diff --git a/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeDetail.vue b/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeDetail.vue
index bacd28c6fc..b86a2c28de 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeDetail.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeDetail.vue
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ import omit from 'lodash/omit';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 
 import { userStateMixin } from '../../mixins/userState';
+import externalLinks from '../../mixins/externalLinks';
 import memberSearchDropdown from '@/components/members/memberSearchDropdown';
 import closeChallengeModal from './closeChallengeModal';
 import Column from '../tasks/column';
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ export default {
     userLink,
     groupLink,
   },
-  mixins: [challengeMemberSearchMixin, userStateMixin],
+  mixins: [challengeMemberSearchMixin, externalLinks, userStateMixin],
   props: ['challengeId'],
   data () {
     return {
@@ -414,6 +415,10 @@ export default {
   mounted () {
     if (!this.searchId) this.searchId = this.challengeId;
     if (!this.challenge._id) this.loadChallenge();
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
+  },
+  updated () {
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
   },
   async beforeRouteUpdate (to, from, next) {
     this.searchId = to.params.challengeId;
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/challenges/findChallenges.vue b/website/client/src/components/challenges/findChallenges.vue
index e8b3d08907..6093b405f8 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/challenges/findChallenges.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/challenges/findChallenges.vue
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
 import Sidebar from './sidebar';
 import ChallengeItem from './challengeItem';
 import challengeModal from './challengeModal';
+import externalLinks from '@/mixins/externalLinks';
 import challengeUtilities from '@/mixins/challengeUtilities';
 
 import positiveIcon from '@/assets/svg/positive.svg';
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ export default {
     challengeModal,
     MugenScroll,
   },
-  mixins: [challengeUtilities],
+  mixins: [challengeUtilities, externalLinks],
   data () {
     return {
       loading: true,
@@ -177,6 +178,10 @@ export default {
       section: this.$t('challenges'),
     });
     this.loadChallenges();
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
+  },
+  updated () {
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
   },
   methods: {
     updateSearch (eventData) {
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/challenges/groupChallenges.vue b/website/client/src/components/challenges/groupChallenges.vue
index fc370700c8..7afa34e7f7 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/challenges/groupChallenges.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/challenges/groupChallenges.vue
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ import challengeModal from './challengeModal';
 import { mapState } from '@/libs/store';
 import markdownDirective from '@/directives/markdown';
 
+import externalLinks from '../../mixins/externalLinks';
+
 import challengeItem from './challengeItem';
 import challengeIcon from '@/assets/svg/challenge.svg';
 
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ export default {
   directives: {
     markdown: markdownDirective,
   },
+  mixins: [externalLinks],
   props: ['group'],
   data () {
     return {
@@ -118,6 +121,10 @@ export default {
   },
   mounted () {
     this.loadChallenges();
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
+  },
+  updated () {
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
   },
   methods: {
     async loadChallenges () {
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/challenges/myChallenges.vue b/website/client/src/components/challenges/myChallenges.vue
index 8f31154ca3..c37c3d2416 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/challenges/myChallenges.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/challenges/myChallenges.vue
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ import Sidebar from './sidebar';
 import ChallengeItem from './challengeItem';
 import challengeModal from './challengeModal';
 import challengeUtilities from '@/mixins/challengeUtilities';
+import externalLinks from '@/mixins/externalLinks';
 
 import challengeIcon from '@/assets/svg/challenge.svg';
 import positiveIcon from '@/assets/svg/positive.svg';
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ export default {
     challengeModal,
     MugenScroll,
   },
-  mixins: [challengeUtilities],
+  mixins: [challengeUtilities, externalLinks],
   data () {
     return {
       icons: Object.freeze({
@@ -203,6 +204,10 @@ export default {
       section: this.$t('challenges'),
     });
     this.loadChallenges();
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
+  },
+  updated () {
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
   },
   methods: {
     updateSearch (eventData) {
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/groups/chat.vue b/website/client/src/components/groups/chat.vue
index e2c341b525..69038946b8 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/groups/chat.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/groups/chat.vue
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 <script>
 import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 
+import externalLinks from '../../mixins/externalLinks';
+
 import autocomplete from '../chat/autoComplete';
 import communityGuidelines from './communityGuidelines';
 import chatMessage from '../chat/chatMessages';
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ export default {
     communityGuidelines,
     chatMessage,
   },
+  mixins: [externalLinks],
   props: ['label', 'group', 'placeholder'],
   data () {
     return {
@@ -133,6 +136,9 @@ export default {
   mounted () {
     this.textbox = this.$refs['user-entry'];
   },
+  updated () {
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
+  },
   methods: {
     // https://medium.com/@_jh3y/how-to-where-s-the-caret-getting-the-xy-position-of-the-caret-a24ba372990a
     getCoord (e, text) {
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/tasks/column.vue b/website/client/src/components/tasks/column.vue
index 3cae7ba8ed..b40b0c739f 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/tasks/column.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/tasks/column.vue
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ import Task from './task';
 import ClearCompletedTodos from './clearCompletedTodos';
 import buyMixin from '@/mixins/buy';
 import sync from '@/mixins/sync';
+import externalLinks from '@/mixins/externalLinks';
 import { mapState, mapActions, mapGetters } from '@/libs/store';
 import shopItem from '../shops/shopItem';
 import BuyQuestModal from '@/components/shops/quests/buyQuestModal.vue';
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ export default {
     shopItem,
     draggable,
   },
-  mixins: [buyMixin, notifications, sync],
+  mixins: [buyMixin, notifications, sync, externalLinks],
   // @TODO Set default values for props
   // allows for better control of props values
   // allows for better control of where this component is called
@@ -534,6 +535,10 @@ export default {
       if (this.activeFilter.label !== 'complete2') return;
       this.loadCompletedTodos();
     });
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
+  },
+  updated () {
+    this.handleExternalLinks();
   },
   beforeDestroy () {
     this.$root.$off('buyModal::boughtItem');
diff --git a/website/client/src/directives/markdown.js b/website/client/src/directives/markdown.js
index 7756a6221b..99237ee1c8 100644
--- a/website/client/src/directives/markdown.js
+++ b/website/client/src/directives/markdown.js
@@ -9,21 +9,5 @@ export default function markdown (el, { value, oldValue }) {
     el.innerHTML = '';
   }
 
-  const allLinks = el.getElementsByTagName('a');
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < allLinks.length; i += 1) {
-    const link = allLinks[i];
-
-    link.addEventListener('click', e => {
-      if (e.ctrlKey) {
-        return;
-      }
-      e.stopPropagation();
-      e.preventDefault();
-
-      window.externalLink(link.href);
-    });
-  }
-
   el.classList.add('markdown');
 }
diff --git a/website/client/src/mixins/externalLinks.js b/website/client/src/mixins/externalLinks.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc4f26cb86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/client/src/mixins/externalLinks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import some from 'lodash/some';
+
+export default {
+  data () {
+    return {
+      trustedDomains: [
+        'https://habitica.com',
+        'http://localhost',
+        'https://tools.habitica.com',
+        'https://translate.habitica.com',
+      ],
+    };
+  },
+  methods: {
+    handleExternalLinks () {
+      const allLinks = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < allLinks.length; i += 1) {
+        const link = allLinks[i];
+
+        if ((link.classList.value.indexOf('external-link') === -1)
+          && link.href.slice(0, 4) === 'http'
+          && !some(this.trustedDomains, domain => link.href.indexOf(domain) === 0)) {
+          link.classList.add('external-link');
+          link.addEventListener('click', e => {
+            if (e.ctrlKey) {
+              return;
+            }
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            e.preventDefault();
+
+            window.externalLink(link.href);
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    },
+  },
+};