diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/util/index.js b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/util/index.js
index d6375c023c..0b35ccdebe 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/util/index.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/util/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export const hashRE = /#.*$/
 export const extRE = /\.(md|html)$/
 export const endingSlashRE = /\/$/
-export const outboundRE = /^(https?:|mailto:|tel:)/
+export const outboundRE = /^(https?:|mailto:|tel:|[a-zA-Z]{4,}:)/
 
 export function normalize (path) {
   return decodeURI(path)