diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
index fd2e5751..add0bc08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan;
 import android.text.style.RelativeSizeSpan;
 import android.text.style.StyleSpan;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
+import android.util.Patterns;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.view.View.OnLongClickListener;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import android.widget.Toast;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 
 import eu.siacs.conversations.R;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.crypto.axolotl.XmppAxolotlSession;
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ public class MessageAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Message> {
 		viewHolder.messageBody.setText(text);
 		viewHolder.messageBody.setTextColor(getMessageTextColor(darkBackground, false));
 		viewHolder.messageBody.setTypeface(null, Typeface.ITALIC);
+		viewHolder.messageBody.setTextIsSelectable(false);
 	}
 
 	private void displayDecryptionFailed(ViewHolder viewHolder, boolean darkBackground) {
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ public class MessageAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Message> {
 				R.string.decryption_failed));
 		viewHolder.messageBody.setTextColor(getMessageTextColor(darkBackground, false));
 		viewHolder.messageBody.setTypeface(null, Typeface.NORMAL);
+		viewHolder.messageBody.setTextIsSelectable(false);
 	}
 
 	private void displayHeartMessage(final ViewHolder viewHolder, final String body) {
@@ -330,8 +334,15 @@ public class MessageAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Message> {
 				}
 				viewHolder.messageBody.setText(span);
 			}
+			int urlCount = 0;
+			Matcher matcher = Patterns.WEB_URL.matcher(body);
+			while (matcher.find()) {
+				urlCount++;
+			}
+			viewHolder.messageBody.setTextIsSelectable(urlCount <= 1);
 		} else {
 			viewHolder.messageBody.setText("");
+			viewHolder.messageBody.setTextIsSelectable(false);
 		}
 		viewHolder.messageBody.setTextColor(this.getMessageTextColor(darkBackground, true));
 		viewHolder.messageBody.setLinkTextColor(this.getMessageTextColor(darkBackground, true));