diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-4ab9e54e-d49e-49da-a4a1-f2a2d8218f94.json b/change/react-native-windows-4ab9e54e-d49e-49da-a4a1-f2a2d8218f94.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2523ff6d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-4ab9e54e-d49e-49da-a4a1-f2a2d8218f94.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Catch and report errors in linking module",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "asklar@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Modules/LinkingManagerModule.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Modules/LinkingManagerModule.cpp
index 722eefd4b5b..fec8527f3a7 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Modules/LinkingManagerModule.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Modules/LinkingManagerModule.cpp
@@ -103,14 +103,24 @@ auto LinkingManagerModule::getMethods() -> std::vector<Method> {
       Method(
           "openURL",
           [](folly::dynamic args, Callback successCallback, Callback errorCallback) {
-            winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri uri(Utf8ToUtf16(facebook::xplat::jsArgAsString(args, 0)));
-            openURLAsync(uri, successCallback, errorCallback);
+            auto inputUrl = facebook::xplat::jsArgAsString(args, 0);
+            try {
+              winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri uri(Utf8ToUtf16(inputUrl));
+              openURLAsync(uri, successCallback, errorCallback);
+            } catch (winrt::hresult_error &e) {
+              errorCallback(
+                  {folly::dynamic::object("code", e.code().value)("message", "Unable to open URL: " + inputUrl)});
+            }
           }),
       Method(
           "canOpenURL",
           [](folly::dynamic args, Callback successCallback, Callback errorCallback) {
-            winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri uri(Utf8ToUtf16(facebook::xplat::jsArgAsString(args, 0)));
-            canOpenURLAsync(uri, successCallback, errorCallback);
+            try {
+              winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri uri(Utf8ToUtf16(facebook::xplat::jsArgAsString(args, 0)));
+              canOpenURLAsync(uri, successCallback, errorCallback);
+            } catch (winrt::hresult_error &e) {
+              successCallback({false});
+            }
           }),
       Method(
           "getInitialURL",