diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 5b0f055..82f282f 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ static int borderpx = 2;
 #endif // RELATIVEBORDER_PATCH
 
 #if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+/* modkey options: ControlMask, ShiftMask or XK_ANY_MOD */
+static uint url_opener_modkey = XK_ANY_MOD;
 static char *url_opener = "xdg-open";
 #endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 
@@ -752,4 +754,4 @@ static char *plumb_cmd = "plumb";
 #define UNDERCURL_CAPPED 2
 // Active style
 #define UNDERCURL_STYLE UNDERCURL_SPIKY
-#endif // UNDERCURL_PATCH
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // UNDERCURL_PATCH
diff --git a/patch/openurlonclick.c b/patch/openurlonclick.c
index 7b4b82f..1e9a3db 100644
--- a/patch/openurlonclick.c
+++ b/patch/openurlonclick.c
@@ -1,59 +1,140 @@
+#if SCROLLBACK_PATCH && !VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+#define TLINEURL(y) TLINE(y)
+#else
+#define TLINEURL(y) term.line[y]
+#endif // SCROLLBACK_PATCH
+
+#if VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+extern int buffCols;
+#endif // VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+
+int url_x1, url_y1, url_x2, url_y2 = -1;
+int url_draw, url_click, url_maxcol;
+
+static int
+isvalidurlchar(Rune u)
+{
+	/* () and [] can appear in urls, but excluding them here will reduce false
+	 * positives when figuring out where a given url ends. See copyurl patch.
+	 */
+	static char urlchars[] = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+		"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+		"0123456789-._~:/?#@!$&'*+,;=%";
+	return u < 128 && strchr(urlchars, (int)u) != NULL;
+}
+
+/* find the end of the wrapped line */
+static int
+findeowl(int row)
+{
+	#if VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+	int col = buffCols - 1;
+	#elif COLUMNS_PATCH
+	int col = term.maxcol - 1;
+	#else
+	int col = term.col - 1;
+	#endif // VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+
+	do {
+		if (TLINEURL(row)[col].mode & ATTR_WRAP)
+			return col;
+	} while (TLINEURL(row)[col].u == ' ' && --col >= 0);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void
+clearurl(void)
+{
+	while (url_y1 <= url_y2)
+		term.dirty[url_y1++] = 1;
+	url_y2 = -1;
+}
+
+char *
+detecturl(int col, int row, int draw)
+{
+	static char url[2048];
+	int x1, y1, x2, y2, wrapped;
+	int row_start = row;
+	int col_start = col;
+	int i = sizeof(url)/2+1, j = sizeof(url)/2;
+	#if SCROLLBACK_PATCH && !VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+	int minrow = term.scr - term.histn, maxrow = term.scr + term.row - 1;
+	/* Fixme: MODE_ALTSCREEN is not defined here, I had to use the magic number 1<<2 */
+	if ((term.mode & (1 << 2)) != 0)
+		minrow = 0, maxrow = term.row - 1;
+	#else
+	int minrow = 0, maxrow = term.row - 1;
+	#endif // scrollback_patch
+	url_maxcol = 0;
+
+	/* clear previously underlined url */
+	if (draw)
+		clearurl();
+
+	if (!isvalidurlchar(TLINEURL(row)[col].u))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* find the first character of url */
+	do {
+		x1 = col_start, y1 = row_start;
+		url_maxcol = MAX(url_maxcol, x1);
+		url[--i] = TLINEURL(row_start)[col_start].u;
+		if (--col_start < 0) {
+			if (--row_start < minrow || (col_start = findeowl(row_start)) < 0)
+				break;
+		}
+	} while (i > 0 && isvalidurlchar(TLINEURL(row_start)[col_start].u));
+
+	/* early detection */
+	if (url[i] != 'h')
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* find the last character of url */
+	do {
+		x2 = col, y2 = row;
+		url_maxcol = MAX(url_maxcol, x2);
+		url[j++] = TLINEURL(row)[col].u;
+		wrapped = TLINEURL(row)[col].mode & ATTR_WRAP;
+		#if VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+		if (++col >= buffCols || wrapped) {
+		#elif COLUMNS_PATCH
+		if (++col >= term.maxcol || wrapped) {
+		#else
+		if (++col >= term.col || wrapped) {
+		#endif // VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+			col = 0;
+			if (++row > maxrow || !wrapped)
+				break;
+		}
+	} while (j < sizeof(url)-1 && isvalidurlchar(TLINEURL(row)[col].u));
+
+	url[j] = 0;
+
+	if (strncmp("https://", &url[i], 8) && strncmp("http://", &url[i], 7))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* underline url (see xdrawglyphfontspecs() in x.c) */
+	if (draw) {
+		url_x1 = (y1 >= 0) ? x1 : 0;
+		url_x2 = (y2 < term.row) ? x2 : url_maxcol;
+		url_y1 = MAX(y1, 0);
+		url_y2 = MIN(y2, term.row-1);
+		url_draw = 1;
+		for (y1 = url_y1; y1 <= url_y2; y1++)
+			term.dirty[y1] = 1;
+	}
+
+	return &url[i];
+}
+
 void
 openUrlOnClick(int col, int row, char* url_opener)
 {
-   int row_start = row;
-   int col_start = col;
-   int row_end = row;
-   int col_end = col;
-
-   if (term.line[row][col].u == ' ')
-       return;
-
-   /* while previous character is not space */
-   while (term.line[row_start][col_start-1].u != ' ') {
-       if (col_start == 0)
-       {
-           // Before moving start pointer to the previous line we check if it ends with space
-           if (term.line[row_start - 1][term.col - 1].u == ' ')
-               break;
-           col_start=term.col - 1;
-           row_start--;
-       } else {
-           col_start--;
-       }
-   }
-
-   /* while next character is not space nor end of line */
-   while (term.line[row_end][col_end].u != ' ') {
-       col_end++;
-       if (col_end == term.col - 1)
-       {
-           if (term.line[row_end + 1][0].u == ' ')
-               break;
-           col_end=0;
-           row_end++;
-       }
-   }
-
-   char url[200] = "";
-   int url_index=0;
-   do {
-       url[url_index] = term.line[row_start][col_start].u;
-       url_index++;
-       col_start++;
-       if (col_start == term.col)
-       {
-           col_start = 0;
-           row_start++;
-       }
-   } while (url_index < (sizeof(url)-1) &&
-            (row_start != row_end || col_start != col_end));
-
-   if (strncmp("http", url, 4) != 0) {
-       return;
-   }
-
-   char command[strlen(url_opener)+strlen(url)+2];
-   sprintf(command, "%s %s", url_opener, url);
-   system(command);
+	char *url = detecturl(col, row, 1);
+	if (url) {
+		char command[strlen(url_opener) + strlen(url) + 5];
+		sprintf(command, "%s \"%s\"&", url_opener, url);
+		system(command);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/patch/openurlonclick.h b/patch/openurlonclick.h
index 093fd0d..10f21ce 100644
--- a/patch/openurlonclick.h
+++ b/patch/openurlonclick.h
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-static void openUrlOnClick(int col, int row, char* url_opener);
\ No newline at end of file
+static inline void restoremousecursor(void) {
+	if (!(win.mode & MODE_MOUSE) && xw.pointerisvisible)
+		XDefineCursor(xw.dpy, xw.win, xw.vpointer);
+}
+static void clearurl(void);
+static void openUrlOnClick(int col, int row, char* url_opener);
diff --git a/patch/scrollback.c b/patch/scrollback.c
index 91a8a7a..2644cfe 100644
--- a/patch/scrollback.c
+++ b/patch/scrollback.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ kscrolldown(const Arg* a)
 	#if SIXEL_PATCH
 	scroll_images(-1*n);
 	#endif // SIXEL_PATCH
+
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	if (n > 0)
+		restoremousecursor();
+	#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 }
 
 void
@@ -42,4 +47,9 @@ kscrollup(const Arg* a)
 	#if SIXEL_PATCH
 	scroll_images(n);
 	#endif // SIXEL_PATCH
+
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	if (n > 0)
+		restoremousecursor();
+	#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 }
diff --git a/patch/st_include.h b/patch/st_include.h
index f8823c9..727bb88 100644
--- a/patch/st_include.h
+++ b/patch/st_include.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #if KEYBOARDSELECT_PATCH
 #include "keyboardselect_st.h"
 #endif
+#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+#include "openurlonclick.h"
+#endif
 #if RIGHTCLICKTOPLUMB_PATCH
 #include "rightclicktoplumb_st.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/x_include.h b/patch/x_include.h
index ea1ebc1..a737408 100644
--- a/patch/x_include.h
+++ b/patch/x_include.h
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 #if NETWMICON_PATCH
 #include "netwmicon.h"
 #endif
-#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
-#include "openurlonclick.h"
-#endif
 #if RIGHTCLICKTOPLUMB_PATCH
 #include "rightclicktoplumb_x.h"
 #endif
@@ -34,4 +31,4 @@
 #endif
 #if VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
 #include "normalMode.h"
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 5ea8cad..04380ff 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -1387,6 +1387,10 @@ tswapscreen(void)
 void
 tscrolldown(int orig, int n)
 {
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	restoremousecursor();
+	#endif //OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+
 	#if VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
 	if (!orig && historyBufferScroll(-n))
 		return;
@@ -1435,6 +1439,10 @@ tscrollup(int orig, int n, int copyhist)
 tscrollup(int orig, int n)
 #endif // SCROLLBACK_PATCH
 {
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	restoremousecursor();
+	#endif //OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+
 	#if VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
 	if (!orig && historyBufferScroll(n))
 		return;
diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
index 4dff2a3..e4db7ea 100644
--- a/st.h
+++ b/st.h
@@ -219,13 +219,16 @@ typedef struct {
 	#endif // BACKGROUND_IMAGE_PATCH
 	Visual *vis;
 	XSetWindowAttributes attrs;
-	#if HIDECURSOR_PATCH
+	#if HIDECURSOR_PATCH || OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 	/* Here, we use the term *pointer* to differentiate the cursor
 	 * one sees when hovering the mouse over the terminal from, e.g.,
 	 * a green rectangle where text would be entered. */
 	Cursor vpointer, bpointer; /* visible and hidden pointers */
 	int pointerisvisible;
 	#endif // HIDECURSOR_PATCH
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	Cursor upointer;
+	#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 	int scr;
 	int isfixed; /* is fixed geometry? */
 	#if ALPHA_PATCH
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 9c3f09c..47a54f3 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -536,6 +536,11 @@ bpress(XEvent *e)
 		#if !VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
 		selstart(evcol(e), evrow(e), snap);
 		#endif // VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+
+		#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+		clearurl();
+		url_click = 1;
+		#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 	}
 }
 
@@ -786,14 +791,16 @@ brelease(XEvent *e)
 	if (btn == Button1 && !IS_SET(MODE_NORMAL)) {
 		mousesel(e, 1);
 		#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
-		openUrlOnClick(evcol(e), evrow(e), url_opener);
+		if (url_click && e->xkey.state & url_opener_modkey)
+			openUrlOnClick(evcol(e), evrow(e), url_opener);
 		#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 	}
 	#else
 	if (btn == Button1) {
 		mousesel(e, 1);
 		#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
-		openUrlOnClick(evcol(e), evrow(e), url_opener);
+		if (url_click && e->xkey.state & url_opener_modkey)
+			openUrlOnClick(evcol(e), evrow(e), url_opener);
 		#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 	}
 	#endif // VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
@@ -821,6 +828,18 @@ bmotion(XEvent *e)
 			xsetpointermotion(0);
 	}
 	#endif // HIDECURSOR_PATCH
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	#if VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+	if (!IS_SET(MODE_NORMAL))
+	#endif // VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
+	if (!IS_SET(MODE_MOUSE)) {
+		if (!(e->xbutton.state & Button1Mask) && detecturl(evcol(e), evrow(e), 1))
+			XDefineCursor(xw.dpy, xw.win, xw.upointer);
+		else
+			XDefineCursor(xw.dpy, xw.win, xw.vpointer);
+	}
+	url_click = 0;
+	#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 
 	if (IS_SET(MODE_MOUSE) && !(e->xbutton.state & forcemousemod)) {
 		mousereport(e);
@@ -911,6 +930,10 @@ xloadcolor(int i, const char *name, Color *ncolor)
 #if VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
 void normalMode()
 {
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	clearurl();
+	restoremousecursor();
+	#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 	historyModeToggle((win.mode ^=MODE_NORMAL) & MODE_NORMAL);
 }
 #endif // VIM_BROWSE_PATCH
@@ -1443,6 +1466,9 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
 		#endif // ST_EMBEDDER_PATCH
 		;
 	xw.attrs.colormap = xw.cmap;
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	xw.attrs.event_mask |= PointerMotionMask;
+	#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 
 	#if !ALPHA_PATCH
 	if (!(opt_embed && (parent = strtol(opt_embed, NULL, 0))))
@@ -1534,6 +1560,14 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
 	XRecolorCursor(xw.dpy, cursor, &xmousefg, &xmousebg);
 	#endif // HIDECURSOR_PATCH
 
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	xw.upointer = XCreateFontCursor(xw.dpy, XC_hand2);
+	#if !HIDECURSOR_PATCH
+	xw.vpointer = cursor;
+	xw.pointerisvisible = 1;
+	#endif // HIDECURSOR_PATCH
+	#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+
 	xw.xembed = XInternAtom(xw.dpy, "_XEMBED", False);
 	xw.wmdeletewin = XInternAtom(xw.dpy, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", False);
 	xw.netwmname = XInternAtom(xw.dpy, "_NET_WM_NAME", False);
@@ -2365,6 +2399,28 @@ xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, i
 	}
 	#endif // WIDE_GLYPHS_PATCH
 
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	if (url_draw && y >= url_y1 && y <= url_y2) {
+		int x1 = (y == url_y1) ? url_x1 : 0;
+		int x2 = (y == url_y2) ? MIN(url_x2, term.col-1) : url_maxcol;
+		if (x + charlen > x1 && x <= x2) {
+			int xu = MAX(x, x1);
+			int wu = (x2 - xu + 1) * win.cw;
+			#if ANYSIZE_PATCH
+			xu = win.hborderpx + xu * win.cw;
+			#else
+			xu = borderpx + xu * win.cw;
+			#endif // ANYSIZE_PATCH
+			#if VERTCENTER_PATCH
+			XftDrawRect(xw.draw, fg, xu, winy + win.cyo + dc.font.ascent * chscale + 2, wu, 1);
+			#else
+			XftDrawRect(xw.draw, fg, xu, winy + dc.font.ascent * chscale + 2, wu, 1);
+			#endif // VERTCENTER_PATCH
+			url_draw = (y != url_y2 || x + charlen <= x2);
+		}
+	}
+	#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+
 	#if !WIDE_GLYPHS_PATCH
 	/* Reset clip to none. */
 	XftDrawSetClip(xw.draw, 0);
@@ -2865,6 +2921,9 @@ xsetpointermotion(int set)
 	if (!set && !xw.pointerisvisible)
 		return;
 	#endif // HIDECURSOR_PATCH
+	#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	set = 1; /* keep MotionNotify event enabled */
+	#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 	MODBIT(xw.attrs.event_mask, set, PointerMotionMask);
 	XChangeWindowAttributes(xw.dpy, xw.win, CWEventMask, &xw.attrs);
 }
@@ -2883,8 +2942,15 @@ xsetmode(int set, unsigned int flags)
 		if (win.mode & MODE_MOUSE)
 			XUndefineCursor(xw.dpy, xw.win);
 		else
+			#if HIDECURSOR_PATCH
+			XDefineCursor(xw.dpy, xw.win, xw.vpointer);
+			#else
 			XDefineCursor(xw.dpy, xw.win, cursor);
+			#endif // HIDECURSOR_PATCH
 	}
+	#elif OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+	if (win.mode & MODE_MOUSE && xw.pointerisvisible)
+		XDefineCursor(xw.dpy, xw.win, xw.vpointer);
 	#endif // SWAPMOUSE_PATCH
 	if ((win.mode & MODE_REVERSE) != (mode & MODE_REVERSE))
 		redraw();
@@ -3042,9 +3108,26 @@ kpress(XEvent *ev)
 
 	#if HIDECURSOR_PATCH
 	if (xw.pointerisvisible) {
+		#if OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
+		#if ANYSIZE_PATCH
+		int x = e->x - win.hborderpx;
+		int y = e->y - win.vborderpx;
+		#else
+		int x = e->x - borderpx;
+		int y = e->y - borderpx;
+		#endif // ANYSIZE_PATCH
+		LIMIT(x, 0, win.tw - 1);
+		LIMIT(y, 0, win.th - 1);
+		if (!detecturl(x / win.cw, y / win.ch, 0)) {
+			XDefineCursor(xw.dpy, xw.win, xw.bpointer);
+			xsetpointermotion(1);
+			xw.pointerisvisible = 0;
+		}
+		#else
 		XDefineCursor(xw.dpy, xw.win, xw.bpointer);
 		xsetpointermotion(1);
 		xw.pointerisvisible = 0;
+		#endif // OPENURLONCLICK_PATCH
 	}
 	#endif // HIDECURSOR_PATCH