diff --git a/imports/NeoChat/Component/Timeline/TextDelegate.qml b/imports/NeoChat/Component/Timeline/TextDelegate.qml
index 8bf1cec44..9010fdb60 100644
--- a/imports/NeoChat/Component/Timeline/TextDelegate.qml
+++ b/imports/NeoChat/Component/Timeline/TextDelegate.qml
@@ -45,15 +45,7 @@ a{
     textFormat: Text.RichText
 
     onLinkActivated: {
-        if (link.startsWith("https://matrix.to/")) {
-            var result = link.replace(/\?.*/, "").match("https://matrix.to/#/(!.*:.*)/(\\$.*:.*)")
-            if (!result || result.length < 3) return
-            if (result[1] != currentRoom.id) return
-            if (!result[2]) return
-            goToEvent(result[2])
-        } else {
-            Qt.openUrlExternally(link)
-        }
+        applicationWindow().handleLink(link, currentRoom)
     }
 
     MouseArea {
diff --git a/imports/NeoChat/Menu/Timeline/MessageDelegateContextMenu.qml b/imports/NeoChat/Menu/Timeline/MessageDelegateContextMenu.qml
index 179056e19..bdfc328d7 100644
--- a/imports/NeoChat/Menu/Timeline/MessageDelegateContextMenu.qml
+++ b/imports/NeoChat/Menu/Timeline/MessageDelegateContextMenu.qml
@@ -57,15 +57,7 @@ Kirigami.OverlaySheet {
                     wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
 
                     onLinkActivated: {
-                        if (link.startsWith("https://matrix.to/")) {
-                            var result = link.replace(/\?.*/, "").match("https://matrix.to/#/(!.*:.*)/(\\$.*:.*)")
-                            if (!result || result.length < 3) return
-                            if (result[1] != currentRoom.id) return
-                            if (!result[2]) return
-                            goToEvent(result[2])
-                        } else {
-                            Qt.openUrlExternally(link)
-                        }
+                        applicationWindow().handleLink(link, currentRoom)
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/qml/main.qml b/qml/main.qml
index c55dbe1ba..370a04a81 100644
--- a/qml/main.qml
+++ b/qml/main.qml
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
         signal leaveRoom(string room);
         signal openRoom(string room);
 
+        function roomByAliasOrId(aliasOrId) {
+            return spectralRoomListModel.roomByAliasOrId(aliasOrId)
+        }
+
+        function openRoomAndEvent(room, event) {
+            enterRoom(room)
+            roomItem.goToEvent(event)
+        }
+
         function loadInitialRoom() {
             if (Config.openRoom) {
                 const room = Controller.activeConnection.room(Config.openRoom);
@@ -347,4 +356,37 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
         id: roomWindow
         RoomWindow {}
     }
+
+    function handleLink(link, currentRoom) {
+        if (link.startsWith("https://matrix.to/")) {
+            var content = link.replace("https://matrix.to/#/", "").replace(/\?.*/, "")
+            if(content.match("^[#!]")) {
+                if(content.includes("/")) {
+                    var result = content.match("([!#].*:.*)/(\\$.*)")
+                    if(!result) {
+                        return
+                    }
+                    if(result[1] == currentRoom.id) {
+                        roomManager.roomItem.goToEvent(result[2])
+                    } else {
+                        roomManager.openRoomAndEvent(roomManager.roomByAliasOrId(result[1]), result[2])
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    roomManager.enterRoom(roomManager.roomByAliasOrId(content))
+                }
+            } else if(content.match("^@")) {
+                let dialog = userDialog.createObject(root.overlay, {room: currentRoom, user: currentRoom.user(content)})
+                dialog.open()
+                console.log(dialog.user)
+            }
+        } else {
+            Qt.openUrlExternally(link)
+        }
+    }
+
+    Component {
+        id: userDialog
+        UserDetailDialog {
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
index a29ad5f53..51825a7ec 100644
--- a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
@@ -429,3 +429,13 @@ bool RoomListModel::categoryVisible(int category) const
 {
     return m_categoryVisibility.value(category, true);
 }
+
+NeoChatRoom *RoomListModel::roomByAliasOrId(const QString &aliasOrId)
+{
+    for(const auto &room : m_rooms) {
+        if(room->aliases().contains(aliasOrId) || room->id() == aliasOrId) {
+            return room;
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
diff --git a/src/roomlistmodel.h b/src/roomlistmodel.h
index 43969860f..2d0525436 100644
--- a/src/roomlistmodel.h
+++ b/src/roomlistmodel.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ public:
         return m_notificationCount;
     }
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE NeoChatRoom *roomByAliasOrId(const QString &aliasOrId);
+
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void doAddRoom(Quotient::Room *room);
     void updateRoom(Quotient::Room *room, Quotient::Room *prev);