diff --git a/spec/common/misc/utils.spec.ts b/spec/common/misc/utils.spec.ts
index a224cabfd5..5876415c0f 100644
--- a/spec/common/misc/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/common/misc/utils.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ describe('Utils Service', () => {
             expect(Utils.getDomain('bitwarden')).toBeNull();
         });
 
+        it('should fail for data urls', () => {
+            expect(Utils.getDomain('data:image/jpeg;base64,AAA')).toBeNull();
+        });
+
         it('should handle urls without protocol', () => {
             expect(Utils.getDomain('bitwarden.com')).toBe('bitwarden.com');
             expect(Utils.getDomain('wrong://bitwarden.com')).toBe('bitwarden.com');
diff --git a/src/misc/utils.ts b/src/misc/utils.ts
index 6c1764c205..6131fbd836 100644
--- a/src/misc/utils.ts
+++ b/src/misc/utils.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ export class Utils {
             return null;
         }
 
+        if (uriString.startsWith('data:')) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         let httpUrl = uriString.startsWith('http://') || uriString.startsWith('https://');
         if (!httpUrl && uriString.indexOf('://') < 0 && Utils.tldEndingRegex.test(uriString)) {
             uriString = 'http://' + uriString;