diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/PlatformInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/PlatformInterfaces.cs
index f4594b520a..6318d6a733 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/PlatformInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/PlatformInterfaces.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		void PumpInput(IInputHandler inputHandler);
 		string GetClipboardText();
 		bool SetClipboardText(string text);
+		bool TryOpenUrl(string url);
 
 		void GrabWindowMouseFocus();
 		void ReleaseWindowMouseFocus();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Renderer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Renderer.cs
index 6359a4b0d7..f12312e11e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Renderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Renderer.cs
@@ -568,6 +568,11 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			return Window.SetClipboardText(text);
 		}
 
+		public bool TryOpenUrl(string url)
+		{
+			return Window.TryOpenUrl(url);
+		}
+
 		public string GLVersion => Context.GLVersion;
 
 		public int DisplayCount => Window.DisplayCount;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2PlatformWindow.cs b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2PlatformWindow.cs
index c775a53b2e..7f365731b4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2PlatformWindow.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2PlatformWindow.cs
@@ -513,6 +513,18 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 			return Sdl2Input.SetClipboardText(text);
 		}
 
+		public bool TryOpenUrl(string url)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				return SDL.SDL_OpenURL(url) == 0;
+			}
+			catch
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
 		static void SetSDLAttributes(GLProfile profile)
 		{
 			SDL.SDL_GL_ResetAttributes();