diff --git a/lib/Filter.cpp b/lib/Filter.cpp
index 0982f48..4738974 100644
--- a/lib/Filter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Filter.cpp
@@ -405,15 +405,19 @@ RegExpFilter::HotSpot* RegExpFilter::newHotSpot(int startLine,int startColumn,
 RegExpFilter::HotSpot* UrlFilter::newHotSpot(int startLine,int startColumn,int endLine,
                                                     int endColumn)
 {
-    return new UrlFilter::HotSpot(startLine,startColumn,
+    HotSpot *spot = new UrlFilter::HotSpot(startLine,startColumn,
                                                endLine,endColumn);
+    connect(spot->getUrlObject(), SIGNAL(activated(QUrl)), this, SIGNAL(activated(QUrl)));
+    return spot;
 }
+
 UrlFilter::HotSpot::HotSpot(int startLine,int startColumn,int endLine,int endColumn)
 : RegExpFilter::HotSpot(startLine,startColumn,endLine,endColumn)
 , _urlObject(new FilterObject(this))
 {
     setType(Link);
 }
+
 QString UrlFilter::HotSpot::tooltip() const
 {
     QString url = capturedTexts().first();
@@ -469,8 +473,7 @@ void UrlFilter::HotSpot::activate(QObject* object)
             url.prepend("mailto:");
         }
     
-        QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(url));
-        //new KRun(url,QApplication::activeWindow());
+        _urlObject->emitActivated(url);
     }
 }
 
@@ -495,14 +498,27 @@ UrlFilter::UrlFilter()
 {
     setRegExp( CompleteUrlRegExp );
 }
+
 UrlFilter::HotSpot::~HotSpot()
 {
     delete _urlObject;
 }
+
+void FilterObject::emitActivated(const QUrl& url)
+{
+    emit activated(url);
+}
+
 void FilterObject::activated()
 {
     _filter->activate(sender());
 }
+
+FilterObject* UrlFilter::HotSpot::getUrlObject() const
+{
+    return _urlObject;
+}
+
 QList<QAction*> UrlFilter::HotSpot::actions()
 {
     QList<QAction*> list;
diff --git a/lib/Filter.h b/lib/Filter.h
index e94195d..2daae09 100644
--- a/lib/Filter.h
+++ b/lib/Filter.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Konsole
  * When processing the text they should create instances of Filter::HotSpot subclasses for sections of interest
  * and add them to the filter's list of hotspots using addHotSpot()
  */
-class Filter
+class Filter : public QObject
 {
 public:
     /**
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ class FilterObject;
 /** A filter which matches URLs in blocks of text */
 class UrlFilter : public RegExpFilter 
 {
+    Q_OBJECT
 public:
     /** 
      * Hotspot type created by UrlFilter instances.  The activate() method opens a web browser 
@@ -259,6 +260,8 @@ public:
         HotSpot(int startLine,int startColumn,int endLine,int endColumn);
         virtual ~HotSpot();
 
+        FilterObject* getUrlObject() const;
+
         virtual QList<QAction*> actions();
 
         /** 
@@ -292,17 +295,23 @@ private:
 
     // combined OR of FullUrlRegExp and EmailAddressRegExp
     static const QRegExp CompleteUrlRegExp; 
+signals:
+    void activated(const QUrl& url);
 };
 
 class FilterObject : public QObject
 {
-Q_OBJECT
+    Q_OBJECT
 public:
     FilterObject(Filter::HotSpot* filter) : _filter(filter) {}
+
+    void emitActivated(const QUrl& url);
 private slots:
     void activated();
 private:
     Filter::HotSpot* _filter;
+signals:
+    void activated(const QUrl& url);
 };
 
 /** 
diff --git a/lib/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/lib/TerminalDisplay.cpp
index abf71fe..774b08b 100644
--- a/lib/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/lib/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ void TerminalDisplay::setScreenWindow(ScreenWindow* window)
 //#warning "The order here is not specified - does it matter whether updateImage or updateLineProperties comes first?"
         connect( _screenWindow , SIGNAL(outputChanged()) , this , SLOT(updateLineProperties()) );
         connect( _screenWindow , SIGNAL(outputChanged()) , this , SLOT(updateImage()) );
+        connect( _screenWindow , SIGNAL(outputChanged()) , this , SLOT(updateFilters()) );
+        connect( _screenWindow , SIGNAL(scrolled(int)) , this , SLOT(updateFilters()) );
         window->setWindowLines(_lines);
     }
 }
@@ -1577,6 +1579,7 @@ void TerminalDisplay::blinkCursorEvent()
 void TerminalDisplay::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent*)
 {
   updateImageSize();
+  processFilters();
 }
 
 void TerminalDisplay::propagateSize()
@@ -1772,6 +1775,17 @@ void TerminalDisplay::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* ev)
       {
         emit mouseSignal( 0, charColumn + 1, charLine + 1 +_scrollBar->value() -_scrollBar->maximum() , 0);
       }
+
+      if (ev->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier)
+      {
+          Filter::HotSpot *spot = _filterChain->hotSpotAt(charLine, charColumn);
+          if (spot && spot->type() == Filter::HotSpot::Link)
+          {
+              QObject action;
+              action.setObjectName ("open-action");
+              spot->activate(&action);
+          }
+      }
     }
   }
   else if ( ev->button() == Qt::MidButton )
@@ -2197,6 +2211,14 @@ void TerminalDisplay::getCharacterPosition(const QPoint& widgetPoint,int& line,i
         column = _usedColumns;
 }
 
+void TerminalDisplay::updateFilters()
+{
+    if ( !_screenWindow )
+        return;
+
+    processFilters();
+}
+
 void TerminalDisplay::updateLineProperties()
 {
     if ( !_screenWindow ) 
diff --git a/lib/TerminalDisplay.h b/lib/TerminalDisplay.h
index 1a8a391..b0ec240 100644
--- a/lib/TerminalDisplay.h
+++ b/lib/TerminalDisplay.h
@@ -436,6 +436,11 @@ public slots:
      * terminal screen ( see setScreenWindow() ) and redraw the display.
      */
     void updateImage(); 
+
+    /** Essentially calles processFilters().
+     */
+    void updateFilters();
+
     /**
      * Causes the terminal display to fetch the latest line status flags from the 
      * associated terminal screen ( see setScreenWindow() ).  
diff --git a/lib/qtermwidget.cpp b/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
index c452df5..bc92774 100644
--- a/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
+++ b/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ void QTermWidget::init(int startnow)
     m_impl->m_terminalDisplay->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding, QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding);
     m_layout->addWidget(m_impl->m_terminalDisplay);
 
+    // That's OK, FilterChain's dtor takes care of UrlFilter.
+    UrlFilter *urlFilter = new UrlFilter();
+    connect(urlFilter, SIGNAL(activated(QUrl)), this, SIGNAL(urlActivated(QUrl)));
+    m_impl->m_terminalDisplay->filterChain()->addFilter(urlFilter);
+
     m_searchBar = new SearchBar(this);
     m_searchBar->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding, QSizePolicy::Maximum);
     connect(m_searchBar, SIGNAL(searchCriteriaChanged()), this, SLOT(find()));
diff --git a/lib/qtermwidget.h b/lib/qtermwidget.h
index f52f37b..7de0ccf 100644
--- a/lib/qtermwidget.h
+++ b/lib/qtermwidget.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 class QVBoxLayout;
 struct TermWidgetImpl;
 class SearchBar;
-
+class QUrl;
 
 class QTermWidget : public QWidget {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ signals:
 
     void termKeyPressed(QKeyEvent *);
 
+    void urlActivated(const QUrl&);
+
 public slots:
     // Copy selection to clipboard
     void copyClipboard();