diff --git a/Userland/Applications/Browser/Tab.cpp b/Userland/Applications/Browser/Tab.cpp
index 3c97b7f6d1..7fced2352b 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/Browser/Tab.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/Browser/Tab.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ URL url_from_user_input(DeprecatedString const& input)
     if (input.starts_with('?') && !g_search_engine.is_empty())
         return URL(g_search_engine.replace("{}"sv, URL::percent_encode(input.substring_view(1)), ReplaceMode::FirstOnly));
 
-    URL url_with_http_schema = URL(DeprecatedString::formatted("http://{}", input));
+    URL url_with_http_schema = URL(DeprecatedString::formatted("https://{}", input));
     if (url_with_http_schema.is_valid() && url_with_http_schema.port().has_value())
         return url_with_http_schema;