diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/AdminCommentContent.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/AdminCommentContent.js
index 1b7e53ebf..f49d89055 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/AdminCommentContent.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/AdminCommentContent.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import Linkify from 'react-linkify';
 import styles from './AdminCommentContent.css';
 import { AdminCommentContent as Content } from 'plugin-api/beta/client/components';
 
 class AdminCommentContent extends React.Component {
   render() {
     const { comment, suspectWords, bannedWords } = this.props;
-    return (
+    const content = (
       <Content
         className={styles.content}
         body={comment.richTextBody ? comment.richTextBody : comment.body}
@@ -15,6 +16,12 @@ class AdminCommentContent extends React.Component {
         html={!!comment.richTextBody}
       />
     );
+
+    if (!!comment.richTextBody) {
+      return content;
+    }
+
+    return <Linkify properties={{ target: '_blank' }}>{content}</Linkify>;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/CommentContent.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/CommentContent.js
index 2cf481830..64aa96c82 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/CommentContent.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/CommentContent.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { PLUGIN_NAME } from '../constants';
 import cn from 'classnames';
 import styles from './CommentContent.css';
+import Linkify from 'react-linkify';
 
 class CommentContent extends React.Component {
   render() {
@@ -14,7 +15,9 @@ class CommentContent extends React.Component {
         dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: comment.richTextBody }}
       />
     ) : (
-      <div className={className}>{comment.body}</div>
+      <Linkify properties={{ target: '_blank' }}>
+        <div className={className}>{comment.body}</div>
+      </Linkify>
     );
   }
 }