diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuLinkSpriteText.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuLinkSpriteText.cs
index 771903c8f3..21b62ee37e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuLinkSpriteText.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuLinkSpriteText.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites
 {
     public class OsuLinkSpriteText : OsuSpriteText
     {
-        private readonly OsuHoverContainer content;
+        private readonly OsuClickableContainer content;
 
         public override bool HandleInput => content.Action != null;
 
@@ -20,6 +21,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites
 
         protected override IEnumerable<Drawable> FlowingChildren => Children;
 
+        protected override bool OnClick(InputState state)
+        {
+            OnLinkClicked();
+            return true;
+        }
+
         private string url;
 
         public string Url
@@ -31,17 +38,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites
             set
             {
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
-                {
                     url = value;
-
-                    content.Action = OnLinkClicked;
-                }
             }
         }
 
         public OsuLinkSpriteText()
         {
-            AddInternal(content = new OsuHoverContainer
+            AddInternal(content = new OsuClickableContainer
             {
                 AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
             });
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChatLink.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChatLink.cs
index 83b1429993..08a3184034 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChatLink.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChatLink.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         private Color4 hoverColour;
         private Color4 urlColour;
 
-        private readonly ChatHoverContainer content;
+        private readonly Container content;
+        private readonly HoverClickSounds hoverClickSounds;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Every other sprite in the containing ChatLine that represents the same link.
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content ?? base.Content;
 
+        protected override bool OnClick(InputState state)
+        {
+            hoverClickSounds.TriggerOnClick(state);
+            return base.OnClick(state);
+        }
+
         protected override void OnLinkClicked()
         {
             var url = Url;
@@ -167,7 +174,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 
         public ChatLink()
         {
-            AddInternal(content = new ChatHoverContainer
+            hoverClickSounds = new HoverClickSounds();
+
+            AddInternal(content = new Container
             {
                 AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
             });
@@ -182,8 +191,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         protected override bool OnHover(InputState state)
         {
             if (!SameLinkSprites.Any(sprite => sprite.IsHovered))
+            {
+                hoverClickSounds.TriggerOnHover(state);
+
                 foreach (ChatLink sprite in SameLinkSprites)
                     sprite.TriggerOnHover(state);
+            }
 
             Content.FadeColour(hoverColour, 500, Easing.OutQuint);
 
@@ -210,6 +223,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(APIAccess api, BeatmapSetOverlay beatmapSetOverlay, ChatOverlay chat, OsuColour colours)
         {
+            // Should be ok, inexpensive operation
+            LoadComponentAsync(hoverClickSounds);
+
             this.api = api;
             this.beatmapSetOverlay = beatmapSetOverlay;
             this.chat = chat;
@@ -219,10 +235,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
             if (LinkId != -1)
                 Content.Colour = urlColour;
         }
-
-        private class ChatHoverContainer : OsuHoverContainer
-        {
-            
-        }
     }
 }