diff --git a/config b/config
index 32ed092..0a7ee01 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ font = Monospace 9
 scrollback_lines = 10000
 #search_wrap = true
 #urgent_on_bell = true
+#hyperlinks = false
 
 # $BROWSER is used by default if set, with xdg-open as a fallback
 #browser = xdg-open
diff --git a/man/termite.config.5 b/man/termite.config.5
index e99e378..2b3ce03 100644
--- a/man/termite.config.5
+++ b/man/termite.config.5
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Set the default browser for opening links. If its not set,
 .IP \fIclickable_url\fR
 Auto-detected URLs can be clicked on to open them in your browser. Only
 enabled if a browser is configured or detected.
+.IP \fIhyperlinks\fR
+Enable support for applications to mark text as hyperlinks. Requires
+clickable_url to be set.
 .IP \fIcursor_blink\fR
 Specify the how the terminal's cursor should behave. Accepts
 \fBsystem\fR to respect the gtk global configuration, \fBon\fR and
diff --git a/termite.cc b/termite.cc
index 1a6da2c..a61501d 100644
--- a/termite.cc
+++ b/termite.cc
@@ -1169,7 +1169,11 @@ gboolean position_overlay_cb(GtkBin *overlay, GtkWidget *widget, GdkRectangle *a
 
 gboolean button_press_cb(VteTerminal *vte, GdkEventButton *event, const config_info *info) {
     if (info->clickable_url && event->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS) {
+#if VTE_CHECK_VERSION (0, 49, 1)
+        auto match = make_unique(vte_terminal_hyperlink_check_event(vte, (GdkEvent*)event), g_free);
+#else
         auto match = make_unique(check_match(vte, event), g_free);
+#endif
         if (!match)
             return FALSE;
 
@@ -1459,6 +1463,9 @@ static void set_config(GtkWindow *window, VteTerminal *vte, GtkWidget *scrollbar
     vte_terminal_set_mouse_autohide(vte, cfg_bool("mouse_autohide", FALSE));
     vte_terminal_set_allow_bold(vte, cfg_bool("allow_bold", TRUE));
     vte_terminal_search_set_wrap_around(vte, cfg_bool("search_wrap", TRUE));
+#if VTE_CHECK_VERSION (0, 49, 1)
+    vte_terminal_set_allow_hyperlink(vte, cfg_bool("hyperlinks", FALSE));
+#endif
     info->dynamic_title = cfg_bool("dynamic_title", TRUE);
     info->urgent_on_bell = cfg_bool("urgent_on_bell", TRUE);
     info->clickable_url = cfg_bool("clickable_url", TRUE);