diff --git a/lib/qtermwidget.cpp b/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
index d66bab7..1095ff4 100644
--- a/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
+++ b/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,9 @@ void QTermWidget::init(int startnow)
     m_layout->addWidget(m_impl->m_terminalDisplay);
 
     // That's OK, FilterChain's dtor takes care of UrlFilter.
-    m_impl->m_terminalDisplay->filterChain()->addFilter(new 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);
diff --git a/lib/qtermwidget.h b/lib/qtermwidget.h
index fd957db..53a1595 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();