diff --git a/src/pages/chat.js b/src/pages/chat.js
index d908bf3..2502b87 100644
--- a/src/pages/chat.js
+++ b/src/pages/chat.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import React from 'react'
 import Head from 'next/head'
 import io from 'socket.io-client'
 
+import linkifyHtml from 'linkify-html'
+
 import constants from '../constants.json'
 import LoadingIndicator from '../components/LoadingIndicator'
 import styles from './chat.module.css'
@@ -231,10 +233,7 @@ export default class Chat extends React.Component {
                 ...msgGroup,
                 lastLoaded: !hasMore,
                 msgs: msgGroup.msgs.map((msg) => {
-                  return {
-                    ...msg,
-                    unread: 0,
-                  }
+                  return msg
                 }),
               }
             } else {
@@ -537,7 +536,17 @@ export default class Chat extends React.Component {
     const { msg, type } = message
 
     if (type === 'text') {
-      return <div className={`${styles.messageEntry}`}>{msg}</div>
+      return (
+        <div
+          className={`${styles.messageEntry}`}
+          dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
+            __html: linkifyHtml(msg, {
+              defaultProtocol: 'https',
+              target: '_blank',
+            }),
+          }}
+        />
+      )
     } else if (type === 'img') {
       return (
         <a key={key} href={msg} rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">