diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index a28bb2d2d..6ee459635 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const terminal = @import("../terminal/main.zig");
 const internal_os = @import("../os/main.zig");
 const cli = @import("../cli.zig");
 
+const url = @import("url.zig");
 const Key = @import("key.zig").Key;
 const KeyValue = @import("key.zig").Value;
 const ErrorList = @import("ErrorList.zig");
@@ -329,6 +330,21 @@ command: ?[]const u8 = null,
 /// indicate that it is a login shell, depending on the OS).
 @"command-arg": RepeatableString = .{},
 
+/// Match a regular expression against the terminal text and associate
+/// clicking it with an action. This can be used to match URLs, file paths,
+/// etc. Actions can be opening using the system opener (i.e. "open" or
+/// "xdg-open") or executing any arbitrary binding action.
+///
+/// Links that are configured earlier take precedence over links that
+/// are configured later.
+///
+/// A default link that matches a URL and opens it in the system opener
+/// always exists.
+///
+/// TODO: This can't currently be set!
+/// TODO: make URL matching disable-able
+link: RepeatableLink = .{},
+
 /// Start new windows in fullscreen. This setting applies to new
 /// windows and does not apply to tabs, splits, etc. However, this
 /// setting will apply to all new windows, not just the first one.
@@ -1189,6 +1205,13 @@ pub fn default(alloc_gpa: Allocator) Allocator.Error!Config {
         );
     }
 
+    // Add our default link for URL detection
+    try result.link.links.append(alloc, .{
+        .regex = url.regex,
+        .action = .{ .open = {} },
+        .highlight = .{ .hover = {} },
+    });
+
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -2508,6 +2531,34 @@ pub const FontStyle = union(enum) {
     }
 };
 
+/// See "link" for documentation.
+pub const RepeatableLink = struct {
+    const Self = @This();
+
+    links: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(inputpkg.Link) = .{},
+
+    pub fn parseCLI(self: *Self, alloc: Allocator, input_: ?[]const u8) !void {
+        _ = self;
+        _ = alloc;
+        _ = input_;
+        return error.NotImplemented;
+    }
+
+    /// Deep copy of the struct. Required by Config.
+    pub fn clone(self: *const Self, alloc: Allocator) !Self {
+        _ = self;
+        _ = alloc;
+        return .{};
+    }
+
+    /// Compare if two of our value are requal. Required by Config.
+    pub fn equal(self: Self, other: Self) bool {
+        _ = self;
+        _ = other;
+        return true;
+    }
+};
+
 /// Options for copy on select behavior.
 pub const CopyOnSelect = enum {
     /// Disables copy on select entirely.
diff --git a/src/input.zig b/src/input.zig
index f3afce97d..14140a524 100644
--- a/src/input.zig
+++ b/src/input.zig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub const function_keys = @import("input/function_keys.zig");
 pub const keycodes = @import("input/keycodes.zig");
 pub const kitty = @import("input/kitty.zig");
 pub const Binding = @import("input/Binding.zig");
+pub const Link = @import("input/Link.zig");
 pub const KeyEncoder = @import("input/KeyEncoder.zig");
 pub const InspectorMode = Binding.Action.InspectorMode;
 pub const SplitDirection = Binding.Action.SplitDirection;
diff --git a/src/input/Link.zig b/src/input/Link.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67ba65ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/input/Link.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//! A link is a clickable element that can be used to trigger some action.
+//! A link is NOT just a URL that opens in a browser. A link is any generic
+//! regular expression match over terminal text that can trigger various
+//! action types.
+const Link = @This();
+
+const oni = @import("oniguruma");
+
+/// The regular expression that will be used to match the link. Ownership
+/// of this memory is up to the caller. The link will never free this memory.
+regex: []const u8,
+
+/// The action that will be triggered when the link is clicked.
+action: Action,
+
+/// The situations in which the link will be highlighted.
+highlight: Highlight,
+
+pub const Action = union(enum) {
+    /// Open the full matched value using the default open program.
+    /// For example, on macOS this is "open" and on Linux this is "xdg-open".
+    open: void,
+};
+
+pub const Highlight = union(enum) {
+    /// Always highlight the link.
+    always: void,
+
+    /// Only highlight the link when the mouse is hovering over it.
+    hover: void,
+};
+
+/// Returns a new oni.Regex that can be used to match the link.
+pub fn oniRegex(self: *const Link) !oni.Regex {
+    return try oni.Regex.init(
+        self.regex,
+        .{},
+        oni.Encoding.utf8,
+        oni.Syntax.default,
+        null,
+    );
+}