diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
index d54a101d84..bd311e4d37 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -1254,10 +1254,13 @@ KUrl DolphinView::openItemAsFolderUrl(const KFileItem& item, const bool browseTh
         }
 
         if (mimetype == QLatin1String("application/x-desktop")) {
-            // Redirect to the URL in Type=Link desktop files
+            // Redirect to the URL in Type=Link desktop files, unless it is a http(s) URL.
             KDesktopFile desktopFile(url.toLocalFile());
             if (desktopFile.hasLinkType()) {
-                return desktopFile.readUrl();
+                const QString linkUrl = desktopFile.readUrl();
+                if (!linkUrl.startsWith(QLatin1String("http"))) {
+                    return linkUrl;
+                }
             }
         }
     }