diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/LinkFlowContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/LinkFlowContainer.cs
index fd1aeae80a..c3d58e940e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/LinkFlowContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/LinkFlowContainer.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using osu.Framework.Configuration;
-using osu.Framework.Platform;
-using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
-using osu.Game.Overlays.Chat;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
@@ -26,20 +22,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
         private OsuGame game;
 
         private Action showNotImplementedError;
-        private GameHost host;
-
-        private DialogOverlay dialogOverlay;
-        private Bindable<bool> warnAboutOpeningExternal;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
-        private void load(OsuGame game, NotificationOverlay notifications, GameHost host, DialogOverlay dialogOverlay, OsuConfigManager config)
+        private void load(OsuGame game, NotificationOverlay notifications)
         {
             // will be null in tests
             this.game = game;
-            this.host = host;
-            this.dialogOverlay = dialogOverlay;
-
-            warnAboutOpeningExternal = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.WarnAboutOpeningExternalLink);
 
             showNotImplementedError = () => notifications?.Post(new SimpleNotification
             {
@@ -97,11 +85,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
                             showNotImplementedError?.Invoke();
                             break;
                         case LinkAction.External:
-                            void externalAction() => host.OpenUrlExternally(url);
-                            if (warnAboutOpeningExternal)
-                                dialogOverlay.Push(new ExternalLinkDialog(url, externalAction));
-                            else
-                                externalAction();
+                            game?.OpenUrlExternally(url);
                             break;
                         case LinkAction.OpenUserProfile:
                             if (long.TryParse(linkArgument, out long userId))
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ExternalLinkOpener.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ExternalLinkOpener.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..887a168188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ExternalLinkOpener.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Platform;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Chat;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
+{
+    public class ExternalLinkOpener : Component
+    {
+        private GameHost host;
+        private DialogOverlay dialogOverlay;
+        private Bindable<bool> warnAboutOpeningExternal;
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
+        private void load(GameHost host, DialogOverlay dialogOverlay, OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            this.host = host;
+            this.dialogOverlay = dialogOverlay;
+            warnAboutOpeningExternal = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.WarnAboutOpeningExternalLink);
+        }
+
+        public void OpenUrlExternally(string url)
+        {
+            void externalAction() => host.OpenUrlExternally(url);
+
+            if (warnAboutOpeningExternal)
+                dialogOverlay.Push(new ExternalLinkDialog(url, externalAction));
+            else
+                externalAction();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index b75a37e9df..e2f20de5c6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
         private readonly List<OverlayContainer> overlays = new List<OverlayContainer>();
 
+        private ExternalLinkOpener externalLinkOpener;
+        public void OpenUrlExternally(string url) => externalLinkOpener.OpenUrlExternally(url);
+
         // todo: move this to SongSelect once Screen has the ability to unsuspend.
         [Cached]
         [Cached(Type = typeof(IBindable<IEnumerable<Mod>>))]
@@ -383,6 +387,8 @@ namespace osu.Game
             dependencies.Cache(notifications);
             dependencies.Cache(dialogOverlay);
 
+            Add(externalLinkOpener = new ExternalLinkOpener());
+
             var singleDisplaySideOverlays = new OverlayContainer[] { settings, notifications };
             overlays.AddRange(singleDisplaySideOverlays);