diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Dialogs/SubmitDraft.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Dialogs/SubmitDraft.tsx
index 58740eb47d0..03d41063138 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Dialogs/SubmitDraft.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Dialogs/SubmitDraft.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ModalComponent } from "src/components/Shared/Modal";
 import { getStashboxBase } from "src/utils/stashbox";
 import { FormattedMessage, useIntl } from "react-intl";
 import { faPaperPlane } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { ExternalLink } from "../Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface IProps {
   type: "scene" | "performer";
@@ -108,12 +109,12 @@ export const SubmitStashBoxDraft: React.FC<IProps> = ({
             <FormattedMessage id="stashbox.submission_successful" />
           </h6>
           <div>
-            <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href={reviewUrl}>
+            <ExternalLink href={reviewUrl}>
               <FormattedMessage
                 id="stashbox.go_review_draft"
                 values={{ endpoint_name: selectedBox?.name }}
               />
-            </a>
+            </ExternalLink>
           </div>
         </>
       );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Movies/MovieDetails/Movie.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Movies/MovieDetails/Movie.tsx
index 3d3e1d11a38..15f2c6843f4 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Movies/MovieDetails/Movie.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Movies/MovieDetails/Movie.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { DetailImage } from "src/components/Shared/DetailImage";
 import { useRatingKeybinds } from "src/hooks/keybinds";
 import { useLoadStickyHeader } from "src/hooks/detailsPanel";
 import { useScrollToTopOnMount } from "src/hooks/scrollToTop";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface IProps {
   movie: GQL.MovieDataFragment;
@@ -274,15 +275,13 @@ const MoviePage: React.FC<IProps> = ({ movie }) => {
   const renderClickableIcons = () => (
     <span className="name-icons">
       {movie.url && (
-        <Button className="minimal icon-link" title={movie.url}>
-          <a
-            href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(movie.url)}
-            className="link"
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
-          >
-            <Icon icon={faLink} />
-          </a>
+        <Button
+          as={ExternalLink}
+          href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(movie.url)}
+          className="minimal link"
+          title={movie.url}
+        >
+          <Icon icon={faLink} />
         </Button>
       )}
     </span>
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Movies/MovieDetails/MovieDetailsPanel.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Movies/MovieDetails/MovieDetailsPanel.tsx
index d0bc485e55d..b9d0d7ef7aa 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Movies/MovieDetails/MovieDetailsPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Movies/MovieDetails/MovieDetailsPanel.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useIntl } from "react-intl";
 import * as GQL from "src/core/generated-graphql";
 import TextUtils from "src/utils/text";
 import { DetailItem } from "src/components/Shared/DetailItem";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 
 interface IMovieDetailsPanel {
   movie: GQL.MovieDataFragment;
@@ -34,9 +35,9 @@ export const MovieDetailsPanel: React.FC<IMovieDetailsPanel> = ({
         id="studio"
         value={
           movie.studio?.id ? (
-            <a href={`/studios/${movie.studio?.id}`} target="_self">
+            <Link to={`/studios/${movie.studio?.id}`}>
               {movie.studio?.name}
-            </a>
+            </Link>
           ) : (
             ""
           )
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/PerformerDetails/Performer.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/PerformerDetails/Performer.tsx
index 09772776889..f6e7852d398 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/PerformerDetails/Performer.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/PerformerDetails/Performer.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import { useRatingKeybinds } from "src/hooks/keybinds";
 import { DetailImage } from "src/components/Shared/DetailImage";
 import { useLoadStickyHeader } from "src/hooks/detailsPanel";
 import { useScrollToTopOnMount } from "src/hooks/scrollToTop";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface IProps {
   performer: GQL.PerformerDataFragment;
@@ -493,57 +494,50 @@ const PerformerPage: React.FC<IProps> = ({ performer, tabKey }) => {
           <Icon icon={faHeart} />
         </Button>
         {performer.url && (
-          <Button className="minimal icon-link" title={performer.url}>
-            <a
-              href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(performer.url)}
-              className="link"
-              target="_blank"
-              rel="noopener noreferrer"
-            >
-              <Icon icon={faLink} />
-            </a>
+          <Button
+            as={ExternalLink}
+            href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(performer.url)}
+            className="minimal link"
+            title={performer.url}
+          >
+            <Icon icon={faLink} />
           </Button>
         )}
         {(urls ?? []).map((url, index) => (
-          <Button key={index} className="minimal icon-link" title={url}>
-            <a
-              href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(url)}
-              className={`detail-link ${index}`}
-              target="_blank"
-              rel="noopener noreferrer"
-            >
-              <Icon icon={faLink} />
-            </a>
+          <Button
+            key={index}
+            as={ExternalLink}
+            href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(url)}
+            className={`minimal link detail-link detail-link-${index}`}
+            title={url}
+          >
+            <Icon icon={faLink} />
           </Button>
         ))}
         {performer.twitter && (
-          <Button className="minimal icon-link" title={performer.twitter}>
-            <a
-              href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(
-                performer.twitter,
-                TextUtils.twitterURL
-              )}
-              className="twitter"
-              target="_blank"
-              rel="noopener noreferrer"
-            >
-              <Icon icon={faTwitter} />
-            </a>
+          <Button
+            as={ExternalLink}
+            href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(
+              performer.twitter,
+              TextUtils.twitterURL
+            )}
+            className="minimal link twitter"
+            title={performer.twitter}
+          >
+            <Icon icon={faTwitter} />
           </Button>
         )}
         {performer.instagram && (
-          <Button className="minimal icon-link" title={performer.instagram}>
-            <a
-              href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(
-                performer.instagram,
-                TextUtils.instagramURL
-              )}
-              className="instagram"
-              target="_blank"
-              rel="noopener noreferrer"
-            >
-              <Icon icon={faInstagram} />
-            </a>
+          <Button
+            as={ExternalLink}
+            href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(
+              performer.instagram,
+              TextUtils.instagramURL
+            )}
+            className="minimal link instagram"
+            title={performer.instagram}
+          >
+            <Icon icon={faInstagram} />
           </Button>
         )}
       </span>
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/PerformerSelect.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/PerformerSelect.tsx
index 5a1632ef9ad..0076cb61394 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/PerformerSelect.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/PerformerSelect.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   Option as SelectOption,
 } from "../Shared/FilterSelect";
 import { useCompare } from "src/hooks/state";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 
 export type SelectObject = {
   id: string;
@@ -86,10 +87,9 @@ export const PerformerSelect: React.FC<
       ...optionProps,
       children: (
         <span className="react-select-image-option">
-          <a
-            href={`/performers/${object.id}`}
+          <Link
+            to={`/performers/${object.id}`}
             target="_blank"
-            rel="noreferrer"
             className="performer-select-image-link"
           >
             <img
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export const PerformerSelect: React.FC<
               src={object.image_path ?? ""}
               loading="lazy"
             />
-          </a>
+          </Link>
           <span>{name}</span>
           {object.disambiguation && (
             <span className="performer-disambiguation">{` (${object.disambiguation})`}</span>
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/styles.scss b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/styles.scss
index 1686c03acc2..05b75501502 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/styles.scss
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Performers/styles.scss
@@ -27,22 +27,9 @@
         color: #ff7373;
       }
 
-      .link {
-        color: rgb(191, 204, 214);
-      }
-
       .instagram {
         color: pink;
       }
-
-      .icon-link {
-        padding: 0;
-
-        a {
-          display: inline-block;
-          padding: $btn-padding-y $btn-padding-x;
-        }
-      }
     }
 
     .rating-number .form-control {
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneDetails/SceneFileInfoPanel.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneDetails/SceneFileInfoPanel.tsx
index 6da4c735ad6..a601b298ca4 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneDetails/SceneFileInfoPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneDetails/SceneFileInfoPanel.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const FileInfoPanel: React.FC<IFileInfoPanelProps> = (
           url={NavUtils.makeScenesPHashMatchUrl(phash?.value)}
           target="_self"
           truncate
-          trusted
+          internal
         />
         <URLField
           id="path"
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsAboutPanel.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsAboutPanel.tsx
index 13d8edde745..9d9922330fd 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsAboutPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsAboutPanel.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from "react";
 import { Button } from "react-bootstrap";
 import { useIntl } from "react-intl";
 import { useLatestVersion } from "src/core/StashService";
+import { ExternalLink } from "../Shared/ExternalLink";
 import { ConstantSetting, SettingGroup } from "./Inputs";
 import { SettingSection } from "./SettingSection";
 
@@ -115,13 +116,9 @@ export const SettingsAboutPanel: React.FC = () => {
                 { id: "config.about.stash_home" },
                 {
                   url: (
-                    <a
-                      href="/stashapp/stash"
-                      rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                      target="_blank"
-                    >
+                    <ExternalLink href="/stashapp/stash">
                       GitHub
-                    </a>
+                    </ExternalLink>
                   ),
                 }
               )}
@@ -131,13 +128,9 @@ export const SettingsAboutPanel: React.FC = () => {
                 { id: "config.about.stash_wiki" },
                 {
                   url: (
-                    <a
-                      href="https://docs.stashapp.cc"
-                      rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                      target="_blank"
-                    >
+                    <ExternalLink href="https://docs.stashapp.cc">
                       Documentation
-                    </a>
+                    </ExternalLink>
                   ),
                 }
               )}
@@ -147,13 +140,9 @@ export const SettingsAboutPanel: React.FC = () => {
                 { id: "config.about.stash_discord" },
                 {
                   url: (
-                    <a
-                      href="https://discord.gg/2TsNFKt"
-                      rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                      target="_blank"
-                    >
+                    <ExternalLink href="https://discord.gg/2TsNFKt">
                       Discord
-                    </a>
+                    </ExternalLink>
                   ),
                 }
               )}
@@ -163,13 +152,9 @@ export const SettingsAboutPanel: React.FC = () => {
                 { id: "config.about.stash_open_collective" },
                 {
                   url: (
-                    <a
-                      href="https://opencollective.com/stashapp"
-                      rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                      target="_blank"
-                    >
+                    <ExternalLink href="https://opencollective.com/stashapp">
                       Open Collective
-                    </a>
+                    </ExternalLink>
                   ),
                 }
               )}
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsLibraryPanel.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsLibraryPanel.tsx
index 76c72968f95..4a8e55a601b 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsLibraryPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsLibraryPanel.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { BooleanSetting, StringListSetting, StringSetting } from "./Inputs";
 import { useSettings } from "./context";
 import { useIntl } from "react-intl";
 import { faQuestionCircle } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { ExternalLink } from "../Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 export const SettingsLibraryPanel: React.FC = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
@@ -76,13 +77,9 @@ export const SettingsLibraryPanel: React.FC = () => {
               {intl.formatMessage({
                 id: "config.general.excluded_video_patterns_desc",
               })}
-              <a
-                href="https://docs.stashapp.cc/beginner-guides/exclude-file-configuration"
-                rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                target="_blank"
-              >
+              <ExternalLink href="https://docs.stashapp.cc/beginner-guides/exclude-file-configuration">
                 <Icon icon={faQuestionCircle} />
-              </a>
+              </ExternalLink>
             </span>
           }
           value={general.excludes ?? undefined}
@@ -98,13 +95,9 @@ export const SettingsLibraryPanel: React.FC = () => {
               {intl.formatMessage({
                 id: "config.general.excluded_image_gallery_patterns_desc",
               })}
-              <a
-                href="https://docs.stashapp.cc/beginner-guides/exclude-file-configuration"
-                rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                target="_blank"
-              >
+              <ExternalLink href="https://docs.stashapp.cc/beginner-guides/exclude-file-configuration">
                 <Icon icon={faQuestionCircle} />
-              </a>
+              </ExternalLink>
             </span>
           }
           value={general.imageExcludes ?? undefined}
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsPluginsPanel.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsPluginsPanel.tsx
index 849476aa870..102d236f1ed 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsPluginsPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsPluginsPanel.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   AvailablePluginPackages,
   InstalledPluginPackages,
 } from "./PluginPackageManager";
+import { ExternalLink } from "../Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface IPluginSettingProps {
   pluginID: string;
@@ -97,15 +98,12 @@ export const SettingsPluginsPanel: React.FC = () => {
     function renderLink(url?: string) {
       if (url) {
         return (
-          <Button className="minimal">
-            <a
-              href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(url)}
-              className="link"
-              target="_blank"
-              rel="noopener noreferrer"
-            >
-              <Icon icon={faLink} />
-            </a>
+          <Button
+            as={ExternalLink}
+            href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(url)}
+            className="minimal link"
+          >
+            <Icon icon={faLink} />
           </Button>
         );
       }
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsScrapingPanel.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsScrapingPanel.tsx
index 9aef6942bb3..304b83d75c1 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsScrapingPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsScrapingPanel.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   AvailableScraperPackages,
   InstalledScraperPackages,
 } from "./ScraperPackageManager";
+import { ExternalLink } from "../Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface IURLList {
   urls: string[];
@@ -42,16 +43,7 @@ const URLList: React.FC<IURLList> = ({ urls }) => {
       const sanitised = TextUtils.sanitiseURL(url);
       const siteURL = linkSite(sanitised!);
 
-      return (
-        <a
-          href={siteURL}
-          className="link"
-          target="_blank"
-          rel="noopener noreferrer"
-        >
-          {sanitised}
-        </a>
-      );
+      return <ExternalLink href={siteURL}>{sanitised}</ExternalLink>;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/styles.scss b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/styles.scss
index 965c9dcfce3..46c86986f7a 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/styles.scss
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/styles.scss
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       min-width: 100px;
       text-align: right;
 
-      button {
+      .btn {
         margin: 0.25rem;
       }
     }
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Migrate.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Migrate.tsx
index 9f27d780509..23fc0b520f0 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Migrate.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Migrate.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom";
 import * as GQL from "src/core/generated-graphql";
 import { useSystemStatus, mutateMigrate } from "src/core/StashService";
 import { migrationNotes } from "src/docs/en/MigrationNotes";
+import { ExternalLink } from "../Shared/ExternalLink";
 import { LoadingIndicator } from "../Shared/LoadingIndicator";
 import { MarkdownPage } from "../Shared/MarkdownPage";
 
@@ -35,18 +36,12 @@ export const Migrate: React.FC = () => {
     : "";
 
   const discordLink = (
-    <a href="https://discord.gg/2TsNFKt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
-      Discord
-    </a>
+    <ExternalLink href="https://discord.gg/2TsNFKt">Discord</ExternalLink>
   );
   const githubLink = (
-    <a
-      href="/stashapp/stash/issues"
-      target="_blank"
-      rel="noreferrer"
-    >
+    <ExternalLink href="/stashapp/stash/issues">
       <FormattedMessage id="setup.github_repository" />
-    </a>
+    </ExternalLink>
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Setup.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Setup.tsx
index d14323f9fe1..f63aaeaf35c 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Setup.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Setup.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   faQuestionCircle,
 } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { releaseNotes } from "src/docs/en/ReleaseNotes";
+import { ExternalLink } from "../Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 export const Setup: React.FC = () => {
   const { configuration, loading: configLoading } =
@@ -103,18 +104,12 @@ export const Setup: React.FC = () => {
   }, [configuration]);
 
   const discordLink = (
-    <a href="https://discord.gg/2TsNFKt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
-      Discord
-    </a>
+    <ExternalLink href="https://discord.gg/2TsNFKt">Discord</ExternalLink>
   );
   const githubLink = (
-    <a
-      href="/stashapp/stash/issues"
-      target="_blank"
-      rel="noreferrer"
-    >
+    <ExternalLink href="/stashapp/stash/issues">
       <FormattedMessage id="setup.github_repository" />
-    </a>
+    </ExternalLink>
   );
 
   function onConfigLocationChosen(inWorkDir: boolean) {
@@ -825,14 +820,9 @@ export const Setup: React.FC = () => {
               id="setup.success.open_collective"
               values={{
                 open_collective_link: (
-                  <a
-                    href="https://opencollective.com/stashapp"
-                    target="_blank"
-                    rel="noreferrer"
-                  >
-                    {" "}
-                    OpenCollective{" "}
-                  </a>
+                  <ExternalLink href="https://opencollective.com/stashapp">
+                    Open Collective
+                  </ExternalLink>
                 ),
               }}
             />
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/ExternalLink.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/ExternalLink.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e01572d22c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/ExternalLink.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type IExternalLinkProps = JSX.IntrinsicElements["a"];
+
+export const ExternalLink: React.FC<IExternalLinkProps> = (props) => {
+  return <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" {...props} />;
+};
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/StashID.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/StashID.tsx
index f44fbb64251..14bcef6882c 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/StashID.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/StashID.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useMemo } from "react";
 import { StashId } from "src/core/generated-graphql";
 import { ConfigurationContext } from "src/hooks/Config";
 import { getStashboxBase } from "src/utils/stashbox";
+import { ExternalLink } from "./ExternalLink";
 
 export type LinkType = "performers" | "scenes" | "studios";
 
@@ -26,9 +27,7 @@ export const StashIDPill: React.FC<{
   return (
     <span className="stash-id-pill" data-endpoint={endpointName}>
       <span>{endpointName}</span>
-      <a href={link} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-        {stash_id}
-      </a>
+      <ExternalLink href={link}>{stash_id}</ExternalLink>
     </span>
   );
 };
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Studios/StudioDetails/Studio.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Studios/StudioDetails/Studio.tsx
index 40375d918e7..d4701d33bbb 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Studios/StudioDetails/Studio.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Studios/StudioDetails/Studio.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import { DetailImage } from "src/components/Shared/DetailImage";
 import { useRatingKeybinds } from "src/hooks/keybinds";
 import { useLoadStickyHeader } from "src/hooks/detailsPanel";
 import { useScrollToTopOnMount } from "src/hooks/scrollToTop";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface IProps {
   studio: GQL.StudioDataFragment;
@@ -285,15 +286,13 @@ const StudioPage: React.FC<IProps> = ({ studio, tabKey }) => {
   const renderClickableIcons = () => (
     <span className="name-icons">
       {studio.url && (
-        <Button className="minimal icon-link" title={studio.url}>
-          <a
-            href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(studio.url)}
-            className="link"
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
-          >
-            <Icon icon={faLink} />
-          </a>
+        <Button
+          as={ExternalLink}
+          href={TextUtils.sanitiseURL(studio.url)}
+          className="minimal link"
+          title={studio.url}
+        >
+          <Icon icon={faLink} />
         </Button>
       )}
     </span>
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Studios/StudioDetails/StudioDetailsPanel.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Studios/StudioDetails/StudioDetailsPanel.tsx
index b5d86bfd71a..a6c5126cb6b 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Studios/StudioDetails/StudioDetailsPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Studios/StudioDetails/StudioDetailsPanel.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from "react";
 import * as GQL from "src/core/generated-graphql";
 import { DetailItem } from "src/components/Shared/DetailItem";
 import { StashIDPill } from "src/components/Shared/StashID";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 
 interface IStudioDetailsPanel {
   studio: GQL.StudioDataFragment;
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ export const StudioDetailsPanel: React.FC<IStudioDetailsPanel> = ({
         id="parent_studios"
         value={
           studio.parent_studio?.name ? (
-            <a href={`/studios/${studio.parent_studio?.id}`} target="_self">
+            <Link to={`/studios/${studio.parent_studio?.id}`}>
               {studio.parent_studio.name}
-            </a>
+            </Link>
           ) : (
             ""
           )
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/PerformerModal.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/PerformerModal.tsx
index 2fbdd3f2355..68b7dc8df98 100755
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/PerformerModal.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/PerformerModal.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   faExternalLinkAlt,
   faTimes,
 } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { ExternalLink } from "../Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface IPerformerModalProps {
   performer: GQL.ScrapedScenePerformerDataFragment;
@@ -82,12 +83,14 @@ const PerformerModal: React.FC<IPerformerModalProps> = ({
       [name]: !excluded[name],
     });
 
-  const renderField = (
+  function maybeRenderField(
     name: string,
     text: string | null | undefined,
     truncate: boolean = true
-  ) =>
-    text && (
+  ) {
+    if (!text) return;
+
+    return (
       <div className="row no-gutters">
         <div className="col-5 performer-create-modal-field" key={name}>
           {!create && (
@@ -112,11 +115,72 @@ const PerformerModal: React.FC<IPerformerModalProps> = ({
         )}
       </div>
     );
+  }
+
+  function maybeRenderImage() {
+    if (!images.length) return;
+
+    return (
+      <div className="col-5 image-selection">
+        <div className="performer-image">
+          {!create && (
+            <Button
+              onClick={() => toggleField("image")}
+              variant="secondary"
+              className={cx(
+                "performer-image-exclude",
+                excluded.image ? "text-muted" : "text-success"
+              )}
+            >
+              <Icon icon={excluded.image ? faTimes : faCheck} />
+            </Button>
+          )}
+          <img
+            src={images[imageIndex]}
+            className={cx({ "d-none": imageState !== "loaded" })}
+            alt=""
+            onLoad={() => handleLoad(imageIndex)}
+            onError={handleError}
+          />
+          {imageState === "loading" && (
+            <LoadingIndicator message="Loading image..." />
+          )}
+          {imageState === "error" && (
+            <div className="h-100 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center">
+              <b>Error loading image.</b>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <div className="d-flex mt-3">
+          <Button onClick={setPrev} disabled={images.length === 1}>
+            <Icon icon={faArrowLeft} />
+          </Button>
+          <h5 className="flex-grow-1">
+            Select performer image
+            <br />
+            {imageIndex + 1} of {images.length}
+          </h5>
+          <Button onClick={setNext} disabled={images.length === 1}>
+            <Icon icon={faArrowRight} />
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
 
-  const base = endpoint?.match(/https?:\/\/.*?\//)?.[0];
-  const link = base
-    ? `${base}performers/${performer.remote_site_id}`
-    : undefined;
+  function maybeRenderStashBoxLink() {
+    const base = endpoint?.match(/https?:\/\/.*?\//)?.[0];
+    if (!base) return;
+
+    return (
+      <h6 className="mt-2">
+        <ExternalLink href={`${base}performers/${performer.remote_site_id}`}>
+          <FormattedMessage id="stashbox.source" />
+          <Icon icon={faExternalLinkAlt} className="ml-2" />
+        </ExternalLink>
+      </h6>
+    );
+  }
 
   function onSaveClicked() {
     if (!performer.name) {
@@ -201,89 +265,37 @@ const PerformerModal: React.FC<IPerformerModalProps> = ({
     >
       <div className="row">
         <div className="col-7">
-          {renderField("name", performer.name)}
-          {renderField("disambiguation", performer.disambiguation)}
-          {renderField("aliases", performer.aliases)}
-          {renderField(
+          {maybeRenderField("name", performer.name)}
+          {maybeRenderField("disambiguation", performer.disambiguation)}
+          {maybeRenderField("aliases", performer.aliases)}
+          {maybeRenderField(
             "gender",
             performer.gender
               ? intl.formatMessage({ id: "gender_types." + performer.gender })
               : ""
           )}
-          {renderField("birthdate", performer.birthdate)}
-          {renderField("death_date", performer.death_date)}
-          {renderField("ethnicity", performer.ethnicity)}
-          {renderField("country", getCountryByISO(performer.country))}
-          {renderField("hair_color", performer.hair_color)}
-          {renderField("eye_color", performer.eye_color)}
-          {renderField("height", performer.height)}
-          {renderField("weight", performer.weight)}
-          {renderField("measurements", performer.measurements)}
+          {maybeRenderField("birthdate", performer.birthdate)}
+          {maybeRenderField("death_date", performer.death_date)}
+          {maybeRenderField("ethnicity", performer.ethnicity)}
+          {maybeRenderField("country", getCountryByISO(performer.country))}
+          {maybeRenderField("hair_color", performer.hair_color)}
+          {maybeRenderField("eye_color", performer.eye_color)}
+          {maybeRenderField("height", performer.height)}
+          {maybeRenderField("weight", performer.weight)}
+          {maybeRenderField("measurements", performer.measurements)}
           {performer?.gender !== GQL.GenderEnum.Male &&
-            renderField("fake_tits", performer.fake_tits)}
-          {renderField("career_length", performer.career_length)}
-          {renderField("tattoos", performer.tattoos, false)}
-          {renderField("piercings", performer.piercings, false)}
-          {renderField("weight", performer.weight, false)}
-          {renderField("details", performer.details)}
-          {renderField("url", performer.url)}
-          {renderField("twitter", performer.twitter)}
-          {renderField("instagram", performer.instagram)}
-          {link && (
-            <h6 className="mt-2">
-              <a href={link} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-                <FormattedMessage id="stashbox.source" />
-                <Icon icon={faExternalLinkAlt} className="ml-2" />
-              </a>
-            </h6>
-          )}
+            maybeRenderField("fake_tits", performer.fake_tits)}
+          {maybeRenderField("career_length", performer.career_length)}
+          {maybeRenderField("tattoos", performer.tattoos, false)}
+          {maybeRenderField("piercings", performer.piercings, false)}
+          {maybeRenderField("weight", performer.weight, false)}
+          {maybeRenderField("details", performer.details)}
+          {maybeRenderField("url", performer.url)}
+          {maybeRenderField("twitter", performer.twitter)}
+          {maybeRenderField("instagram", performer.instagram)}
+          {maybeRenderStashBoxLink()}
         </div>
-        {images.length > 0 && (
-          <div className="col-5 image-selection">
-            <div className="performer-image">
-              {!create && (
-                <Button
-                  onClick={() => toggleField("image")}
-                  variant="secondary"
-                  className={cx(
-                    "performer-image-exclude",
-                    excluded.image ? "text-muted" : "text-success"
-                  )}
-                >
-                  <Icon icon={excluded.image ? faTimes : faCheck} />
-                </Button>
-              )}
-              <img
-                src={images[imageIndex]}
-                className={cx({ "d-none": imageState !== "loaded" })}
-                alt=""
-                onLoad={() => handleLoad(imageIndex)}
-                onError={handleError}
-              />
-              {imageState === "loading" && (
-                <LoadingIndicator message="Loading image..." />
-              )}
-              {imageState === "error" && (
-                <div className="h-100 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center">
-                  <b>Error loading image.</b>
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </div>
-            <div className="d-flex mt-3">
-              <Button onClick={setPrev} disabled={images.length === 1}>
-                <Icon icon={faArrowLeft} />
-              </Button>
-              <h5 className="flex-grow-1">
-                Select performer image
-                <br />
-                {imageIndex + 1} of {images.length}
-              </h5>
-              <Button onClick={setNext} disabled={images.length === 1}>
-                <Icon icon={faArrowRight} />
-              </Button>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        )}
+        {maybeRenderImage()}
       </div>
     </ModalComponent>
   );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/performers/PerformerTagger.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/performers/PerformerTagger.tsx
index c6fb168224d..6ba6734c86f 100755
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/performers/PerformerTagger.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/performers/PerformerTagger.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import PerformerModal from "../PerformerModal";
 import { useUpdatePerformer } from "../queries";
 import { faStar, faTags } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { mergeStashIDs } from "src/utils/stashbox";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 type JobFragment = Pick<
   GQL.Job,
@@ -466,14 +467,12 @@ const PerformerTaggerList: React.FC<IPerformerTaggerListProps> = ({
       if (stashID !== undefined) {
         const base = stashID.endpoint.match(/https?:\/\/.*?\//)?.[0];
         const link = base ? (
-          <a
+          <ExternalLink
             className="small d-block"
             href={`${base}performers/${stashID.stash_id}`}
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
           >
             {stashID.stash_id}
-          </a>
+          </ExternalLink>
         ) : (
           <div className="small">{stashID.stash_id}</div>
         );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/PerformerResult.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/PerformerResult.tsx
index 27fe9bd69f5..25f0ca88f73 100755
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/PerformerResult.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/PerformerResult.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   PerformerSelect,
 } from "src/components/Performers/PerformerSelect";
 import { getStashboxBase } from "src/utils/stashbox";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface IPerformerName {
   performer: GQL.ScrapedPerformer | Performer;
@@ -26,9 +27,7 @@ const PerformerName: React.FC<IPerformerName> = ({
 }) => {
   const name =
     baseURL && id ? (
-      <a href={`${baseURL}${id}`} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
-        {performer.name}
-      </a>
+      <ExternalLink href={`${baseURL}${id}`}>{performer.name}</ExternalLink>
     ) : (
       performer.name
     );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StashSearchResult.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StashSearchResult.tsx
index 1f891c8e14b..f2f20f8aa44 100755
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StashSearchResult.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StashSearchResult.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import StudioResult from "./StudioResult";
 import { useInitialState } from "src/hooks/state";
 import { faPlus } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { getStashboxBase } from "src/utils/stashbox";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 const getDurationStatus = (
   scene: IScrapedScene,
@@ -488,14 +489,9 @@ const StashSearchResult: React.FC<IStashSearchResultProps> = ({
     const url = scene.urls?.length ? scene.urls[0] : null;
 
     const sceneTitleEl = url ? (
-      <a
-        href={url}
-        target="_blank"
-        rel="noopener noreferrer"
-        className="scene-link"
-      >
+      <ExternalLink className="scene-link" href={url}>
         <TruncatedText text={scene.title} />
-      </a>
+      </ExternalLink>
     ) : (
       <TruncatedText text={scene.title} />
     );
@@ -592,9 +588,7 @@ const StashSearchResult: React.FC<IStashSearchResultProps> = ({
           >
             {scene.urls.map((url) => (
               <div key={url}>
-                <a href={url} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-                  {url}
-                </a>
+                <ExternalLink href={url}>{url}</ExternalLink>
               </div>
             ))}
           </OptionalField>
@@ -626,9 +620,9 @@ const StashSearchResult: React.FC<IStashSearchResultProps> = ({
             exclude={excludedFields[fields.stash_ids]}
             setExclude={(v) => setExcludedField(fields.stash_ids, v)}
           >
-            <a href={stashBoxURL} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+            <ExternalLink href={stashBoxURL}>
               {scene.remote_site_id}
-            </a>
+            </ExternalLink>
           </OptionalField>
         </div>
       );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioModal.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioModal.tsx
index 8af089360c8..b57c796ab28 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioModal.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioModal.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { Button, Form } from "react-bootstrap";
 import { TruncatedText } from "src/components/Shared/TruncatedText";
 import { excludeFields } from "src/utils/data";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface IStudioDetailsProps {
   studio: GQL.ScrapedSceneStudioDataFragment;
@@ -83,15 +84,15 @@ const StudioDetails: React.FC<IStudioDetailsProps> = ({
     );
   }
 
-  function maybeRenderLink() {
+  function maybeRenderStashBoxLink() {
     if (!link) return;
 
     return (
       <h6 className="mt-2">
-        <a href={link} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+        <ExternalLink href={link}>
           <FormattedMessage id="stashbox.source" />
           <Icon icon={faExternalLinkAlt} className="ml-2" />
-        </a>
+        </ExternalLink>
       </h6>
     );
   }
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ const StudioDetails: React.FC<IStudioDetailsProps> = ({
           {maybeRenderField("name", studio.name, !isNew)}
           {maybeRenderField("url", studio.url)}
           {maybeRenderField("parent_studio", studio.parent?.name, false)}
-          {maybeRenderLink()}
+          {maybeRenderStashBoxLink()}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioResult.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioResult.tsx
index 56b72d9f9ee..4d099d2a6e2 100755
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioResult.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/StudioResult.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import * as GQL from "src/core/generated-graphql";
 import { OptionalField } from "../IncludeButton";
 import { faSave } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { getStashboxBase } from "src/utils/stashbox";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface IStudioName {
   studio: GQL.ScrapedStudio | GQL.SlimStudioDataFragment;
@@ -21,9 +22,7 @@ interface IStudioName {
 const StudioName: React.FC<IStudioName> = ({ studio, id, baseURL }) => {
   const name =
     baseURL && id ? (
-      <a href={`${baseURL}${id}`} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
-        {studio.name}
-      </a>
+      <ExternalLink href={`${baseURL}${id}`}>{studio.name}</ExternalLink>
     ) : (
       studio.name
     );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/TaggerScene.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/TaggerScene.tsx
index e854e84c228..01cad14787a 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/TaggerScene.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/scenes/TaggerScene.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   faImage,
 } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { objectPath, objectTitle } from "src/core/files";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 interface ITaggerSceneDetails {
   scene: GQL.SlimSceneDataFragment;
@@ -174,15 +175,13 @@ export const TaggerScene: React.FC<PropsWithChildren<ITaggerScene>> = ({
       const stashLinks = scene.stash_ids.map((stashID) => {
         const base = stashID.endpoint.match(/https?:\/\/.*?\//)?.[0];
         const link = base ? (
-          <a
+          <ExternalLink
             key={`${stashID.endpoint}${stashID.stash_id}`}
             className="small d-block"
             href={`${base}scenes/${stashID.stash_id}`}
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
           >
             {stashID.stash_id}
-          </a>
+          </ExternalLink>
         ) : (
           <div className="small">{stashID.stash_id}</div>
         );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/studios/StudioTagger.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/studios/StudioTagger.tsx
index b0499b8ab90..f4b08cb1ad0 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/studios/StudioTagger.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/studios/StudioTagger.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import StudioModal from "../scenes/StudioModal";
 import { useUpdateStudio } from "../queries";
 import { apolloError } from "src/utils";
 import { faStar, faTags } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 
 type JobFragment = Pick<
   GQL.Job,
@@ -515,14 +516,12 @@ const StudioTaggerList: React.FC<IStudioTaggerListProps> = ({
       if (stashID !== undefined) {
         const base = stashID.endpoint.match(/https?:\/\/.*?\//)?.[0];
         const link = base ? (
-          <a
+          <ExternalLink
             className="small d-block"
             href={`${base}studios/${stashID.stash_id}`}
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
           >
             {stashID.stash_id}
-          </a>
+          </ExternalLink>
         ) : (
           <div className="small">{stashID.stash_id}</div>
         );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/index.scss b/ui/v2.5/src/index.scss
index 4103224e51d..60ec8bbf163 100755
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/index.scss
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/index.scss
@@ -205,6 +205,15 @@ dd {
   }
 }
 
+.btn.link {
+  color: $link-color;
+
+  &:hover:not(:disabled),
+  &:active:not(:disabled) {
+    color: $link-color;
+  }
+}
+
 .detail-header.edit {
   background-color: unset;
   overflow: visible;
@@ -691,12 +700,11 @@ div.dropdown-menu {
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   row-gap: 10px;
 
-  /* stylelint-disable */
   .badge {
-    white-space: normal !important;
     margin: unset;
+    // stylelint-disable declaration-no-important
+    white-space: normal !important;
   }
-  /* stylelint-enable */
 }
 
 .tag-item {
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/utils/field.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/utils/field.tsx
index 26ef6d86ccc..c4a55d475de 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/utils/field.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/utils/field.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { FormattedMessage } from "react-intl";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+import { ExternalLink } from "src/components/Shared/ExternalLink";
 import { TruncatedText } from "src/components/Shared/TruncatedText";
 
 interface ITextField {
@@ -44,8 +46,8 @@ interface IURLField {
   url?: string | null;
   truncate?: boolean | null;
   target?: string;
-  // use for internal links
-  trusted?: boolean;
+  // an internal link (uses <Link to={url}>)
+  internal?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const URLField: React.FC<IURLField> = ({
@@ -55,11 +57,10 @@ export const URLField: React.FC<IURLField> = ({
   url,
   abbr,
   truncate,
-  children,
-  target,
-  trusted,
+  target = "_blank",
+  internal,
 }) => {
-  if (!value && !children) {
+  if (!value) {
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -67,26 +68,30 @@ export const URLField: React.FC<IURLField> = ({
     <>{id ? <FormattedMessage id={id} defaultMessage={name} /> : name}:</>
   );
 
-  const rel = !trusted ? "noopener noreferrer" : undefined;
+  function maybeRenderUrl() {
+    if (!url) return;
+
+    const children = truncate ? <TruncatedText text={value} /> : value;
+
+    if (internal) {
+      return (
+        <Link to={url} target={target}>
+          {children}
+        </Link>
+      );
+    } else {
+      return (
+        <ExternalLink href={url} target={target}>
+          {children}
+        </ExternalLink>
+      );
+    }
+  }
 
   return (
     <>
       <dt>{abbr ? <abbr title={abbr}>{message}</abbr> : message}</dt>
-      <dd>
-        {url ? (
-          <a href={url} target={target || "_blank"} rel={rel}>
-            {value ? (
-              truncate ? (
-                <TruncatedText text={value} />
-              ) : (
-                value
-              )
-            ) : (
-              children
-            )}
-          </a>
-        ) : undefined}
-      </dd>
+      <dd>{maybeRenderUrl()}</dd>
     </>
   );
 };
@@ -98,8 +103,8 @@ interface IURLsField {
   urls?: string[] | null;
   truncate?: boolean | null;
   target?: string;
-  // use for internal links
-  trusted?: boolean;
+  // an internal link (uses <Link to={url}>)
+  internal?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const URLsField: React.FC<IURLsField> = ({
@@ -108,11 +113,10 @@ export const URLsField: React.FC<IURLsField> = ({
   urls,
   abbr,
   truncate,
-  target,
-  trusted,
+  target = "_blank",
+  internal,
 }) => {
-  const values = urls ?? [];
-  if (!values.length) {
+  if (!urls || !urls.length) {
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -120,19 +124,33 @@ export const URLsField: React.FC<IURLsField> = ({
     <>{id ? <FormattedMessage id={id} defaultMessage={name} /> : name}:</>
   );
 
-  const rel = !trusted ? "noopener noreferrer" : undefined;
+  const renderUrls = () => {
+    return urls.map((url, i) => {
+      if (!url) return;
+
+      const children = truncate ? <TruncatedText text={url} /> : url;
+
+      if (internal) {
+        return (
+          <Link key={i} to={url} target={target}>
+            {children}
+          </Link>
+        );
+      } else {
+        return (
+          <ExternalLink key={i} href={url} target={target}>
+            {children}
+          </ExternalLink>
+        );
+      }
+    });
+  };
 
   return (
     <>
       <dt>{abbr ? <abbr title={abbr}>{message}</abbr> : message}</dt>
       <dd>
-        <dl>
-          {values.map((url, i) => (
-            <a key={i} href={url} target={target || "_blank"} rel={rel}>
-              {truncate ? <TruncatedText text={url} /> : url}
-            </a>
-          ))}
-        </dl>
+        <dl>{renderUrls()}</dl>
       </dd>
     </>
   );