diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d113b4..21b9003 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/lwansbrough/react-native-markdown.git"
   },
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "description": "A component for rendering Markdown in React Native",
   "main": "Markdown.js",
   "author": "Lochlan Wansbrough <lochie@live.com> (http://lwansbrough.com)",
diff --git a/rules.js b/rules.js
index f1956d0..2300e3f 100644
--- a/rules.js
+++ b/rules.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var {
   Image,
   Text,
   View,
+  Linking
 } = React;
 var SimpleMarkdown = require('simple-markdown');
 var _ = require('lodash');
@@ -100,7 +101,10 @@ module.exports = function(styles) {
         state.withinText = true;
         return React.createElement(Text, {
           key: state.key,
-          style: styles.autolink
+          style: styles.autolink,
+          onPress: function () {
+            Linking.openURL(node.content[0].content);
+          }
         }, output(node.content, state));
       }
     },