diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_defaults.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_defaults.lua
index 630f2219c7..38cfdbdd32 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_defaults.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_defaults.lua
@@ -113,9 +113,11 @@ do
     local gx_desc =
       'Opens filepath or URI under cursor with the system handler (file explorer, web browser, …)'
     vim.keymap.set({ 'n' }, 'gx', function()
-      local err = do_open(require('vim.ui')._get_url())
-      if err then
-        vim.notify(err, vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+      for _, url in ipairs(require('vim.ui')._get_urls()) do
+        local err = do_open(url)
+        if err then
+          vim.notify(err, vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+        end
       end
     end, { desc = gx_desc })
     vim.keymap.set({ 'x' }, 'gx', function()
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/ui.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/ui.lua
index dccdbf32cc..b831a4f23e 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/ui.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/ui.lua
@@ -167,29 +167,63 @@ function M.open(path)
   return vim.system(cmd, opts), nil
 end
 
---- Gets the URL at cursor, if any.
-function M._get_url()
-  if vim.bo.filetype == 'markdown' then
-    local range = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
-    vim.treesitter.get_parser():parse(range)
-    -- marking the node as `markdown_inline` is required. Setting it to `markdown` does not
-    -- work.
-    local current_node = vim.treesitter.get_node { lang = 'markdown_inline' }
-    while current_node do
-      local type = current_node:type()
-      if type == 'inline_link' or type == 'image' then
-        local child = assert(current_node:named_child(1))
-        return vim.treesitter.get_node_text(child, 0)
-      end
-      current_node = current_node:parent()
+--- Returns all URLs at cursor, if any.
+--- @return string[]
+function M._get_urls()
+  local urls = {}
+
+  local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+  local cursor = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
+  local row = cursor[1] - 1
+  local col = cursor[2]
+  local extmarks = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_extmarks(bufnr, -1, { row, col }, { row, col }, {
+    details = true,
+    type = 'highlight',
+    overlap = true,
+  })
+  for _, v in ipairs(extmarks) do
+    local details = v[4]
+    if details.url then
+      urls[#urls + 1] = details.url
     end
   end
 
-  local url = vim._with({ go = { isfname = vim.o.isfname .. ',@-@' } }, function()
-    return vim.fn.expand('<cfile>')
-  end)
+  local highlighter = vim.treesitter.highlighter.active[bufnr]
+  if highlighter then
+    local range = { row, col, row, col }
+    local ltree = highlighter.tree:language_for_range(range)
+    local lang = ltree:lang()
+    local query = vim.treesitter.query.get(lang, 'highlights')
+    if query then
+      local tree = ltree:tree_for_range(range)
+      for _, match, metadata in query:iter_matches(tree:root(), bufnr, row, row + 1, { all = true }) do
+        for id, nodes in pairs(match) do
+          for _, node in ipairs(nodes) do
+            if vim.treesitter.node_contains(node, range) then
+              local url = metadata[id] and metadata[id].url
+              if url and match[url] then
+                for _, n in ipairs(match[url]) do
+                  urls[#urls + 1] = vim.treesitter.get_node_text(n, bufnr, metadata[url])
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 
-  return url
+  if #urls == 0 then
+    -- If all else fails, use the filename under the cursor
+    table.insert(
+      urls,
+      vim._with({ go = { isfname = vim.o.isfname .. ',@-@' } }, function()
+        return vim.fn.expand('<cfile>')
+      end)
+    )
+  end
+
+  return urls
 end
 
 return M