diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt.Tests/BlogReaderTests.cs b/src/PostIt/PostIt.Tests/BlogReaderTests.cs
index d8e340878..4ee5b101f 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt.Tests/BlogReaderTests.cs
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt.Tests/BlogReaderTests.cs
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ public class BlogReaderTests
         Assert.Equal(StatusSeverity.Warning, vm.ActionStatus.Severity);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("https://org.example.test/files/paul/clip.mp4", true)]
+    [InlineData("https://localhost/files/paul/clip.mp4", false)]
+    public void Video_links_only_open_externally_when_the_source_is_a_real_external_resource(string source, bool expected)
+    {
+        var vm = new VideoPageViewModel(new Uri(source), "video/mp4");
+        Assert.Equal(expected, vm.CanOpenExternal);
+    }
+
     [AvaloniaFact]
     public async Task Reader_hides_editor_and_wires_hyperlinks_to_the_application()
     {
diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/Blogs/VideoPageViewModel.cs b/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/Blogs/VideoPageViewModel.cs
index e8fc1e535..38bf4b1c8 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/Blogs/VideoPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/Blogs/VideoPageViewModel.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,27 @@
 using System;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
 using Yavsc.Abstract.Streaming;
 using Yavsc.Api.Client;
 
 namespace PostIt.ViewModels;
 
-public sealed class VideoPageViewModel(Uri source, string mimeType) : ViewModelBase
+public partial class VideoPageViewModel(Uri source, string mimeType) : ViewModelBase
 {
     public Uri Source { get; } = source;
     public string MimeType { get; } = mimeType;
     public PodcastApiClient? PodcastClient { get; init; }
-    public PodcastResponse? Podcast { get; init; }
-    public bool CanOpenExternal => Podcast is null;
+    public PodcastResponse? Podcast { get; set; }
+
+    public bool CanOpenExternal => CanLaunchExternally(Source);
     public string Title => Podcast?.Title ?? Uri.UnescapeDataString(System.IO.Path.GetFileName(Source.AbsolutePath));
     public override bool CanNavigateNext { get => false; protected set { } }
     public override bool CanNavigatePrevious { get => true; protected set { } }
+
+    private static bool CanLaunchExternally(Uri source)
+        => source is { IsAbsoluteUri: true }
+            && (string.Equals(source.Scheme, "http", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || string.Equals(source.Scheme, "https", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            && !string.Equals(source.Host, "localhost", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            && !string.Equals(source.AbsolutePath, "/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            && !string.Equals(source.Scheme, "about", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 }
diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/Blogs/VideoPage.axaml.cs b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/Blogs/VideoPage.axaml.cs
index e8a87f9aa..3966f488c 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/Blogs/VideoPage.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/Blogs/VideoPage.axaml.cs
@@ -172,15 +172,6 @@ public partial class VideoPage : ContentPage
 
     private void PodcastFailed(string message) => Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => PlaybackStatus.Text = message);
 
-    private static bool CanLaunchExternally(Uri source)
-        => source is { IsAbsoluteUri: true }
-            && (string.Equals(source.Scheme, "http", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                || string.Equals(source.Scheme, "https", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            && !string.Equals(source.Host, "localhost", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-            && !string.Equals(source.AbsolutePath, "/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-            && !source.AbsolutePath.Contains("/api/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-            && !string.Equals(source.Scheme, "about", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
     private void Player_EncounteredError(object? sender, EventArgs e)
         => Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() =>
         {
@@ -208,7 +199,7 @@ public partial class VideoPage : ContentPage
             return;
         try
         {
-            if (!CanLaunchExternally(vm.Source))
+            if (!vm.CanOpenExternal)
             {
                 PlaybackStatus.Text = "Ce flux interne ne peut pas être ouvert dans le navigateur.";
                 return;