diff --git a/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodule.cpp b/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodule.cpp
index 8b4414e096db..f3a8720e97bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodule.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodule.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ QgsGrassModule::QgsGrassModule( QgsGrassTools *tools, QString moduleName, QgisIn
   QFile manFile( manPath );
   if ( manFile.exists() )
   {
+    mManualTextBrowser->setOpenExternalLinks ( true );
     mManualTextBrowser->setSource( QUrl::fromLocalFile( manPath ) );
   }
   else