diff --git a/src/messages/MessageElement.hpp b/src/messages/MessageElement.hpp
index 76410164..89f2f2f3 100644
--- a/src/messages/MessageElement.hpp
+++ b/src/messages/MessageElement.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ public:
         BoldUsername = (1 << 27),
         NonBoldUsername = (1 << 28),
 
+        // for links
+        LowercaseLink = (1 << 29),
+        OriginalLink = (1 << 30),
+
         Default = Timestamp | Badges | Username | BitsStatic | FfzEmoteImage | BttvEmoteImage |
                   TwitchEmoteImage | BitsAmount | Text | AlwaysShow,
     };
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
index 4b75ecd5..55d1d175 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
@@ -220,35 +220,34 @@ MessagePtr TwitchMessageBuilder::build()
                 Link link;
 
                 if (linkString.isEmpty()) {
-                    link = Link();
+                    if (string.startsWith('@')) {
+                        this->emplace<TextElement>(string, TextElement::BoldUsername, textColor,
+                                                   FontStyle::ChatMediumBold);
+                        this->emplace<TextElement>(string, TextElement::NonBoldUsername, textColor);
+                    } else {
+                        this->emplace<TextElement>(string, TextElement::Text, textColor);
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    if (app->settings->lowercaseLink) {
-                        QRegularExpression httpRegex("\\bhttps?://",
-                                                     QRegularExpression::CaseInsensitiveOption);
-                        QRegularExpression ftpRegex("\\bftps?://",
-                                                    QRegularExpression::CaseInsensitiveOption);
-                        QRegularExpression getDomain("\\/\\/([^\\/]*)");
-                        QString tempString = string;
+                    static QRegularExpression domainRegex(
+                        R"(^(?:(?:ftp|http)s?:\/\/)?([^\/:]+)(?:\/.*)?$)",
+                        QRegularExpression::CaseInsensitiveOption);
 
-                        if (!string.contains(httpRegex)) {
-                            if (!string.contains(ftpRegex)) {
-                                tempString.insert(0, "http://");
-                            }
-                        }
-                        QString domain = getDomain.match(tempString).captured(1);
-                        string.replace(domain, domain.toLower());
+                    QString lowercaseLinkString;
+                    auto match = domainRegex.match(string);
+                    if (match.isValid()) {
+                        lowercaseLinkString = string.mid(0, match.capturedStart(1)) +
+                                              match.captured(1).toLower() +
+                                              string.mid(match.capturedEnd(1));
+                    } else {
+                        lowercaseLinkString = string;
                     }
                     link = Link(Link::Url, linkString);
+
                     textColor = MessageColor(MessageColor::Link);
-                }
-                if (string.startsWith('@')) {
-                    this->emplace<TextElement>(string, TextElement::BoldUsername, textColor,
-                                               FontStyle::ChatMediumBold)  //
+                    this->emplace<TextElement>(lowercaseLinkString, TextElement::LowercaseLink,
+                                               textColor)
                         ->setLink(link);
-                    this->emplace<TextElement>(string, TextElement::NonBoldUsername, textColor)  //
-                        ->setLink(link);
-                } else {
-                    this->emplace<TextElement>(string, TextElement::Text, textColor)  //
+                    this->emplace<TextElement>(string, TextElement::OriginalLink, textColor)
                         ->setLink(link);
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/singletons/Settings.hpp b/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
index 1eda0e81..94690461 100644
--- a/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
+++ b/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
 
     /// Links
     BoolSetting linksDoubleClickOnly = {"/links/doubleClickToOpen", false};
-    BoolSetting lowercaseLink = {"/links/linkLowercase", true};
+    BoolSetting enableLowercaseLink = {"/links/linkLowercase", true};
 
     /// Ingored Users
     BoolSetting enableTwitchIgnoredUsers = {"/ignore/enableTwitchIgnoredUsers", true};
diff --git a/src/singletons/WindowManager.cpp b/src/singletons/WindowManager.cpp
index 2e43f7d1..4a6483ea 100644
--- a/src/singletons/WindowManager.cpp
+++ b/src/singletons/WindowManager.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ WindowManager::WindowManager()
     this->wordFlagsListener_.addSetting(settings->enableFfzEmotes);
     this->wordFlagsListener_.addSetting(settings->enableTwitchEmotes);
     this->wordFlagsListener_.addSetting(settings->enableUsernameBold);
+    this->wordFlagsListener_.addSetting(settings->enableLowercaseLink);
     this->wordFlagsListener_.cb = [this](auto) {
         this->updateWordTypeMask();  //
     };
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ void WindowManager::updateWordTypeMask()
     flags |= MEF::AlwaysShow;
     flags |= MEF::Collapsed;
     flags |= settings->enableUsernameBold ? MEF::BoldUsername : MEF::NonBoldUsername;
+    flags |= settings->enableLowercaseLink ? MEF::LowercaseLink : MEF::OriginalLink;
 
     // update flags
     MessageElement::Flags newFlags = static_cast<MessageElement::Flags>(flags);
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/LookPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/LookPage.cpp
index 6f556f02..919b726d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/LookPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/LookPage.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void LookPage::addMessageTab(LayoutCreator<QVBoxLayout> layout)
     layout.emplace<Line>(false);
 
     // lowercase links
-    layout.append(this->createCheckBox("Lowercase domains", getSettings()->lowercaseLink));
+    layout.append(this->createCheckBox("Lowercase domains", getSettings()->enableLowercaseLink));
     // bold usernames
     layout.append(this->createCheckBox("Bold @usernames", getSettings()->enableUsernameBold));
 
@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@ ChannelPtr LookPage::createPreviewChannel()
         message->addElement(new TextElement("This is a preview message", MessageElement::Text));
         message->addElement(new EmoteElement(EmoteData(getApp()->resources->pajaDank),
                                              MessageElement::Flags::AlwaysShow));
-        // message->addElement(new)
+        message->addElement(new TextElement("@fourtf", TextElement::BoldUsername,
+                                            MessageColor::Text, FontStyle::ChatMediumBold));
+        message->addElement(new TextElement("@fourtf", TextElement::NonBoldUsername));
         channel->addMessage(message);
     }
     {
@@ -300,7 +302,10 @@ ChannelPtr LookPage::createPreviewChannel()
         message->addElement(
             new EmoteElement(EmoteData(getApp()->resources->ppHop), MessageElement::BttvEmote));
         message->addElement(
-            (new TextElement("www.fourtf.com", MessageElement::Text, MessageColor::Link))
+            (new TextElement("www.fourtf.com", MessageElement::LowercaseLink, MessageColor::Link))
+                ->setLink(Link(Link::Url, "https://www.fourtf.com")));
+        message->addElement(
+            (new TextElement("wWw.FoUrTf.CoM", MessageElement::OriginalLink, MessageColor::Link))
                 ->setLink(Link(Link::Url, "https://www.fourtf.com")));
         channel->addMessage(message);
     }