diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Citations.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Citations.svelte
index 2fc78c7535..e53a8753f7 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Citations.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Citations.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { getContext } from 'svelte';
 	import { embed, showControls, showEmbeds } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { isValidHttpUrl } from '$lib/utils';
 
 	import CitationModal from './Citations/CitationModal.svelte';
 
@@ -43,7 +44,11 @@
 
 			if (citations[index]?.source?.embed_url) {
 				const embedUrl = citations[index].source.embed_url;
-				if (embedUrl) {
+				// The embed panel renders anything it cannot read as a URL as raw HTML
+				if (
+					typeof embedUrl === 'string' &&
+					(isValidHttpUrl(embedUrl) || embedUrl.startsWith('//'))
+				) {
 					if (readOnly) {
 						// Open in new tab if readOnly
 						window.open(embedUrl, '_blank');