diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuLinkSpriteText.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuLinkSpriteText.cs
index e39131fa1c..2105008ef3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuLinkSpriteText.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuLinkSpriteText.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites
 {
     public class OsuLinkSpriteText : OsuSpriteText
     {
+        private ChatOverlay chat;
+
         private readonly OsuHoverContainer content;
 
         private BeatmapSetOverlay beatmapSetOverlay;
@@ -57,9 +59,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(BeatmapSetOverlay beatmapSetOverlay)
+        private void load(BeatmapSetOverlay beatmapSetOverlay, ChatOverlay chat)
         {
             this.beatmapSetOverlay = beatmapSetOverlay;
+            this.chat = chat;
         }
 
         private void loadAction()
@@ -69,7 +72,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites
 
             var url = Url;
 
-            if (url.StartsWith("http://") || url.StartsWith("https://"))
+            // Client-internal stuff
+            if (url.StartsWith("osu://"))
+            {
+                var firstPath = url.Substring(6, 5);
+                url = url.Substring(11);
+
+                if (firstPath == "chan/")
+                {
+                    var nextSlashIndex = url.IndexOf('/');
+                    var channelName = url.Substring(0, nextSlashIndex != -1 ? nextSlashIndex - 1 : url.Length - 1);
+
+                    var foundChannel = chat.AvailableChannels.Find(channel => channel.Name == channelName);
+
+                    if (foundChannel != null)
+                        chat.OpenChannel(foundChannel);
+                }
+                else if (firstPath == "edit/")
+                {
+                    // Open editor here, then goto specified time
+                    // how to push new screen from here? we'll see
+                }
+                else
+                    throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown osu:// link at {nameof(OsuLinkSpriteText)} ({firstPath}).");
+            }
+            else if (url.StartsWith("http://") || url.StartsWith("https://"))
             {
                 var osuUrlIndex = url.IndexOf("osu.ppy.sh/");
                 if (osuUrlIndex == -1)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
index 9f40a08ad2..9e3e60a988 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         public Bindable<double> ChatHeight { get; set; }
 
+        public List<Channel> AvailableChannels { get; private set; }
         private readonly Container channelSelectionContainer;
         private readonly ChannelSelectionOverlay channelSelection;
 
@@ -190,6 +191,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         private double startDragChatHeight;
         private bool isDragging;
 
+        public void OpenChannel(Channel channel) => addChannel(channel);
+
         protected override bool OnDragStart(InputState state)
         {
             isDragging = tabsArea.IsHovered;
@@ -300,6 +303,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             ListChannelsRequest req = new ListChannelsRequest();
             req.Success += delegate (List<Channel> channels)
             {
+                AvailableChannels = channels;
+
                 Scheduler.Add(delegate
                 {
                     addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#lazer"));