diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 18d46b811..118910478 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8154,6 +8154,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cordova-plugin-network-information/-/cordova-plugin-network-information-2.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-NwO3qDBNL/vJxUxBTPNOA1HvkDf9eTeGH8JSZiwy1jq2W2mJKQEDBwqWkaEQS19Yd/MQTiw0cykxg5D7u4J6cQ=="
     },
+    "cordova-plugin-prevent-override": {
+      "version": "git+https://github.com/moodlemobile/cordova-plugin-prevent-override.git#49507eda3c929e488e58b8402cfc7e1521ebc400",
+      "from": "git+https://github.com/moodlemobile/cordova-plugin-prevent-override.git",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "cordova-plugin-qrscanner": {
       "version": "git+https://github.com/moodlemobile/cordova-plugin-qrscanner.git#857efee3a7a49104faabd108ff1f00a57d3aca94",
       "from": "git+https://github.com/moodlemobile/cordova-plugin-qrscanner.git#dist",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69d03672b..f21c7bfd7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.22.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.22.0",
     "check-es-compat": "^1.1.1",
+    "cordova-plugin-prevent-override": "git+https://github.com/moodlemobile/cordova-plugin-prevent-override.git",
     "eslint": "^7.25.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-header": "^3.1.1",
@@ -231,7 +232,8 @@
         "ANDROID_SUPPORT_VERSION": "28.+"
       },
       "cordova-plugin-globalization": {},
-      "cordova-plugin-file-transfer": {}
+      "cordova-plugin-file-transfer": {},
+      "cordova-plugin-prevent-override": {}
     }
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index d81f14598..053a354a9 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
             CoreWindow.open(url, name);
         };
 
+        // Treat URLs that try to override the app.
+        win.onOverrideUrlLoading = (url: string) => {
+            CoreWindow.open(url);
+        };
+
         CoreEvents.on(CoreEvents.LOGIN, async (data) => {
             if (data.siteId) {
                 const site = await CoreSites.getSite(data.siteId);
diff --git a/src/core/singletons/window.ts b/src/core/singletons/window.ts
index f04b6956d..2eee46bf7 100644
--- a/src/core/singletons/window.ts
+++ b/src/core/singletons/window.ts
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ export class CoreWindow {
 
             if (name != '_system') {
                 // Check if it can be opened in the app.
-                treated = false;
-                await CoreContentLinksHelper.handleLink(url, undefined, true, true);
+                treated = await CoreContentLinksHelper.handleLink(url, undefined, true, true);
             }
 
             if (!treated) {