diff --git a/utils.hh b/utils.hh
index a12175af..76661c6e 100644
--- a/utils.hh
+++ b/utils.hh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <QUrlQuery>
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonDocument>
+#include "filetype.hh"
 
 namespace Utils
 {
@@ -240,6 +241,15 @@ inline std::pair< bool, QString > getQueryWord( QUrl const & url )
   }
   return std::make_pair( validScheme, word );
 }
+
+inline bool isAudioUrl( QUrl const & url )
+{
+  // Note: we check for forvo sound links explicitly, as they don't have extensions
+
+  return ( url.scheme() == "http" || url.scheme() == "https" || url.scheme() == "gdau" )
+         && ( Filetype::isNameOfSound( url.path().toUtf8().data() ) || url.host() == "apifree.forvo.com" );
+}
+
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/weburlrequestinterceptor.cpp b/weburlrequestinterceptor.cpp
index 1837f939..48573288 100644
--- a/weburlrequestinterceptor.cpp
+++ b/weburlrequestinterceptor.cpp
@@ -42,4 +42,11 @@ void WebUrlRequestInterceptor::interceptRequest( QWebEngineUrlRequestInfo &info)
 //    emit linkClicked( info.requestUrl() );
 //    info.block(true);
   }
+
+  //window.location=audio link
+  if( Utils::Url::isAudioUrl(info.requestUrl()) && info.navigationType()==QWebEngineUrlRequestInfo::NavigationTypeRedirect )
+  {
+    qDebug() << "blocked audio url from page redirect" << info.requestUrl().url();
+    info.block( true );
+  }
 }