diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
index 831288aeddf..ee26b35f061 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
         electron.send('loudNotification');
     }
 
+    public needsUrlTooltips(): boolean {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public async getAppVersion(): Promise<string> {
         return this.ipc.call('getAppVersion');
     }