diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.h b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.h
index 21f1fef8c..42fb9efe4 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.h
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ namespace irr
             m_right_padding = right;
         }
         static std::string getSystemLanguageCode();
+        static void openURLiOS(const char* url);
         virtual s32 getTopPadding()
         {
             return m_top_padding * m_native_scale;
diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.mm b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.mm
index c89c9a53a..254aba426 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.mm
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.mm
@@ -950,6 +950,13 @@ namespace irr
         NSString* language = [[NSLocale preferredLanguages] firstObject];
         return std::string([language UTF8String]);
     }
+    void CIrrDeviceiOS::openURLiOS(const char* url)
+    {
+        UIApplication* application = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
+        NSString* url_nsstring = [NSString stringWithCString:url encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+        NSURL* nsurl_val = [NSURL URLWithString:url_nsstring];
+        [application openURL:nsurl_val];
+    }
 }
 
 #ifdef _IRR_COMPILE_WITH_IOS_BUILTIN_MAIN_
diff --git a/src/online/link_helper.cpp b/src/online/link_helper.cpp
index 9a7fd04ea..804c80c4c 100644
--- a/src/online/link_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/online/link_helper.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include "../../../lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef IOS_STK
+#include "../../../lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.h"
+#endif
+
 using namespace Online;
 
 namespace Online
@@ -48,7 +52,9 @@ namespace Online
             android->openURL(url);
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
         ShellExecuteA(NULL, "open", url.c_str(), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
-#elif defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(IOS_STK)
+#elif defined(IOS_STK)
+        irr::CIrrDeviceiOS::openURLiOS(url.c_str());
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
         std::string command = std::string("open ").append(url);
         if (system(command.c_str()))
         {