diff --git a/src/webui/webapplication.cpp b/src/webui/webapplication.cpp
index 8264560b4..bc05c2b08 100644
--- a/src/webui/webapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/webapplication.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ void WebApplication::action_command_download()
     foreach (QString url, list) {
         url = url.trimmed();
         if (!url.isEmpty()) {
+            if ((url.size() == 40 && !url.contains(QRegExp("[^0-9A-Fa-f]")))
+                || (url.size() == 32 && !url.contains(QRegExp("[^2-7A-Za-z]"))))
+                url = "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:" + url;
             if (url.startsWith("bc://bt/", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
                 qDebug("Converting bc link to magnet link");
                 url = misc::bcLinkToMagnet(url);