diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
index ee3e847c..b9945002 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,9 @@ fe_open_url_inner (const char *url)
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
     osx_show_uri (url);
 #else
-	gtk_show_uri (NULL, url, GDK_CURRENT_TIME, NULL);
+	char *escaped_url = g_uri_escape_string (url, G_URI_RESERVED_CHARS_GENERIC_DELIMITERS, FALSE);
+	gtk_show_uri (NULL, escaped_url, GDK_CURRENT_TIME, NULL);
+	g_free (escaped_url);
 #endif
 }