diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 021a4bf..c2debf4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ var chalk = require('chalk');
 var Table = require('cli-table');
 var cardinal = require('cardinal');
 var emoji = require('node-emoji');
+const ansiEscapes = require('ansi-escapes');
+const supportsHyperlinks = require('supports-hyperlinks');
+
 
 var TABLE_CELL_SPLIT = '^*||*^';
 var TABLE_ROW_WRAP = '*|*|*|*';
@@ -193,10 +196,14 @@ Renderer.prototype.link = function(href, title, text) {
   var hasText = text && text !== href;
 
   var out = '';
-  if (hasText) out += this.emoji(text) + ' (';
-  out +=  this.o.href(href);
-  if (hasText) out += ')';
 
+  if (supportsHyperlinks.stdout) {
+    out = ansiEscapes.link(text?this.emoji(text):href, href);
+  }else{
+    if (hasText) out += this.emoji(text) + ' (';
+    out +=  this.o.href(href);
+    if (hasText) out += ')';
+  }
   return this.o.link(out);
 };
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f8f3720..2913267 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "ansi-escapes": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-escapes/-/ansi-escapes-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UgAb8H9D41AQnu/PbWlCofQVcnV4Gs2bBJi9eZPxfU/hgglFh3SMDMENRIqdr7H6XFnXdoknctFByVsCOotTVw=="
+    },
     "ansi-styles": {
       "version": "3.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-3.2.1.tgz",
@@ -292,6 +297,22 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "supports-hyperlinks": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-hyperlinks/-/supports-hyperlinks-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HHi5kVSefKaJkGYXbDuKbUGRVxqnWGn3J2e39CYcNJEfWciGq2zYtOhXLTlvrOZW1QU7VX67w7fMmWafHX9Pfw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "has-flag": "^2.0.0",
+        "supports-color": "^5.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "has-flag": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-6CB68cx7MNRGzHC3NLXovhj4jVE="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "wrappy": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75a93a1..3e4f6cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "A custom render for marked to output to the Terminal",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "mocha tests/*.js --reporter spec"
+    "test": "FORCE_HYPERLINK=0 mocha tests/*.js --reporter spec"
   },
   "files": [
     "index.js"
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
     "marked": "^0.4.0 || ^0.5.0 || ^0.6.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "ansi-escapes": "^3.1.0",
     "cardinal": "^2.1.1",
     "chalk": "^2.4.1",
     "cli-table": "^0.3.1",
-    "node-emoji": "^1.4.1"
+    "node-emoji": "^1.4.1",
+    "supports-hyperlinks": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "directories": {
     "example": "example"