diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Other/HTMLParsing/AttributedStringBuilder.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Other/HTMLParsing/AttributedStringBuilder.swift
index cdc07bee24..4895fd0ecc 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Other/HTMLParsing/AttributedStringBuilder.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Other/HTMLParsing/AttributedStringBuilder.swift
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ struct AttributedStringBuilder: AttributedStringBuilderProtocol {
         // As of right now we do not handle event id links in any way so there is no need to add them as links
         // matches.append(contentsOf: MatrixEntityRegex.eventIdentifierRegex.matches(in: string, options: []))
         matches.append(contentsOf: MatrixEntityRegex.roomAliasRegex.matches(in: string, options: []))
-        matches.append(contentsOf: MatrixEntityRegex.linkRegex.matches(in: string, options: []))
+        
+        let linkMatches = MatrixEntityRegex.linkRegex.matches(in: string, options: [])
+        matches.append(contentsOf: linkMatches)
         guard matches.count > 0 else {
             return
         }
@@ -188,7 +190,13 @@ struct AttributedStringBuilder: AttributedStringBuilderProtocol {
                 return
             }
             
-            attributedString.addAttribute(.link, value: string[matchRange] as Any, range: match.range)
+            var link = String(string[matchRange])
+            
+            if linkMatches.contains(match), !link.contains("://") {
+                link.insert(contentsOf: "https://", at: link.startIndex)
+            }
+            
+            attributedString.addAttribute(.link, value: link as Any, range: match.range)
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/UnitTests/Sources/AttributedStringBuilderTests.swift b/UnitTests/Sources/AttributedStringBuilderTests.swift
index 0010eb6e4b..b3050762ab 100644
--- a/UnitTests/Sources/AttributedStringBuilderTests.swift
+++ b/UnitTests/Sources/AttributedStringBuilderTests.swift
@@ -110,6 +110,23 @@ class AttributedStringBuilderTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(link?.host, "www.matrix.org")
     }
     
+    func testLinkDefaultScheme() {
+        let plainString = "This text contains a matrix.org link."
+        
+        guard let attributedString = attributedStringBuilder.fromPlain(plainString) else {
+            XCTFail("Could not build the attributed string")
+            return
+        }
+        
+        XCTAssertEqual(String(attributedString.characters), plainString)
+        
+        XCTAssertEqual(attributedString.runs.count, 3)
+        
+        let link = attributedString.runs.first(where: { $0.link != nil })?.link
+        
+        XCTAssertEqual(link, "https://matrix.org")
+    }
+    
     func testRenderHTMLStringWithLinkInHeader() {
         let h1HTMLString = "<h1><a href=\"https://www.matrix.org/\">Matrix.org</a></h1>"
         let h2HTMLString = "<h2><a href=\"https://www.matrix.org/\">Matrix.org</a></h2>"
@@ -244,7 +261,7 @@ class AttributedStringBuilderTests: XCTestCase {
         var foundLink = false
         for run in attributedString.runs {
             if run.link != nil {
-                XCTAssertEqual(run.link?.path, "www.matrix.org")
+                XCTAssertEqual(run.link?.host, "www.matrix.org")
                 XCTAssertNil(run.uiKit.foregroundColor)
                 foundLink = true
             } else {
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-1651.bugfix b/changelog.d/pr-1651.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bba19a06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/pr-1651.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add default schemes for detected links that don't have any
\ No newline at end of file