diff --git a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-librarylist-view.js b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-librarylist-view.js
index d2078ae7c68..0501960136f 100644
--- a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-librarylist-view.js
+++ b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-librarylist-view.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import { getGalaxyInstance } from "app";
 import { Toast } from "ui/toast";
 import mod_library_model from "mvc/library/library-model";
 import mod_library_libraryrow_view from "mvc/library/library-libraryrow-view";
+import linkifyJq from 'linkifyjs/jquery';
+
+linkifyJq($, document);
 
 var LibraryListView = Backbone.View.extend({
     el: "#libraries_element",
@@ -129,8 +132,13 @@ var LibraryListView = Backbone.View.extend({
             );
             Galaxy.libraries.libraryToolbarView.renderPaginator(this.options);
         }
-        $('#center [data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip({ trigger: "hover" });
-        $("#center").css("overflow", "auto");
+        const $center_tooltip_el = $('#center [data-toggle="tooltip"]');
+        if (!$center_tooltip_el.attr('title')) {
+            $center_tooltip_el.tooltip({trigger: "hover"});
+            $("#center").css("overflow", "auto");
+        }
+        // linkify description
+        $('[description=true]').linkify();
     },
 
     fetchDeleted: function () {
diff --git a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-libraryrow-view.js b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-libraryrow-view.js
index 97833b988b2..aa927eff759 100644
--- a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-libraryrow-view.js
+++ b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-libraryrow-view.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Backbone from "backbone";
 import { Toast } from "ui/toast";
 import { getGalaxyInstance } from "app";
 
+
 // galaxy library row view
 var LibraryRowView = Backbone.View.extend({
     events: {
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ var LibraryRowView = Backbone.View.extend({
         }
         this.prepareButtons(library);
         var tmpl = this.templateRow();
+
         this.setElement(
             tmpl({
                 library: library,
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ var LibraryRowView = Backbone.View.extend({
             })
         );
         this.$el.show();
+
         return this;
     },
 
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ var LibraryRowView = Backbone.View.extend({
         old_element.replaceWith(this.$el);
         /* now we attach new tooltips to the newly created row element */
         this.$el.find('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip({ trigger: "hover" });
+
+        // linkify new description, after its change
+        $('[description=true]').linkify();
     },
 
     /**
@@ -244,12 +250,12 @@ var LibraryRowView = Backbone.View.extend({
                     <% } %>
                     <% if(library.get("description")) { %>
                         <% if( (library.get("description")).length> 40 ) { %>
-                            <td data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom"
+                            <td description=true data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom"
                                 title="<%= _.escape(library.get("description")) %>">
                                 <%= _.escape(library.get("description")).substring(0, 40) + "..." %>
                             </td>
                         <% } else { %>
-                            <td><%= _.escape(library.get("description"))%></td>
+                            <td description=true><%= _.escape(library.get("description"))%></td>
                         <% } %>
                     <% } else { %>
                         <td></td>
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index c21d3fbd566..e6fa546d4f8 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "jquery.cookie": "^1.4.1",
     "latex-parser": "^0.6.2",
     "latex-to-unicode-converter": "^0.5.2",
+    "linkifyjs": "^2.1.9",
     "markdown-it": "^8.4.2",
     "moment": "2.24.0",
     "popper.js": "^1.16.1",
diff --git a/client/yarn.lock b/client/yarn.lock
index c40f173f72b..d82e3608ed2 100644
--- a/client/yarn.lock
+++ b/client/yarn.lock
@@ -8341,6 +8341,11 @@ linkify-it@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     uc.micro "^1.0.1"
 
+linkifyjs@^2.1.9:
+  version "2.1.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-2.1.9.tgz#af06e45a2866ff06c4766582590d098a4d584702"
+  integrity sha512-74ivurkK6WHvHFozVaGtQWV38FzBwSTGNmJolEgFp7QgR2bl6ArUWlvT4GcHKbPe1z3nWYi+VUdDZk16zDOVug==
+
 listify@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/listify/-/listify-1.0.0.tgz#03ca7ba2d150d4267773f74e57558d1053d2bee3"