLink" class="p-2 hoverbg pointer"><span class="fs16 ico-open"></span></a>
           </div>
           <div class="d-flex align-items-stretch">
             <div class="flex-center flex-column pe-2">
diff --git a/client/webserver/site/src/js/app.ts b/client/webserver/site/src/js/app.ts
index 66784b1650..91c0aaebdd 100644
--- a/client/webserver/site/src/js/app.ts
+++ b/client/webserver/site/src/js/app.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export default class Application {
   popupNotes: HTMLElement
   popupTmpl: HTMLElement
   noteReceivers: Record<string, (n: CoreNote) => void>[]
+  isWebview: boolean
 
   constructor () {
     this.notes = []
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ export default class Application {
 
     // use user current locale set by backend
     intl.setLocale()
+
+    const w = window as any
+    this.isWebview = (w.isWebview !== undefined)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -276,6 +280,11 @@ export default class Application {
 
     // Bind the tooltips.
     this.bindTooltips(this.main)
+
+    if (this.isWebview) {
+      // Bind webview URL handlers
+      this.bindUrlHandlers(this.main)
+    }
   }
 
   bindTooltips (ancestor: HTMLElement) {
@@ -297,6 +306,19 @@ export default class Application {
     })
   }
 
+  bindUrlHandlers (ancestor: HTMLElement) {
+    ancestor.addEventListener('click', function (event: MouseEvent) {
+      if (event === null || event.target === null) return
+
+      const target = event.target as HTMLElement
+      if (target.matches('a[target=_blank]')) {
+        const url = target.getAttribute('href')
+        const w = window as any
+        w.openUrl(url)
+      }
+    }, false)
+  }
+
   /* attachHeader attaches the header element, which unlike the main element,
    * isn't replaced during page navigation.
    */
diff --git a/client/webserver/site/src/js/wallets.ts b/client/webserver/site/src/js/wallets.ts
index 6df9de4512..7dc3895cec 100644
--- a/client/webserver/site/src/js/wallets.ts
+++ b/client/webserver/site/src/js/wallets.ts
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ export default class WalletsPage extends BasePage {
       tmpl.status.textContent = intl.prep(ticketStatusTranslationKeys[status])
       tmpl.hashStart.textContent = tx.hash.slice(0, 6)
       tmpl.hashEnd.textContent = tx.hash.slice(-6)
-      Doc.bind(tmpl.detailsLink, 'click', () => window.open(coinLink(tx.hash), '_blank'))
+      tmpl.detailsLinkUrl.setAttribute('href', coinLink(tx.hash))
     }
   }
 
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ export default class WalletsPage extends BasePage {
       if (tspend.value > 0) tmpl.value.textContent = Doc.formatFourSigFigs(tspend.value / ui.conventional.conversionFactor)
       else Doc.hide(tmpl.value)
       tmpl.hash.textContent = tspend.hash
-      Doc.bind(tmpl.explorerLink, 'click', () => window.open(coinLink(tspend.hash), '_blank'))
+      tmpl.explorerLink.setAttribute('href', coinLink(tspend.hash))
     }
 
     const setTKeyPolicy = async (key: string, policy: string) => {