diff --git a/src/os/ui/columnactions/abstractcolumnaction.js b/src/os/ui/columnactions/abstractcolumnaction.js
index 6121fdb57..d34af6575 100644
--- a/src/os/ui/columnactions/abstractcolumnaction.js
+++ b/src/os/ui/columnactions/abstractcolumnaction.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 goog.provide('os.ui.columnactions.AbstractColumnAction');
-goog.require('goog.structs.Map');
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/os/ui/help/help.js b/src/os/ui/help/help.js
index f6a504e6d..cda22d7f2 100644
--- a/src/os/ui/help/help.js
+++ b/src/os/ui/help/help.js
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ os.ui.help.HelpCtrl.prototype.initialize = function() {
     root.addChild({
       eventType: os.ui.help.EventType.HELP_VIDEO,
       label: 'Help Videos',
+      link: videoUrl,
       tooltip: 'View help videos for ' + appName,
       icons: ['<i class="fa fa-fw fa-question-circle"></i>'],
       sort: 20
     });
-    this.menu.listen(os.ui.help.EventType.HELP_VIDEO, this.onHelpAction_, false, this);
   }
 
   root.addChild({
@@ -172,13 +172,11 @@ os.ui.help.HelpCtrl.prototype.initialize = function() {
     root.addChild({
       eventType: os.ui.help.EventType.VIDEO_CARD,
       label: 'Graphics Card Help',
+      link: videoCardUrl,
       tooltip: 'Troubleshoot 3D view',
       icons: ['<i class="fa fa-fw fa-desktop"></i>'],
       sort: 120
     });
-    this.menu.listen(os.ui.help.EventType.VIDEO_CARD, function() {
-      window.open(videoCardUrl);
-    }, false, this);
   }
 
   if (os.settings.get('onboarding') && os.settings.get('onboarding')['hideTips'] !== true) {
@@ -247,10 +245,6 @@ os.ui.help.HelpCtrl.prototype.onHelpAction_ = function(event) {
     case os.ui.help.EventType.VIEW_ALERTS:
       this.scope.$emit(os.ui.help.EventType.VIEW_ALERTS);
       break;
-    case os.ui.help.EventType.HELP_VIDEO:
-      var videoUrl = /** @type {string} */ (os.settings.get('helpVideoUrl'));
-      window.open(videoUrl);
-      break;
     case os.ui.help.EventType.CONTROLS:
       os.ui.help.ControlsCtrl.launch();
       break;
diff --git a/src/os/ui/menu/menuitem.js b/src/os/ui/menu/menuitem.js
index 7a39e3d38..fb53b72d6 100644
--- a/src/os/ui/menu/menuitem.js
+++ b/src/os/ui/menu/menuitem.js
@@ -31,11 +31,23 @@ os.ui.menu.UnclickableTypes = [
   os.ui.menu.MenuItemType.SEPARATOR];
 
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {{
+ *  href: !string,
+ *  target: (string|undefined),
+ *  opener: (boolean|undefined),
+ *  referrer: (boolean|undefined)
+ * }}
+ */
+os.ui.menu.MenuItemLink;
+
+
 /**
  * @typedef {{
  *  type: (os.ui.menu.MenuItemType|undefined),
  *  eventType: (string|undefined),
  *  label: (string|undefined),
+ *  link: (string|os.ui.menu.MenuItemLink|undefined),
  *  metricKey: (string|undefined),
  *  visible: (boolean|undefined),
  *  enabled: (boolean|undefined),
@@ -71,6 +83,7 @@ os.ui.menu.MenuItem = function(options) {
   this.shortcut = options.shortcut;
   this.sort = options.sort || 0;
   this.closeOnSelect = options.closeOnSelect != null ? options.closeOnSelect : true;
+  this.link = options.link;
 
   /**
    * @type {Array<!os.ui.menu.MenuItem<T>>|undefined}
@@ -275,6 +288,8 @@ os.ui.menu.MenuItem.prototype.render = function(context, opt_target) {
   // start wrapper div (required by jquery-ui 1.12+)
   html += '<div>';
 
+  html += this.renderLinkOpen_();
+
   // hotkey/shortcut
   if (this.shortcut) {
     html += '<span class="text-muted d-inline-block float-right pl-2">' + this.shortcut + '</span>';
@@ -300,6 +315,8 @@ os.ui.menu.MenuItem.prototype.render = function(context, opt_target) {
   // label
   html += '<span class="text-truncate">' + this.label + '</span>';
 
+  html += this.renderLinkClose_();
+
   // end wrapper div (required by jquery-ui 1.12+)
   html += '</div>';
 
@@ -317,6 +334,50 @@ os.ui.menu.MenuItem.prototype.render = function(context, opt_target) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {!string}
+ */
+os.ui.menu.MenuItem.prototype.renderLinkOpen_ = function() {
+  let html = '';
+
+  if (this.link) {
+    if (typeof this.link === 'string') {
+      html += '<a href="' + this.link + '" rel="noreferrer noopener">';
+    } else {
+      html += '<a href="' + this.link.href + '"';
+      if (!this.link.referrer || !this.link.opener) {
+        html += ' rel="';
+        if (!this.link.referrer) {
+          html += 'noreferrer ';
+        }
+
+        if (!this.link.opener) {
+          html += 'noopener';
+        }
+
+        html += '"';
+      }
+
+      if (this.link.target) {
+        html += ' target="' + this.link.target + '"';
+      }
+
+      html += '>';
+    }
+  }
+
+  return html;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {!string}
+ */
+os.ui.menu.MenuItem.prototype.renderLinkClose_ = function() {
+  return this.link ? '</a>' : '';
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {!os.ui.menu.MenuItem} a The first item
  * @param {!os.ui.menu.MenuItem} b The second item
diff --git a/src/plugin/weather/weatherplugin.js b/src/plugin/weather/weatherplugin.js
index c06bbf584..f3fb58749 100644
--- a/src/plugin/weather/weatherplugin.js
+++ b/src/plugin/weather/weatherplugin.js
@@ -40,12 +40,26 @@ plugin.weather.WeatherPlugin.prototype.init = function() {
     if (group) {
       group.addChild({
         label: 'Weather Forecast',
+        link: url,
         eventType: plugin.weather.WeatherPlugin.ID,
         tooltip: 'Open the weather forecast for this location',
-        icons: ['<i class="fa fa-fw fa-umbrella"></i>']
+        icons: ['<i class="fa fa-fw fa-umbrella"></i>'],
+        beforeRender:
+          /**
+           * @param {ol.Coordinate} coord
+           * @this {os.ui.menu.MenuItem<ol.Coordinate>}
+           */
+          function(coord) {
+            var url = plugin.weather.getUrl_();
+
+            if (url) {
+              url = url.replace('{lon}', coord[0].toString());
+              url = url.replace('{lat}', coord[1].toString());
+            }
+
+            this.link = url;
+          }
       });
-
-      menu.listen(plugin.weather.WeatherPlugin.ID, plugin.weather.onLookup_);
     }
   }
 };
@@ -64,32 +78,3 @@ plugin.weather.getUrl_ = function() {
 
   return null;
 };
-
-
-/**
- * Forecast menu option listener
- *
- * @param {os.ui.menu.MenuEvent<ol.Coordinate>} evt The menu event
- * @private
- */
-plugin.weather.onLookup_ = function(evt) {
-  plugin.weather.launchForecast(evt.getContext());
-};
-
-
-/**
- * Opens a weather forecast for the given location
- *
- * @param {ol.Coordinate} coord
- */
-plugin.weather.launchForecast = function(coord) {
-  var url = plugin.weather.getUrl_();
-  coord = ol.proj.toLonLat(coord, os.map.PROJECTION);
-
-  if (url) {
-    url = url.replace('{lon}', coord[0].toString());
-    url = url.replace('{lat}', coord[1].toString());
-
-    window.open(url, '_blank');
-  }
-};