diff --git a/doc/example/simple.md b/doc/example/simple.md
index 9a571d46..08bb80e3 100644
--- a/doc/example/simple.md
+++ b/doc/example/simple.md
@@ -21,9 +21,18 @@ export default class Page extends PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {};
   static defaultProps = {};
 
+  onLinkPress = (url) => {
+    if (url) {
+      // some custom logic
+    }
+    // return true to open with `Linking.openURL
+    // return false to handle it yourself
+    return true
+  }
+
   render() {
     return (
-    	<Markdown>{copy}</Markdown>
+    	<Markdown onLinkPress={this.onLinkdPress}>{copy}</Markdown>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 653bba22..fbe08ca4 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export default class Markdown extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
     children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
     renderer: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.func, PropTypes.instanceOf(AstRenderer)]),
+    onLinkPress: PropTypes.func,
     rules: (props, propName, componentName) => {
       let invalidProps = [];
       const prop = props[propName];
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ export default class Markdown extends Component {
           {
             ...styles,
             ...style,
-          }
+          },
+          props.onLinkPress
         );
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/AstRenderer.js b/src/lib/AstRenderer.js
index 532e0cf7..804d568e 100644
--- a/src/lib/AstRenderer.js
+++ b/src/lib/AstRenderer.js
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ export default class AstRenderer {
    * @param {Object.<string, function>} renderRules
    * @param {any} style
    */
-  constructor(renderRules, style) {
+  constructor(renderRules, style, onLinkPress) {
     this._renderRules = renderRules;
     this._style = style;
+    this._onLinkPress = onLinkPress;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@ export default class AstRenderer {
       return this.renderNode(value, parents);
     });
 
+    if (node.type === "link" || node.type === "blocklink") {
+      return renderFunction(node, children, parentNodes, this._style, this._onLinkPress);
+    }
+
     return renderFunction(node, children, parentNodes, this._style);
   };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/renderRules.js b/src/lib/renderRules.js
index 67a180c5..69e11344 100644
--- a/src/lib/renderRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/renderRules.js
@@ -51,17 +51,21 @@ const renderRules = {
     );
   },
   // a
-  link: (node, children, parent, styles) => {
+  link: (node, children, parent, styles, onLinkPress) => {
     return (
-      <Text key={node.key} style={styles.link} onPress={() => openUrl(node.attributes.href)}>
+      <Text key={node.key} style={styles.link} onPress={() => openUrl(node.attributes.href, onLinkPress)}>
         {children}
       </Text>
     );
   },
   // a with a non text element nested inside
-  blocklink: (node, children, parent, styles) => {
+  blocklink: (node, children, parent, styles, onLinkPress) => {
     return (
-      <TouchableWithoutFeedback key={node.key} onPress={() => openUrl(node.attributes.href)} style={styles.blocklink}>
+      <TouchableWithoutFeedback
+        key={node.key}
+        onPress={() => openUrl(node.attributes.href, onLinkPress)}
+        style={styles.blocklink}
+      >
         <View style={styles.image}>{children}</View>
       </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
     );
diff --git a/src/lib/util/openUrl.js b/src/lib/util/openUrl.js
index 4ffe2e6d..4645bb2c 100644
--- a/src/lib/util/openUrl.js
+++ b/src/lib/util/openUrl.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { Linking } from 'react-native';
 
-export default function openUrl(url) {
-  if (url) {
+export default function openUrl(url, customCallback) {
+  if (customCallback) {
+    const result = customCallback(url);
+    if (url && result && typeof result === 'boolean') {
+      Linking.openURL(url);
+    }
+  } else if (url) {
     Linking.openURL(url);
   }
 }