diff --git a/radiant/gtkdlgs.cpp b/radiant/gtkdlgs.cpp
index f312eafa..ce6f6a57 100644
--- a/radiant/gtkdlgs.cpp
+++ b/radiant/gtkdlgs.cpp
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ void about_button_changelog( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data ){
 	Str log;
 	log = g_strAppPath;
 	log += "changelog.txt";
-	OpenURL( log.GetBuffer() );
+	OpenURL( widget, log.GetBuffer() );
 }
 
 //! @note kaz 04/01/2012 - not in use
@@ -2071,7 +2071,7 @@ void about_button_credits( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data ){
 	Str cred;
 	cred = g_strAppPath;
 	cred += "credits.html";
-	OpenURL( cred.GetBuffer() );
+	OpenURL( widget, cred.GetBuffer() );
 }
 
 void DoAbout(){
diff --git a/radiant/gtkmisc.cpp b/radiant/gtkmisc.cpp
index 227e6fa7..930702ec 100644
--- a/radiant/gtkmisc.cpp
+++ b/radiant/gtkmisc.cpp
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ gint dialog_delete_callback( GtkWidget *widget, GdkEvent* event, gpointer data )
 }
 
 gint dialog_url_callback( GtkWidget *widget, GdkEvent* event, gpointer data ){
-	OpenURL( (const char *)g_object_get_data( G_OBJECT( widget ), "URL" ) );
+	OpenURL( widget, (const char *)g_object_get_data( G_OBJECT( widget ), "URL" ) );
 
 	return TRUE;
 }
@@ -1659,14 +1659,30 @@ bool WINAPI color_dialog( void *parent, float *color, const char* title ){
 	return false;
 }
 
-void OpenURL( const char *url ){
+void OpenURL( GtkWidget *parent, const char *url ){
 #ifndef _WIN32
     char command[2 * PATH_MAX];
 #endif
+    GError *gerror = NULL;
+    gboolean result;
 
     Sys_Printf( "OpenURL: %s\n", url );
+
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION( 2, 14, 0 )
+#   if GTK_CHECK_VERSION( 3, 22, 0 )
+    result = gtk_show_uri_on_window( GTK_WINDOW( parent ), url, GDK_CURRENT_TIME, &gerror );
+#   else
+    result = gtk_show_uri( gtk_window_get_screen( GTK_WINDOW( parent ) ), url, GDK_CURRENT_TIME, &gerror );
+#   endif
+    if ( result ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    Sys_Printf( "Could not open URL: %s\n", gerror->message );
+    g_error_free( gerror );
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    ShellExecute( (HWND)GDK_WINDOW_HWND( gtk_widget_get_window( g_pParentWnd->m_pWidget ) ), "open", url, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW );
+    ShellExecute( (HWND)GDK_WINDOW_HWND( gtk_widget_get_window( parent ) ), "open", url, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW );
 #else
 #   ifdef __APPLE__
         snprintf(command, sizeof(command), "open '%s' &", url);
@@ -1674,7 +1690,7 @@ void OpenURL( const char *url ){
         snprintf(command, sizeof(command), "xdg-open '%s' &", url);
 #   endif
     if (system(command) != 0) {
-         gtk_MessageBox( g_pParentWnd->m_pWidget, _( "Failed to launch web browser!" ) );
+         gtk_MessageBox( parent, _( "Failed to launch web browser!" ) );
     }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/radiant/gtkmisc.h b/radiant/gtkmisc.h
index 4f86d24d..34910bde 100644
--- a/radiant/gtkmisc.h
+++ b/radiant/gtkmisc.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ bool WINAPI color_dialog( void *parent, float *color, const char* title = "Choos
 void dialog_button_callback( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data );
 gint dialog_delete_callback( GtkWidget *widget, GdkEvent* event, gpointer data );
 
-void OpenURL( const char *url );
+void OpenURL( GtkWidget *parent, const char *url );
 
 void CheckMenuSplitting( GtkWidget *&menu );
 
diff --git a/radiant/mainframe.cpp b/radiant/mainframe.cpp
index 6a11932a..02e3c98f 100644
--- a/radiant/mainframe.cpp
+++ b/radiant/mainframe.cpp
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ void AddMenuItem( GtkWidget* item, unsigned int id ){
 }
 
 void MainFrame::handle_help_command( int id ){
-	OpenURL( mHelpURLs[id]->GetBuffer() );
+	OpenURL( m_pWidget, mHelpURLs[id]->GetBuffer() );
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -4482,7 +4482,7 @@ void MainFrame::OnFileCheckUpdate(){
 #endif
 	URL += "&Version_dlup=" RADIANT_VERSION;
 	g_PrefsDlg.mGamesDialog.AddPacksURL( URL );
-	OpenURL( URL.GetBuffer() );
+	OpenURL( m_pWidget, URL.GetBuffer() );
 }
 
 void MainFrame::OnEditUndo(){
@@ -6562,7 +6562,7 @@ void MainFrame::OnPluginsRefresh(){
 
 // open the Q3Rad manual
 void MainFrame::OnHelp(){
-	OpenURL( "http://icculus.org/gtkradiant/documentation/q3radiant_manual/index.htm" );
+	OpenURL( m_pWidget, "http://icculus.org/gtkradiant/documentation/q3radiant_manual/index.htm" );
 }
 
 // FIXME: we'll go towards a unified help thing soon
@@ -6570,11 +6570,11 @@ void MainFrame::OnHelpLinks(){
 	Str link;
 	link = g_strAppPath;
 	link += "links.htm";
-	OpenURL( link.GetBuffer() );
+	OpenURL( m_pWidget, link.GetBuffer() );
 }
 
 void MainFrame::OnHelpBugreport(){
-	OpenURL( "https://github.com/TTimo/GtkRadiant/issues" );
+	OpenURL( m_pWidget, "https://github.com/TTimo/GtkRadiant/issues" );
 }
 
 void MainFrame::OnHelpCommandlist(){