diff --git a/browser/lib/markdown.js b/browser/lib/markdown.js
index df429b19a..5fd7c85c4 100644
--- a/browser/lib/markdown.js
+++ b/browser/lib/markdown.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Markdown {
 
     const updatedOptions = Object.assign(defaultOptions, options)
     this.md = markdownit(updatedOptions)
+    this.md.linkify.set({ fuzzyLink: false })
 
     if (updatedOptions.sanitize !== 'NONE') {
       const allowedTags = ['iframe', 'input', 'b',