diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-web-links/src/WebLinksAddon.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-web-links/src/WebLinksAddon.ts
index 45a1b294..5c956cec 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-web-links/src/WebLinksAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-web-links/src/WebLinksAddon.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ import { ILinkProviderOptions, WebLinkProvider } from './WebLinkProvider';
 // resembling the old (...)*([^:"\'\\s]) final path clause
 // additionally exclude early + final:
 // - unsafe from rfc3986: !*'()
-// - unsafe chars from rfc1738: {}|\^~[]` (minus [] as we need them for ipv6 adresses)
+// - unsafe chars from rfc1738: {}|\^~[]` (minus [] as we need them for ipv6 adresses, also allow ~)
 // also exclude as finals:
 // - final interpunction like ,.!?
 // - any sort of brackets <>()[]{} (not spec conform, but often used to enclose urls)
 // - unsafe chars from rfc1738: {}|\^~[]`
-const strictUrlRegex = /https?:[/]{2}[^\s"'!*(){}|\\\^~<>`]*[^\s"':,.!?{}|\\\^~\[\]`()<>]/;
+const strictUrlRegex = /https?:[/]{2}[^\s"'!*(){}|\\\^<>`]*[^\s"':,.!?{}|\\\^~\[\]`()<>]/;
 
 
 function handleLink(event: MouseEvent, uri: string): void {