diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/text/LinkSpan.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/text/LinkSpan.java
index 94679733f..fee86b22a 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/text/LinkSpan.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/text/LinkSpan.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package org.joinmastodon.android.ui.text;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.text.TextPaint;
 import android.text.style.CharacterStyle;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 
 import org.joinmastodon.android.ui.utils.UiUtils;
@@ -42,7 +44,14 @@ public class LinkSpan extends CharacterStyle {
 	}
 
 	public void onLongClick(View view) {
-		UiUtils.copyText(view, getType() == Type.URL ? link : text);
+		if (getType() == Type.URL) {
+            Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND)
+                    .setType("text/plain")
+                    .putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, link);
+			view.getContext().startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, null));
+		} else {
+			UiUtils.copyText(view, text);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public String getLink(){