diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index af01a1b1ac..29c040c597 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -485,10 +485,19 @@ public void HandleLink(LinkDetails link) => Schedule(() =>
             }
         });
 
-        public void OpenUrlExternally(string url, bool bypassExternalUrlWarning = false) => waitForReady(() => externalLinkOpener, _ =>
+        public void OpenUrlExternally(string url, bool forceBypassExternalUrlWarning = false) => waitForReady(() => externalLinkOpener, _ =>
         {
+            bool isTrustedDomain;
+
             if (url.StartsWith('/'))
-                url = $"{API.APIEndpointUrl}{url}";
+            {
+                url = $"{API.WebsiteRootUrl}{url}";
+                isTrustedDomain = true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                isTrustedDomain = url.StartsWith(API.APIEndpointUrl, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            }
 
             if (!url.CheckIsValidUrl())
             {
@@ -500,7 +509,7 @@ public void OpenUrlExternally(string url, bool bypassExternalUrlWarning = false)
                 return;
             }
 
-            externalLinkOpener.OpenUrlExternally(url, bypassExternalUrlWarning);
+            externalLinkOpener.OpenUrlExternally(url, forceBypassExternalUrlWarning || isTrustedDomain);
         });
 
         /// <summary>