diff --git a/sopel/config/core_section.py b/sopel/config/core_section.py
index 706fe53a03..9e782aaf5a 100644
--- a/sopel/config/core_section.py
+++ b/sopel/config/core_section.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 """Default prefix used for commands."""
 COMMAND_DEFAULT_HELP_PREFIX = '.'
 """Default help prefix used in commands' usage messages."""
+URL_DEFAULT_SCHEMES = ['http', 'https', 'ftp']
+"""Default URL schemes allowed for URLs."""
 
 
 def _find_certs():
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ class CoreSection(StaticSection):
     auto_url_schemes = ListAttribute(
         'auto_url_schemes',
         strip=True,
-        default=['http', 'https', 'ftp'])
+        default=URL_DEFAULT_SCHEMES)
     """List of URL schemes that will trigger URL callbacks.
 
     :default: ``['http', 'https', 'ftp']``
diff --git a/sopel/irc/__init__.py b/sopel/irc/__init__.py
index faa26b8e81..16762bdf36 100644
--- a/sopel/irc/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel/irc/__init__.py
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@ def on_message(self, message):
         """
         self.last_raw_line = message
 
-        pretrigger = PreTrigger(self.nick, message)
+        pretrigger = PreTrigger(
+            self.nick,
+            message,
+            url_schemes=self.settings.core.auto_url_schemes,
+        )
         if all(cap not in self.enabled_capabilities for cap in ['account-tag', 'extended-join']):
             pretrigger.tags.pop('account', None)
 
@@ -262,7 +266,8 @@ def on_message_sent(self, raw):
 
             pretrigger = PreTrigger(
                 self.nick,
-                ":{0}!{1}@{2} {3}".format(self.nick, self.user, host, raw)
+                ":{0}!{1}@{2} {3}".format(self.nick, self.user, host, raw),
+                url_schemes=self.settings.core.auto_url_schemes,
             )
             self.dispatch(pretrigger)
 
diff --git a/sopel/test_tools.py b/sopel/test_tools.py
index deb391dcfc..6de00e1c18 100644
--- a/sopel/test_tools.py
+++ b/sopel/test_tools.py
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ def test(configfactory, botfactory, ircfactory):
             owner=owner,
         )
         settings = configfactory('default.cfg', test_config)
+        url_schemes = settings.core.auto_url_schemes
         bot = botfactory(settings)
         server = ircfactory(bot)
         server.channel_joined('#Sopel')
@@ -184,7 +185,8 @@ def test(configfactory, botfactory, ircfactory):
 
         # TODO enable message tags
         full_message = ':{} PRIVMSG {} :{}'.format(hostmask, sender, msg)
-        pretrigger = sopel.trigger.PreTrigger(bot.nick, full_message)
+        pretrigger = sopel.trigger.PreTrigger(
+            bot.nick, full_message, url_schemes=url_schemes)
         trigger = sopel.trigger.Trigger(bot.settings, pretrigger, match)
         pattern = re.compile(r'^%s: ' % re.escape(bot.nick))
 
@@ -206,7 +208,8 @@ def isnt_ignored(value):
             tested_func(wrapper, trigger)
 
             output_triggers = (
-                sopel.trigger.PreTrigger(bot.nick, message.decode('utf-8'))
+                sopel.trigger.PreTrigger(
+                    bot.nick, message.decode('utf-8'), url_schemes=url_schemes)
                 for message in wrapper.backend.message_sent
             )
             output_texts = (
diff --git a/sopel/tests/factories.py b/sopel/tests/factories.py
index 6bfe580451..0e59c850f1 100644
--- a/sopel/tests/factories.py
+++ b/sopel/tests/factories.py
@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ def wrapper(self, mockbot, raw, pattern=None):
         return bot.SopelWrapper(mockbot, trigger)
 
     def __call__(self, mockbot, raw, pattern=None):
+        url_schemes = mockbot.settings.core.auto_url_schemes
         return trigger.Trigger(
             mockbot.settings,
-            trigger.PreTrigger(mockbot.nick, raw),
+            trigger.PreTrigger(mockbot.nick, raw, url_schemes=url_schemes),
             re.match(pattern or r'.*', raw))
 
 
diff --git a/sopel/trigger.py b/sopel/trigger.py
index 3ebbe95159..b15d9c5f5f 100644
--- a/sopel/trigger.py
+++ b/sopel/trigger.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import sys
 
 from sopel import tools
+from sopel.tools import web
 
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class PreTrigger(object):
 
     :param str own_nick: the bot's own IRC nickname
     :param str line: the full line from the server
+    :param tuple url_schemes: allowed schemes for URL detection
 
     At the :class:`PreTrigger` stage, the line has not been matched against any
     rules yet. This is what Sopel uses to perform matching.
@@ -80,6 +82,16 @@ class PreTrigger(object):
         For lines that do *not* contain ``:``, :attr:`text` will be the last
         argument in :attr:`args` instead.
 
+    .. py:attribute:: urls
+        :type: tuple
+
+        The :class:`tuple` of URLs found in the IRC line's text, for
+        ``PRIVMSG`` and ``NOTICE`` only. For other messages, this will be an
+        empty ``tuple``.
+
+        These URLs are found in the text message of the IRC line, usually after
+        the ` :` section.
+
     .. py:attribute:: time
 
         The time when the message was received.
@@ -95,9 +107,10 @@ class PreTrigger(object):
     component_regex = re.compile(r'([^!]*)!?([^@]*)@?(.*)')
     intent_regex = re.compile('\x01(\\S+) ?(.*)\x01')
 
-    def __init__(self, own_nick, line):
+    def __init__(self, own_nick, line, url_schemes=None):
         line = line.strip('\r\n')
         self.line = line
+        self.urls = tuple()
 
         # Break off IRCv3 message tags, if present
         self.tags = {}
@@ -170,6 +183,10 @@ def __init__(self, own_nick, line):
                 self.tags['intent'] = intent
                 self.args[-1] = message or ''
 
+            # Search URLs after CTCP parsing
+            self.urls = tuple(
+                web.search_urls(self.args[-1], schemes=url_schemes))
+
         # Populate account from extended-join messages
         if self.event == 'JOIN' and len(self.args) == 3:
             # Account is the second arg `...JOIN #Sopel account :realname`
@@ -315,6 +332,14 @@ class Trigger(unicode):
     example, when setting ``mode -m`` on the channel ``#example``, args would
     be ``('#example', '-m')``
     """
+    urls = property(lambda self: self._pretrigger.urls)
+    """A tuple containing all URLs found in the text message.
+
+    :type: tuple
+
+    These are the URLs found in the text message of the IRC line, usually after
+    the ` :` section.
+    """
     tags = property(lambda self: self._pretrigger.tags)
     """A map of the IRCv3 message tags on the message.