diff --git a/src/librssguard/network-web/webfactory.cpp b/src/librssguard/network-web/webfactory.cpp
index a46f80bbb..de6f6dd0e 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/network-web/webfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/network-web/webfactory.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "network-web/networkurlinterceptor.h"
 #include "network-web/urlinterceptor.h"
 
+#include <QUrl>
 #include <QWebEngineDownloadItem>
 #include <QWebEngineProfile>
 #include <QWebEngineScript>
@@ -64,10 +65,18 @@ bool WebFactory::sendMessageViaEmail(const Message& message) {
 }
 
 bool WebFactory::openUrlInExternalBrowser(const QString& url) const {
+  QString new_url = QUrl::toPercentEncoding(url);
+
+  qDebugNN << LOGSEC_NETWORK
+           << "We are trying to open URL:"
+           << QUOTE_W_SPACE(url)
+           << "in external browser. Encoded URL is"
+           << QUOTE_W_SPACE_DOT(new_url);
+
   if (qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Browser), SETTING(Browser::CustomExternalBrowserEnabled)).toBool()) {
     const QString browser = qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Browser), SETTING(Browser::CustomExternalBrowserExecutable)).toString();
     const QString arguments = qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Browser), SETTING(Browser::CustomExternalBrowserArguments)).toString();
-    auto nice_args = arguments.arg(url);
+    auto nice_args = arguments.arg(new_url);
 
     qDebugNN << LOGSEC_NETWORK << "Arguments for external browser:" << QUOTE_W_SPACE_DOT(nice_args);