diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/common/field_formats/types/url.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/common/field_formats/types/url.ts
index b5be60be05bb6..cc9b93e687b7e 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/common/field_formats/types/url.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/common/field_formats/types/url.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ export function createUrlFormat() {
       const url = escape(this.formatUrl(rawValue));
       const label = escape(this.formatLabel(rawValue, url));
 
+      if (!parsedUrl) {
+        parsedUrl = UrlFormat.defaultParsedUrl;
+      }
+
       switch (this.param('type')) {
         case 'audio':
           return `<audio controls preload="none" src="${url}">`;
@@ -201,5 +205,24 @@ export function createUrlFormat() {
     };
   }
 
+  async function initializeDefaultParsedUrl() {
+    if (UrlFormat.defaultParsedUrl !== undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const platform = await import('ui/new_platform');
+      UrlFormat.defaultParsedUrl = {
+        origin: global.window.location.origin,
+        pathname: global.window.location.pathname,
+        basePath: platform.npSetup.core.http.basePath.get(),
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      UrlFormat.defaultParsedUrl = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  initializeDefaultParsedUrl();
+
   return UrlFormat;
 }