diff --git a/assets/static/__snapshots__/templates.test.js.snap b/assets/static/__snapshots__/templates.test.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..719f74fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/static/__snapshots__/templates.test.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`linkify kibana link 1`] = `"<a href=\\"https://kibana/app/kibana#/dashboard/dashboard_name?_g=(time:(from:now-1h,mode:quick,to:now))&_a=(filters:!((query:(match:(host:(query:hostname,type:phrase))),meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:host,negate:!f,value:hostname)),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:program,negate:!f,value:puppet-agent),query:(match:(program:(query:puppet-agent,type:phrase)))),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:level,negate:!f,value:ERROR),query:(match:(level:(query:ERROR,type:phrase))))))\\" title=\\"https://kibana/app/kibana#/dashboard/dashboard_name?_g=(time:(from:now-1h,mode:quick,to:now))&_a=(filters:!((query:(match:(host:(query:hostname,type:phrase))),meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:host,negate:!f,value:hostname)),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:program,negate:!f,value:puppet-agent),query:(match:(program:(query:puppet-agent,type:phrase)))),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:level,negate:!f,value:ERROR),query:(match:(level:(query:ERROR,type:phrase))))))\\">https://kibana/app/kibana#/dashboard/dashboard_name?_g=(time:(from:now-1h,mode:quick,to:now))&_a=(filters:!((query:(match:(host:(query:hostname,type:phrase))),meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:host,negate:!f,value:hostname)),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:program,negate:!f,value:puppet-agent),query:(match:(program:(query:puppet-agent,type:phrase)))),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:level,negate:!f,value:ERROR),query:(match:(level:(query:ERROR,type:phrase))))))</a>"`;
+
+exports[`linkify kibana link 2`] = `"foo <a href=\\"https://kibana/app/kibana#/dashboard/dashboard_name?_g=(time:(from:now-1h,mode:quick,to:now))&_a=(filters:!((query:(match:(host:(query:hostname,type:phrase))),meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:host,negate:!f,value:hostname)),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:program,negate:!f,value:puppet-agent),query:(match:(program:(query:puppet-agent,type:phrase)))),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:level,negate:!f,value:ERROR),query:(match:(level:(query:ERROR,type:phrase))))))\\" title=\\"https://kibana/app/kibana#/dashboard/dashboard_name?_g=(time:(from:now-1h,mode:quick,to:now))&_a=(filters:!((query:(match:(host:(query:hostname,type:phrase))),meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:host,negate:!f,value:hostname)),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:program,negate:!f,value:puppet-agent),query:(match:(program:(query:puppet-agent,type:phrase)))),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:level,negate:!f,value:ERROR),query:(match:(level:(query:ERROR,type:phrase))))))\\">https://kibana/app/kibana#/dashboard/dashboard_name?_g=(time:(from:now-1h,mode:quick,to:now))&_a=(filters:!((query:(match:(host:(query:hostname,type:phrase))),meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:host,negate:!f,value:hostname)),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:program,negate:!f,value:puppet-agent),query:(match:(program:(query:puppet-agent,type:phrase)))),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:level,negate:!f,value:ERROR),query:(match:(level:(query:ERROR,type:phrase))))))</a> bar"`;
+
+exports[`linkify simple link 1`] = `"<a href=\\"http://localhost\\" title=\\"http://localhost\\">http://localhost</a>"`;
+
+exports[`linkify simple link 2`] = `"<a href=\\"http://localhost:8080/abc\\" title=\\"http://localhost:8080/abc\\">http://localhost:8080/abc</a>"`;
+
+exports[`linkify simple link 3`] = `"<a href=\\"http://localhost:8080/abc#foo\\" title=\\"http://localhost:8080/abc#foo\\">http://localhost:8080/abc#foo</a>"`;
+
+exports[`linkify simple link 4`] = `"<a href=\\"http://localhost:8080/abc?foo\\" title=\\"http://localhost:8080/abc?foo\\">http://localhost:8080/abc?foo</a>"`;
diff --git a/assets/static/templates.js b/assets/static/templates.js
index 2035ed6cb..ddaedaab3 100644
--- a/assets/static/templates.js
+++ b/assets/static/templates.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const $ = require("jquery");
 const _ = require("underscore");
 const moment = require("moment");
+require("javascript-linkify");
 
 const alerts = require("./alerts");
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ function init() {
 
 function renderTemplate(name, context) {
     context["moment"] = moment;
+    context["linkify"] = window.linkify;
     context["renderTemplate"] = renderTemplate;
     context["sortMapByKey"] = alerts.sortMapByKey;
     context["getLabelAttrs"] = alerts.getLabelAttrs;
diff --git a/assets/static/templates.test.js b/assets/static/templates.test.js
index f2add3139..885bf0775 100644
--- a/assets/static/templates.test.js
+++ b/assets/static/templates.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 const templates = require("./templates");
 const templatesMock = require("./__mocks__/templatesMock");
+require("javascript-linkify");
 
 test("templates init()", () => {
     document.body.innerHTML = templatesMock.loadTemplates();
     templates.init();
 });
+
+test("linkify simple link", () => {
+    expect(window.linkify("http://localhost")).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(window.linkify("http://localhost:8080/abc")).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(window.linkify("http://localhost:8080/abc#foo")).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(window.linkify("http://localhost:8080/abc?foo")).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
+
+test("linkify kibana link", () => {
+    let longLink =
+        "https://kibana/app/kibana#/dashboard/dashboard_name?_g=" +
+        "(time:(from:now-1h,mode:quick,to:now))&_a=(filters:!((query:" +
+        "(match:(host:(query:hostname,type:phrase))),meta:" +
+        "(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*',key:host,negate:!f," +
+        "value:hostname)),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'logstash-*'" +
+        ",key:program,negate:!f,value:puppet-agent),query:(match:(program:" +
+        "(query:puppet-agent,type:phrase)))),(meta:(alias:!n,disabled:" +
+        "!f,index:'logstash-*',key:level,negate:!f,value:ERROR),query:" +
+        "(match:(level:(query:ERROR,type:phrase))))))";
+    expect(window.linkify(longLink)).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(window.linkify("foo " + longLink + " bar")).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
diff --git a/assets/templates/alertgroup.html b/assets/templates/alertgroup.html
index 77ac699ac..afbf0e8f8 100644
--- a/assets/templates/alertgroup.html
+++ b/assets/templates/alertgroup.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <div class="well well-sm annotation-well">
       <i class="fa fa-question-circle text-muted" title="<%= annotation.key %>" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top"/>
       <% if (annotation.value) { %>
-        <%- annotation.value %>
+        <%= linkify(_.escape(annotation.value)) %>
       <% } else { %>
         <span class="text-muted">
           [ missing annotation value ]
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 716664a78..e25c6a13f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3593,6 +3593,11 @@
         "handlebars": "4.0.10"
       }
     },
+    "javascript-linkify": {
+      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/javascript-linkify/-/javascript-linkify-0.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-Ep/6I7Uon73mxsUM73efz1kFWtY="
+    },
     "jest": {
       "version": "20.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jest/-/jest-20.0.4.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99ded97e6..fd77f04f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "favico.js": "^0.3.10",
     "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
     "is-in-viewport": "^3.0.0",
+    "javascript-linkify": "^0.3.0",
     "jquery": "^3.2.1",
     "js-cookie": "^2.1.4",
     "js-sha1": "^0.4.1",