diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/Cells/OWSMessageCell.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/Cells/OWSMessageCell.m
index 3f1201c38..f09b1038a 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/Cells/OWSMessageCell.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/Cells/OWSMessageCell.m
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
     self.bubbleImageView = [UIImageView new];
     self.bubbleImageView.layoutMargins = UIEdgeInsetsZero;
-    self.bubbleImageView.userInteractionEnabled = NO;
+    // Enable userInteractionEnabled so that links in textView work.
+    self.bubbleImageView.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
     [self.payloadView addSubview:self.bubbleImageView];
     [self.bubbleImageView autoPinToSuperviewEdges];