diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 4d7484d94..44acf30d9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 
 - macOS: Add menu items to close the OS window and the current tab (:pull:`3240`, :iss:`3246`)
 
+- Also detect ``gemini://`` URLs when hovering with the mouse (:iss:`3370`)
+
 - When using a non-US keyboard layout and pressing :kbd:`ctrl+key` when
   the key matches an English key, send that to the program running in the
   terminal automatically (:iss:`2000`)
diff --git a/kitty/config_data.py b/kitty/config_data.py
index aec8636d2..a73cf0089 100644
--- a/kitty/config_data.py
+++ b/kitty/config_data.py
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ def url_prefixes(x: str) -> Tuple[str, ...]:
     return tuple(a.lower() for a in x.replace(',', ' ').split())
 
 
-o('url_prefixes', 'http https file ftp', option_type=url_prefixes, long_text=_('''
+o('url_prefixes', 'http https file ftp gemini', option_type=url_prefixes, long_text=_('''
 The set of URL prefixes to look for when detecting a URL under the mouse cursor.'''))
 
 o('detect_urls', True, long_text=_('''