diff --git a/src/Entity/Attachment.php b/src/Entity/Attachment.php
index 90bf6168..ae3b86cc 100644
--- a/src/Entity/Attachment.php
+++ b/src/Entity/Attachment.php
@@ -128,6 +128,34 @@ abstract class Attachment extends NamedDBElement
         return file_exists($this->getPath()) || static::isURL($this->getPath());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The URL to the external file.
+     * Returns null, if the file is not external.
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function getURL(): ?string
+    {
+        if (!$this->isExternal()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return $this->path;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the hostname where the external file is stored.
+     * Returns null, if the file is not external.
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function getHost(): ?string
+    {
+        if (!$this->isExternal()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return parse_url($this->getURL(), PHP_URL_HOST);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the filepath, relative to %BASE%.
      *
@@ -138,6 +166,8 @@ abstract class Attachment extends NamedDBElement
         return $this->path;
     }
 
+
+
     /**
      * Returns the filename of the attachment.
      * For a path like %BASE/path/foo.bar, foo.bar will be returned.
diff --git a/src/Services/EntityURLGenerator.php b/src/Services/EntityURLGenerator.php
index a648dd7f..ae6f21db 100644
--- a/src/Services/EntityURLGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Services/EntityURLGenerator.php
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ class EntityURLGenerator
     public function viewURL($entity) : string
     {
         if ($entity instanceof Attachment) {
+            if ($entity->isExternal()) { //For external attachments, return the link to external path
+                return $entity->getURL();
+            }
             return $this->urlGenerator->generate('attachment_view', ['id' => $entity->getID()]);
         }
 
@@ -105,6 +108,9 @@ class EntityURLGenerator
     public function downloadURL($entity) : string
     {
         if ($entity instanceof Attachment) {
+            if ($entity->isExternal()) { //For external attachments, return the link to external path
+                return $entity->getURL();
+            }
             return $this->urlGenerator->generate('attachment_download', ['id' => $entity->getID()]);
         }
 
diff --git a/templates/Parts/info/_attachments_info.html.twig b/templates/Parts/info/_attachments_info.html.twig
index a4e4fc92..313afb81 100644
--- a/templates/Parts/info/_attachments_info.html.twig
+++ b/templates/Parts/info/_attachments_info.html.twig
@@ -22,9 +22,17 @@
             </td>
             <td class="align-middle">{{ attachment.name }}</td>
             <td class="align-middle">{{ attachment.type.fullPath }}</td>
-            <td class="align-middle">{{ attachment.filename }}</td>
             <td class="align-middle">
-                {% if attachment_helper.fileExisting(attachment) %}
+                {% if attachment.external %}
+                    <a href="{{ attachment.uRL }}" target="_blank" class="link-external">{{ attachment.host }}</a>
+                {% else %}
+                    {{ attachment.filename }}
+                {% endif %}
+            </td>
+            <td class="align-middle">
+                {% if attachment.external %}
+                    <i>{% trans %}attachment.external_file{% endtrans %}</i>
+                {% elseif attachment_helper.fileExisting(attachment) %}
                     {{ attachment_helper.humanFileSize(attachment) }}
                 {% else %}
                     <b class="text-danger">{% trans %}attachment.file_not_found{% endtrans %}</b>