diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/MessageFormatterTests.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/MessageFormatterTests.cs
index b80da928c8..6f9007d670 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/MessageFormatterTests.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/MessageFormatterTests.cs
@@ -489,5 +489,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Chat
             Assert.AreEqual(result.Links[2].Url, "\uD83D\uDE00");
             Assert.AreEqual(result.Links[3].Url, "\uD83D\uDE20");
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestRelativeExternalLinks()
+        {
+            LinkDetails result = MessageFormatter.GetLinkDetails("/relative");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(LinkAction.External, result.Action);
+            Assert.AreEqual("/relative", result.Argument);
+        }
     }
 }