diff --git a/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsNotEmpty.js b/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsNotEmpty.js
index 6318e6447..1707a83b6 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsNotEmpty.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsNotEmpty.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class IfSlotIsNotEmpty extends React.Component {
   isSlotEmpty(props = this.props) {
     const { slotElements } = props;
     return slotElements.length === 0
-      ? false
+      ? true
       : slotElements.every(elements => elements.length === 0);
   }
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class IfSlotIsNotEmpty extends React.Component {
 
 IfSlotIsNotEmpty.propTypes = {
   slot: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.array]),
+  slotElements: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
   children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
   passthrough: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 };
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>
     );
   }
 }