diff --git a/uberwriter/inline_preview.py b/uberwriter/inline_preview.py
index 93051e8..19ac79b 100644
--- a/uberwriter/inline_preview.py
+++ b/uberwriter/inline_preview.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class InlinePreview:
             markup_regex.MATH: self.get_view_for_math,
             markup_regex.IMAGE: self.get_view_for_image,
             markup_regex.LINK: self.get_view_for_link,
+            markup_regex.LINK_ALT: self.get_view_for_link,
             markup_regex.FOOTNOTE_ID: self.get_view_for_footnote,
             re.compile(r"(?P<text>\w+)"): self.get_view_for_lexikon
         }
diff --git a/uberwriter/markup_regex.py b/uberwriter/markup_regex.py
index e7da9e7..91b47c8 100644
--- a/uberwriter/markup_regex.py
+++ b/uberwriter/markup_regex.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ CODE = re.compile(
     r"`(?P<text>[^`].+?)`")
 LINK = re.compile(
     r"\[(?P<text>.*)\]\((?P<url>.+?)(?: \"(?P<title>.+)\")?\)")
+LINK_ALT = re.compile(
+    r"(?:<)(?P<url>http://[^\s]+)(?:>)")
 IMAGE = re.compile(
     r"!\[(?P<text>.*)\]\((?P<url>.+?)(?: \"(?P<title>.+)\")?\)")
 HORIZONTAL_RULE = re.compile(
diff --git a/uberwriter/stats_counter.py b/uberwriter/stats_counter.py
index 3bdc72c..8c1feab 100644
--- a/uberwriter/stats_counter.py
+++ b/uberwriter/stats_counter.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from multiprocessing import Process, Pipe
 
 from gi.repository import GLib
 
-from uberwriter.markup_regex import ITALIC, BOLD_ITALIC, BOLD, STRIKETHROUGH, IMAGE, LINK, \
+from uberwriter.markup_regex import ITALIC, BOLD_ITALIC, BOLD, STRIKETHROUGH, IMAGE, LINK, LINK_ALT,\
     HORIZONTAL_RULE, LIST, MATH, TABLE, CODE_BLOCK, HEADER_UNDER, HEADER, BLOCK_QUOTE, ORDERED_LIST, \
     FOOTNOTE_ID, FOOTNOTE
 
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class StatsCounter:
         BOLD_ITALIC, ITALIC, BOLD, STRIKETHROUGH, IMAGE, LINK, LIST, ORDERED_LIST, BLOCK_QUOTE,
         HEADER, HEADER_UNDER, CODE_BLOCK, TABLE, MATH, FOOTNOTE_ID, FOOTNOTE
     )
+    MARKUP_REGEXP_URL_REPLACE = (
+        LINK_ALT,
+    )
 
     # List of regexp whose matches should be removed. Order is important.
     MARKUP_REGEXP_REMOVE = (
@@ -75,6 +78,8 @@ class StatsCounter:
                     child_conn.close()
                     return
 
+            for regexp in self.MARKUP_REGEXP_URL_REPLACE:
+                text = re.sub(regexp, r"\g<url>", text)
             for regexp in self.MARKUP_REGEXP_REPLACE:
                 text = re.sub(regexp, r"\g<text>", text)
             for regexp in self.MARKUP_REGEXP_REMOVE:
diff --git a/uberwriter/text_view_markup_handler.py b/uberwriter/text_view_markup_handler.py
index 4bbefa7..57bab60 100644
--- a/uberwriter/text_view_markup_handler.py
+++ b/uberwriter/text_view_markup_handler.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from multiprocessing import Pipe, Process
 import gi
 
 from uberwriter import helpers, markup_regex
-from uberwriter.markup_regex import STRIKETHROUGH, BOLD_ITALIC, BOLD, ITALIC, IMAGE, LINK, \
+from uberwriter.markup_regex import STRIKETHROUGH, BOLD_ITALIC, BOLD, ITALIC, IMAGE, LINK, LINK_ALT, \
     HORIZONTAL_RULE, LIST, ORDERED_LIST, BLOCK_QUOTE, HEADER, HEADER_UNDER, TABLE, MATH, CODE
 
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ class MarkupHandler:
                     result.append((tag_name, (), match.start(), match.start("text")))
                     result.append((tag_name, (), match.end("text"), match.end()))
 
+            # - "<url>" (gray out)
+            matches = re.finditer(LINK_ALT, text)
+            for match in matches:
+                result.append((
+                    self.TAG_NAME_GRAY_TEXT, (), match.start("url"), match.end("url")))
+
             # Find "---" horizontal rule (center).
             matches = re.finditer(HORIZONTAL_RULE, text)
             for match in matches: