diff --git a/resources/views/components/component.blade.php b/resources/views/components/component.blade.php
index fa9f0e6b..1c417b10 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/component.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/component.blade.php
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
                 'font-semibold text-zinc-900 dark:text-zinc-100' => ! ($nested ?? false),
                 'text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-300' => $nested ?? false,
             ])>
-                @if($component->link)
-                    <a href="{{ $component->link }}" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" class="before:absolute before:inset-0 before:content-['']">{{ $component->name }}</a>
+                @if($component->formattedLink())
+                    <a href="{{ $component->formattedLink() }}" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" class="before:absolute before:inset-0 before:content-['']">{{ $component->name }}</a>
                 @else
                     {{ $component->name }}
                 @endif
diff --git a/src/Data/Requests/Component/CreateComponentRequestData.php b/src/Data/Requests/Component/CreateComponentRequestData.php
index 11417dc1..11d958b3 100644
--- a/src/Data/Requests/Component/CreateComponentRequestData.php
+++ b/src/Data/Requests/Component/CreateComponentRequestData.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public static function rules(ValidationContext $context): array
             'name' => ['string', 'required', 'max:255'],
             'description' => ['string'],
             'status' => [Rule::enum(ComponentStatusEnum::class)],
-            'link' => ['string'],
+            'link' => ['string', 'url:http,https'],
             'order' => ['int', 'min:0'],
             'enabled' => ['boolean'],
             'component_group_id' => ['int', 'min:0', Rule::exists('component_groups', 'id')],
diff --git a/src/Data/Requests/Component/UpdateComponentRequestData.php b/src/Data/Requests/Component/UpdateComponentRequestData.php
index 0de51897..bbd6fc2a 100644
--- a/src/Data/Requests/Component/UpdateComponentRequestData.php
+++ b/src/Data/Requests/Component/UpdateComponentRequestData.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public static function rules(ValidationContext $context): array
             'name' => ['string', 'max:255'],
             'description' => ['string'],
             'status' => [Rule::enum(ComponentStatusEnum::class)],
-            'link' => ['string'],
+            'link' => ['string', 'url:http,https'],
             'order' => ['int', 'min:0'],
             'component_group_id' => ['int', 'min:0', Rule::exists('component_groups', 'id')],
             'enabled' => ['boolean'],
diff --git a/src/Models/Component.php b/src/Models/Component.php
index a8687545..77c2840d 100644
--- a/src/Models/Component.php
+++ b/src/Models/Component.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection as SupportCollection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 /**
  * @property int $id
@@ -97,6 +98,17 @@ public function formattedDescription(): string
         return Cachet::markdown($this->description, inline: true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the link to render on the status page, which is only ever an http
+     * or https URL.
+     */
+    public function formattedLink(): ?string
+    {
+        return Str::isUrl((string) $this->link, ['http', 'https'])
+            ? $this->link
+            : null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the group the component belongs to.
      */
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/ComponentTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/ComponentTest.php
index 4dfa3a8c..2138c31f 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/ComponentTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/ComponentTest.php
@@ -252,6 +252,29 @@
     $response->assertJsonFragment(['id' => $component->id]);
 });
 
+it('cannot create a component with a javascript link', function () {
+    Sanctum::actingAs(User::factory()->create(), ['components.manage']);
+
+    $response = postJson('/status/api/components', [
+        'name' => 'Test',
+        'link' => 'javascript:alert(1)',
+    ]);
+
+    $response->assertUnprocessable();
+    $response->assertJsonValidationErrorFor('link');
+});
+
+it('can create a component with an http link', function () {
+    Sanctum::actingAs(User::factory()->create(), ['components.manage']);
+
+    $response = postJson('/status/api/components', [
+        'name' => 'Test',
+        'link' => 'https://status.example.com/api',
+    ]);
+
+    $response->assertCreated();
+});
+
 it('cannot create a component when not authenticated', function () {
     $response = postJson('/status/api/components', [
         'name' => 'Test',
diff --git a/tests/Feature/StatusPage/StatusPageTest.php b/tests/Feature/StatusPage/StatusPageTest.php
index 8c9fe74f..ee027d70 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/StatusPage/StatusPageTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/StatusPage/StatusPageTest.php
@@ -93,6 +93,29 @@
         ->assertDontSee('image/svg+xml');
 });
 
+it('does not link a component to a javascript url', function () {
+    Component::factory()->create([
+        'name' => 'Scriptable API',
+        'link' => 'javascript:alert(1)',
+    ]);
+
+    $this->get(route('cachet.status-page'))
+        ->assertOk()
+        ->assertSee('Scriptable API')
+        ->assertDontSee('javascript:alert(1)', escape: false);
+});
+
+it('links a component to an http url', function () {
+    Component::factory()->create([
+        'name' => 'Linked API',
+        'link' => 'https://status.example.com/api',
+    ]);
+
+    $this->get(route('cachet.status-page'))
+        ->assertOk()
+        ->assertSee('href="https://status.example.com/api"', escape: false);
+});
+
 it('does not render raw html in component descriptions', function () {
     Component::factory()->create([
         'description' => 'The **primary** API <script>alert(1)</script>',