diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/electron-app/factories/app/setup.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/electron-app/factories/app/setup.ts
index 579fa340392..4c299e24c52 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/electron-app/factories/app/setup.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/electron-app/factories/app/setup.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ export async function makeAppSetup(
 			// Always prevent in-app navigation for external URLs
 			if (url.startsWith("http://") || url.startsWith("https://")) {
 				event.preventDefault();
-				shell.openExternal(url);
+				shell.openExternal(url).catch((error) => {
+					console.error("[app] Failed to open external URL:", url, error);
+				});
 			}
 		}),
 	);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/electron-app/factories/windows/create.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/electron-app/factories/windows/create.ts
index 479cb0faf03..d5a02931151 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/electron-app/factories/windows/create.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/electron-app/factories/windows/create.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ export function createWindow({ id, ...settings }: WindowProps) {
 	// Open external URLs in the system browser instead of Electron
 	window.webContents.setWindowOpenHandler(({ url }) => {
 		if (url.startsWith("http://") || url.startsWith("https://")) {
-			shell.openExternal(url);
+			shell.openExternal(url).catch((error) => {
+				console.error("[window] Failed to open external URL:", url, error);
+			});
 			return { action: "deny" };
 		}
 		return { action: "deny" };
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/external/index.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/external/index.ts
index a0e2f9c659c..13d4450e672 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/external/index.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/external/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { settings } from "@superset/local-db";
+import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
 import { clipboard, shell } from "electron";
 import { localDb } from "main/lib/local-db";
 import { z } from "zod";
@@ -38,7 +39,17 @@ async function openPathInApp(
 export const createExternalRouter = () => {
 	return router({
 		openUrl: publicProcedure.input(z.string()).mutation(async ({ input }) => {
-			await shell.openExternal(input);
+			try {
+				await shell.openExternal(input);
+			} catch (error) {
+				const errorMessage =
+					error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error";
+				console.error("[external/openUrl] Failed to open URL:", input, error);
+				throw new TRPCError({
+					code: "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",
+					message: errorMessage,
+				});
+			}
 		}),
 
 		openInFinder: publicProcedure
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/helpers.ts b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/helpers.ts
index 6058503b816..3c92f907dd2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/helpers.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/helpers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { toast } from "@superset/ui/sonner";
 import { CanvasAddon } from "@xterm/addon-canvas";
 import { ClipboardAddon } from "@xterm/addon-clipboard";
 import { FitAddon } from "@xterm/addon-fit";
@@ -135,6 +136,12 @@ export function createTerminalInstance(
 	const urlLinkProvider = new UrlLinkProvider(xterm, (_event, uri) => {
 		trpcClient.external.openUrl.mutate(uri).catch((error) => {
 			console.error("[Terminal] Failed to open URL:", uri, error);
+			toast.error("Failed to open URL", {
+				description:
+					error instanceof Error
+						? error.message
+						: "Could not open URL in browser",
+			});
 		});
 	});
 	xterm.registerLinkProvider(urlLinkProvider);