diff --git a/src/util/ensureProtocol.ts b/src/util/ensureProtocol.ts
index 40f07af36..f46945967 100644
--- a/src/util/ensureProtocol.ts
+++ b/src/util/ensureProtocol.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 const PROTOCOL_WHITELIST = new Set(['http:', 'https:', 'tg:', 'ton:', 'mailto:', 'tel:']);
-// HTTP was chosen by default as a fix for https://bugs.telegram.org/c/10712.
-// It is also the default protocol in the official TDesktop client.
-const FALLBACK_PREFIX = 'http://';
+const FALLBACK_PREFIX = 'https://';
 
 export function ensureProtocol(url?: string) {
   if (!url) {
diff --git a/src/util/parseMessageInput.ts b/src/util/parseMessageInput.ts
index 90fe7058e..f23eada5b 100644
--- a/src/util/parseMessageInput.ts
+++ b/src/util/parseMessageInput.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function parseMarkdown(html: string) {
 
 function parseMarkdownLinks(html: string) {
   return html.replace(new RegExp(`\\[([^\\]]+?)]\\((${RE_LINK_TEMPLATE}+?)\\)`, 'g'), (_, text, link) => {
-    const url = link.includes('://') ? link : link.includes('@') ? `mailto:${link}` : `http://${link}`;
+    const url = link.includes('://') ? link : link.includes('@') ? `mailto:${link}` : `https://${link}`;
     return `<a href="${url}">${text}</a>`;
   });
 }