diff --git a/src/linux/UserInteractionsLinux.cpp b/src/linux/UserInteractionsLinux.cpp
index c64e34744f7..abcaf2fb280 100644
--- a/src/linux/UserInteractionsLinux.cpp
+++ b/src/linux/UserInteractionsLinux.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "UserInteractions.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <strstream>
 
 namespace Surge
 {
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ namespace Surge
 
         void openURL(const std::string &url)
         {
+           std::ostringstream oss;
+           oss << "xdg-open " << url;
+           system (oss.str().c_str());
         }
     };
 };