diff --git a/public/src/utils.js b/public/src/utils.js
index dde7096914..60f27fed71 100644
--- a/public/src/utils.js
+++ b/public/src/utils.js
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@
 		},
 
 		urlToLocation: function (url) {
+			url = encodeURI(url);
 			return $('<a href="' + url + '" />')[0];
 		},