diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
index 21fd9c86a..e3b9a044d 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
@@ -886,6 +886,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
         Q_UNUSED(c)
     }
 
+    void CGuiApplication::openUrl(const CUrl &url)
+    {
+        if (url.isEmpty() || this->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
+        QDesktopServices::openUrl(url);
+    }
+
     void CGuiApplication::addMenuHelp(QMenu &menu)
     {
         QPointer<QWidget> w = mainApplicationWidget();
diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
index 11df6ef6c..f5e8482e9 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Window operations
         void addMenuWindow(QMenu &menu);
 
+        //! Open a given URL
+        void openUrl(const BlackMisc::Network::CUrl &url);
+
         //! Help operations
         void addMenuHelp(QMenu &menu);
 
diff --git a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
index 7e18d5baa..31767dba7 100644
--- a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
+++ b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
@@ -637,11 +637,21 @@ bool SwiftGuiStd::startModelBrowser()
 
 bool SwiftGuiStd::startAFVMap()
 {
+    /**
     if (!m_mapDialog)
     {
         m_mapDialog.reset(new CAfvMapDialog(this));
         m_mapDialog->setWindowModality(Qt::NonModal);
     }
     m_mapDialog->exec();
+    **/
+
+    //! \todo KB 2019-11 AFV map workaround
+    if (sGui && !sGui->isShuttingDown())
+    {
+        sGui->openUrl("https://afv-map.vatsim.net/");
+    }
+
+
     return true;
 }