diff --git a/src/ui/ResultLink/ResultLink.ts b/src/ui/ResultLink/ResultLink.ts
index ef683d5aa0..e5f038fe63 100644
--- a/src/ui/ResultLink/ResultLink.ts
+++ b/src/ui/ResultLink/ResultLink.ts
@@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ export class ResultLink extends Component {
 
   private getResultUri(): string {
     if (this.options.hrefTemplate) {
-      return StringUtils.buildStringTemplateFromResult(this.options.hrefTemplate, this.result);
+      const uri = StringUtils.buildStringTemplateFromResult(this.options.hrefTemplate, this.result);
+      return this.filterProtocol(uri);
     }
 
     if (this.options.field == undefined && this.options.openInOutlook) {
diff --git a/unitTests/ui/ResultLinkTest.ts b/unitTests/ui/ResultLinkTest.ts
index 4271f04fad..ea8f7ee369 100644
--- a/unitTests/ui/ResultLinkTest.ts
+++ b/unitTests/ui/ResultLinkTest.ts
@@ -126,49 +126,56 @@ export function ResultLinkTest() {
     });
 
     describe('exposes hrefTemplate', () => {
+      it('when the href starts with a protocol that enables XSS, it returns an empty string', () => {
+        const hrefTemplate = 'javascript:alert(1)';
+        test = Mock.optionsResultComponentSetup<ResultLink, IResultLinkOptions>(ResultLink, { hrefTemplate: hrefTemplate }, fakeResult);
+        test.cmp.openLinkInNewWindow();
+        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith('', jasmine.anything());
+      });
+
       it('should not modify the href template if there are no field specified', () => {
-        let hrefTemplate = 'test';
+        let hrefTemplate = 'http://test';
         test = Mock.optionsResultComponentSetup<ResultLink, IResultLinkOptions>(ResultLink, { hrefTemplate: hrefTemplate }, fakeResult);
         test.cmp.openLinkInNewWindow();
         expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(hrefTemplate, jasmine.anything());
       });
 
       it('should replace fields in the href template by the results equivalent', () => {
-        let hrefTemplate = '${title}';
+        let hrefTemplate = 'http://${title}';
         test = Mock.optionsResultComponentSetup<ResultLink, IResultLinkOptions>(ResultLink, { hrefTemplate: hrefTemplate }, fakeResult);
         test.cmp.openLinkInNewWindow();
-        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fakeResult.title, jasmine.anything());
+        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`http://${fakeResult.title}`, jasmine.anything());
       });
 
       it('should support nested values in result', () => {
-        let hrefTemplate = '${raw.number}';
+        let hrefTemplate = 'http://${raw.number}';
         test = Mock.optionsResultComponentSetup<ResultLink, IResultLinkOptions>(ResultLink, { hrefTemplate: hrefTemplate }, fakeResult);
         test.cmp.openLinkInNewWindow();
-        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fakeResult.raw['number'].toString(), jasmine.anything());
+        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`http://${fakeResult.raw['number'].toString()}`, jasmine.anything());
       });
 
       it('should not parse standalone accolades', () => {
-        let hrefTemplate = '${raw.number}{test}';
+        let hrefTemplate = 'http://${raw.number}{test}';
         test = Mock.optionsResultComponentSetup<ResultLink, IResultLinkOptions>(ResultLink, { hrefTemplate: hrefTemplate }, fakeResult);
         test.cmp.openLinkInNewWindow();
-        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fakeResult.raw['number'] + '{test}', jasmine.anything());
+        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`http://${fakeResult.raw['number']}{test}`, jasmine.anything());
       });
 
       it('should support external fields', () => {
         window['Coveo']['test'] = 'testExternal';
-        let hrefTemplate = '${Coveo.test}';
+        let hrefTemplate = 'http://${Coveo.test}';
         test = Mock.optionsResultComponentSetup<ResultLink, IResultLinkOptions>(ResultLink, { hrefTemplate: hrefTemplate }, fakeResult);
         test.cmp.openLinkInNewWindow();
-        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith('testExternal', jasmine.anything());
+        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://testExternal', jasmine.anything());
         window['Coveo']['test'] = undefined;
       });
 
       it('should support nested external fields with more than 2 keys', () => {
         window['Coveo']['test'] = { key: 'testExternal' };
-        let hrefTemplate = '${Coveo.test.key}';
+        let hrefTemplate = 'http://${Coveo.test.key}';
         test = Mock.optionsResultComponentSetup<ResultLink, IResultLinkOptions>(ResultLink, { hrefTemplate: hrefTemplate }, fakeResult);
         test.cmp.openLinkInNewWindow();
-        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith('testExternal', jasmine.anything());
+        expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://testExternal', jasmine.anything());
         window['Coveo']['test'] = undefined;
       });
     });