diff --git a/app/client/components/Banner.ts b/app/client/components/Banner.ts
index cda7aa10..366e1f74 100644
--- a/app/client/components/Banner.ts
+++ b/app/client/components/Banner.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export class Banner extends Disposable {
       cssBanner.cls(`-${this._options.style}`),
       this._buildContent(),
       this._buildButtons(),
+      testId('element')
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/app/client/components/DetailView.js b/app/client/components/DetailView.js
index 785193ab..264558b5 100644
--- a/app/client/components/DetailView.js
+++ b/app/client/components/DetailView.js
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ DetailView.prototype.buildFieldDom = function(field, row) {
       kd.cssClass(function() { return 'detail_theme_field_' + self.viewSection.themeDef(); }),
       dom('div.g_record_detail_label_container',
         dom('div.g_record_detail_label', kd.text(field.label)),
-        kd.scope(field.description, desc => desc ? descriptionInfoTooltip(kd.text(field.description), "colmun") : null)
+        kd.scope(field.description, desc => desc ? descriptionInfoTooltip(desc, "colmun") : null)
       ),
       dom('div.g_record_detail_value'),
     );
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ DetailView.prototype.buildFieldDom = function(field, row) {
     kd.cssClass(function() { return 'detail_theme_field_' + self.viewSection.themeDef(); }),
     dom('div.g_record_detail_label_container',
       dom('div.g_record_detail_label', kd.text(field.displayLabel)),
-      kd.scope(field.description, desc => desc ? descriptionInfoTooltip(kd.text(field.description), "column") : null)
+      kd.scope(field.description, desc => desc ? descriptionInfoTooltip(desc, "column") : null)
     ),
     dom('div.g_record_detail_value',
       kd.toggleClass('scissors', isCopyActive),
diff --git a/app/client/components/GridView.js b/app/client/components/GridView.js
index 702e2fbd..bb7b6e54 100644
--- a/app/client/components/GridView.js
+++ b/app/client/components/GridView.js
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ GridView.prototype.buildDom = function() {
                   if (btn) { btn.click(); }
                 }),
                 dom('div.g-column-label',
-                  kd.scope(field.description, desc => desc ? descriptionInfoTooltip(kd.text(field.description), "column") : null),
+                  kd.scope(field.description, desc => desc ? descriptionInfoTooltip(desc, "column") : null),
                   dom.on('mousedown', ev => isEditingLabel() ? ev.stopPropagation() : true),
                   // We are using editableLabel here, but we don't use it for editing.
                   kf.editableLabel(self.isPreview ? field.label : field.displayLabel, ko.observable(false)),
diff --git a/app/client/ui/tooltips.ts b/app/client/ui/tooltips.ts
index 27d6a54e..a9b4ab6f 100644
--- a/app/client/ui/tooltips.ts
+++ b/app/client/ui/tooltips.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import {prepareForTransition} from 'app/client/ui/transitions';
 import {testId, theme, vars} from 'app/client/ui2018/cssVars';
 import {icon} from 'app/client/ui2018/icons';
+import {makeLinks} from 'app/client/ui2018/links';
 import {menuCssClass} from 'app/client/ui2018/menus';
 import {dom, DomContents, DomElementArg, DomElementMethod, styled} from 'grainjs';
 import Popper from 'popper.js';
@@ -138,7 +139,8 @@ export function showTooltip(
 
   // Add the content element.
   const content = cssTooltip({role: 'tooltip'}, tipContent(ctl), testId(`tooltip`));
-  document.body.appendChild(content);
+  // Prepending instead of appending allows better text selection, as this element is on top.
+  document.body.prepend(content);
 
   // Create a popper for positioning the tooltip content relative to refElem.
   const popperOptions: Popper.PopperOptions = {
@@ -203,26 +205,56 @@ export function setHoverTooltip(
   // Controller for closing the tooltip, if one is open.
   let tipControl: ITooltipControl|undefined;
 
+  // A marker, that the tooltip should be closed, but we are waiting for the mouseup event.
+  const POSTPONED = Symbol();
+
   // Timer to open or close the tooltip, depending on whether tipControl is set.
-  let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>|undefined;
+  let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>|undefined|typeof POSTPONED;
+
+  // To allow user select text, we will monitor if the selection has started in the tooltip (by listening
+  // to the mousedown event). If it has and mouse goes outside, we will mark that the tooltip should be closed.
+  // When the selection is over (by listening to mouseup on window), a new close is scheduled with 1.4s, to allow
+  // user to press Ctrl+C (but only if the marker - POSTPONED - is still set).
+  let mouseGrabbed = false;
+  function grabMouse(tip: Element) {
+    mouseGrabbed = true;
+    const listener = dom.onElem(window, 'mouseup', () => {
+      mouseGrabbed = false;
+      if (timer === POSTPONED) {
+        scheduleCloseIfOpen(1400);
+      }
+    });
+    dom.autoDisposeElem(tip, listener);
+
+    // Disable text selection in any other element except this one. This class sets user-select: none to all
+    // elements except the tooltip. This helps to avoid accidental selection of text in other elements, once
+    // the mouse leaves the tooltip.
+    document.body.classList.add(cssDisableSelectOnAll.className);
+    dom.onDisposeElem(tip, () => document.body.classList.remove(cssDisableSelectOnAll.className));
+  }
 
   function clearTimer() {
-    if (timer) { clearTimeout(timer); timer = undefined; }
+    if (timer !== POSTPONED) { clearTimeout(timer); }
+    timer = undefined;
   }
-  function resetTimer(func: () => void, delay: number) {
+  function resetTimer(func: () => void, delay: number|typeof POSTPONED) {
     clearTimer();
-    timer = setTimeout(func, delay);
+    timer = delay === POSTPONED ? POSTPONED : setTimeout(func, delay);
   }
-  function scheduleCloseIfOpen() {
+  function scheduleCloseIfOpen(timeout = closeDelay) {
     clearTimer();
-    if (tipControl) { resetTimer(close, closeDelay); }
+    if (tipControl) {
+      resetTimer(close, mouseGrabbed ? POSTPONED : timeout);
+    }
   }
   function open() {
     clearTimer();
     tipControl = showTooltip(refElem, ctl => tipContentFunc({...ctl, close}), options);
-    dom.onElem(tipControl.getDom(), 'mouseenter', clearTimer);
-    dom.onElem(tipControl.getDom(), 'mouseleave', scheduleCloseIfOpen);
-    dom.onDisposeElem(tipControl.getDom(), () => close());
+    const tipDom = tipControl.getDom();
+    dom.onElem(tipDom, 'mouseenter', clearTimer);
+    dom.onElem(tipDom, 'mouseleave', () => scheduleCloseIfOpen());
+    dom.onElem(tipDom, 'mousedown', grabMouse.bind(null, tipDom));
+    dom.onDisposeElem(tipDom, () => close());
     if (timeoutMs) { resetTimer(close, timeoutMs); }
   }
   function close() {
@@ -247,7 +279,7 @@ export function setHoverTooltip(
     }
   });
 
-  dom.onElem(refElem, 'mouseleave', scheduleCloseIfOpen);
+  dom.onElem(refElem, 'mouseleave', () => scheduleCloseIfOpen());
 
   if (openOnClick) {
     // If requested, re-open on click.
@@ -354,30 +386,49 @@ export function withInfoTooltip(
  * Renders an description info icon that shows a tooltip with the specified `content` on click.
  */
 export function descriptionInfoTooltip(
-  content: DomContents,
+  content: string,
   testPrefix: string,
   ...domArgs: DomElementArg[]) {
+  const body = makeLinks(content);
+  const options = {
+    closeDelay: 200,
+    key: 'columnDescription',
+    openOnClick: true,
+  };
+  const builder = () => cssDescriptionInfoTooltip(
+    body,
+    // Used id test to find the origin of the tooltip regardless webdriver implementation (some of them start)
+    cssTooltipCorner(testId('tooltip-origin')),
+    testId(`${testPrefix}-info-tooltip-popup`),
+    {tabIndex: '-1'}
+  );
   return cssDescriptionInfoTooltipButton(
     icon('Info', dom.cls("info_toggle_icon")),
     testId(`${testPrefix}-info-tooltip`),
     dom.on('mousedown', (e) => e.stopPropagation()),
     dom.on('click', (e) => e.stopPropagation()),
-    hoverTooltip(() => cssDescriptionInfoTooltip(content, testId(`${testPrefix}-info-tooltip-popup`)), {
-      closeDelay: 200,
-      key: 'columnDescription',
-      openOnClick: true,
-    }),
+    hoverTooltip(builder, options),
     dom.cls("info_toggle_icon_wrapper"),
     ...domArgs,
   );
 }
 
+const cssTooltipCorner = styled('div', `
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 0;
+  height: 0;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  visibility: hidden;
+`);
 
 const cssDescriptionInfoTooltip = styled('div', `
+  position: relative;
   white-space: pre-wrap;
   text-align: left;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   overflow: hidden;
+  line-height: 1.4;
   max-width: min(500px, calc(100vw - 80px)); /* can't use 100%, 500px and 80px are picked by hand */
 `);
 
@@ -412,6 +463,13 @@ const cssTooltip = styled('div', `
   padding: 8px 16px;
   margin: 4px;
   transition: opacity 0.2s;
+  user-select: auto;
+`);
+
+const cssDisableSelectOnAll = styled('div', `
+  & *:not(.${cssTooltip.className}, .${cssTooltip.className} *) {
+    user-select: none;
+  }
 `);
 
 const cssTooltipCloseButton = styled('div', `
diff --git a/app/client/ui2018/links.ts b/app/client/ui2018/links.ts
index ae5c3a47..a6bf74d3 100644
--- a/app/client/ui2018/links.ts
+++ b/app/client/ui2018/links.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import {findLinks} from 'app/client/lib/textUtils';
 import { sameDocumentUrlState, urlState } from 'app/client/models/gristUrlState';
-import { hideInPrintView, theme } from 'app/client/ui2018/cssVars';
+import { colors, hideInPrintView, testId, theme } from 'app/client/ui2018/cssVars';
+import {cssIconBackground, icon} from 'app/client/ui2018/icons';
 import { CellValue } from 'app/plugin/GristData';
-import { dom, IDomArgs, Observable, styled } from 'grainjs';
+import { dom, DomArg, IDomArgs, Observable, styled } from 'grainjs';
 
 /**
  * Styling for a simple <A HREF> link.
@@ -49,3 +51,67 @@ export async function onClickHyperLink(ev: MouseEvent, url: CellValue) {
   ev.preventDefault();
   await urlState().pushUrl(newUrlState);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Generates dom contents out of a text with clickable links.
+ */
+export function makeLinks(text: string) {
+  try {
+    const domElements: DomArg[] = [];
+    for (const {value, isLink} of findLinks(text)) {
+      if (isLink) {
+        // Wrap link with a span to provide hover on and to override wrapping.
+        domElements.push(cssMaybeWrap(
+          gristLink(value,
+            cssIconBackground(
+              icon("FieldLink", testId('tb-link-icon')),
+              dom.cls(cssHoverInText.className),
+            ),
+          ),
+          linkColor(value),
+          testId("text-link")
+        ));
+      } else {
+        domElements.push(value);
+      }
+    }
+    return domElements;
+  } catch(ex) {
+    // In case when something went wrong, simply log and return original text, as showing
+    // links is not that important.
+    console.warn("makeLinks failed", ex);
+    return text;
+  }
+}
+
+// For links we want to break all the parts, not only words.
+const cssMaybeWrap = styled('span', `
+  white-space: inherit;
+  .text_wrapping & {
+    word-break: break-all;
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+  }
+`);
+
+// A gentle transition effect on hover in, and the same effect on hover out with a little delay.
+export const cssHoverIn = (parentClass: string) => styled('span', `
+  --icon-color: var(--grist-actual-cell-color, ${colors.lightGreen});
+  margin: -1px 2px 2px 0;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  transition-property: background-color;
+  transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
+  transition-duration: 150ms;
+  transition-delay: 90ms;
+  .${parentClass}:hover & {
+    --icon-background: ${colors.lightGreen};
+    --icon-color: white;
+    transition-duration: 80ms;
+    transition-delay: 0ms;
+  }
+`);
+
+const cssHoverInText = cssHoverIn(cssMaybeWrap.className);
+
+const linkColor = styled('span', `
+  color: var(--grist-actual-cell-color, ${colors.lightGreen});;
+`);
diff --git a/app/client/widgets/HyperLinkTextBox.ts b/app/client/widgets/HyperLinkTextBox.ts
index 5f07822c..20b17b37 100644
--- a/app/client/widgets/HyperLinkTextBox.ts
+++ b/app/client/widgets/HyperLinkTextBox.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { ViewFieldRec } from 'app/client/models/entities/ViewFieldRec';
 import { constructUrl } from 'app/client/models/gristUrlState';
 import { colors, testId } from 'app/client/ui2018/cssVars';
 import { cssIconBackground, icon } from 'app/client/ui2018/icons';
-import { gristLink } from 'app/client/ui2018/links';
-import { cssHoverIn, NTextBox } from 'app/client/widgets/NTextBox';
+import { cssHoverIn, gristLink } from 'app/client/ui2018/links';
+import { NTextBox } from 'app/client/widgets/NTextBox';
 import { CellValue } from 'app/common/DocActions';
 import { Computed, dom, styled } from 'grainjs';
 
diff --git a/app/client/widgets/NTextBox.ts b/app/client/widgets/NTextBox.ts
index 854685f5..1771366e 100644
--- a/app/client/widgets/NTextBox.ts
+++ b/app/client/widgets/NTextBox.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 import { fromKoSave } from 'app/client/lib/fromKoSave';
-import { findLinks } from 'app/client/lib/textUtils';
 import { DataRowModel } from 'app/client/models/DataRowModel';
 import { ViewFieldRec } from 'app/client/models/entities/ViewFieldRec';
 import { cssRow } from 'app/client/ui/RightPanelStyles';
 import { alignmentSelect, cssButtonSelect, makeButtonSelect } from 'app/client/ui2018/buttonSelect';
-import { colors, testId } from 'app/client/ui2018/cssVars';
-import { cssIconBackground, icon } from 'app/client/ui2018/icons';
-import { gristLink } from 'app/client/ui2018/links';
+import { testId } from 'app/client/ui2018/cssVars';
+import { makeLinks } from 'app/client/ui2018/links';
 import { NewAbstractWidget, Options } from 'app/client/widgets/NewAbstractWidget';
-import { Computed, dom, DomArg, DomContents, fromKo, Observable, styled } from 'grainjs';
-import {makeT} from 'app/client/lib/localization';
+import { Computed, dom, DomContents, fromKo, Observable } from 'grainjs';
+import { makeT } from 'app/client/lib/localization';
 
 const t = makeT('NTextBox');
 
@@ -69,64 +67,3 @@ export class NTextBox extends NewAbstractWidget {
     );
   }
 }
-
-function makeLinks(text: string) {
-  try {
-    const domElements: DomArg[] = [];
-    for (const {value, isLink} of findLinks(text)) {
-      if (isLink) {
-        // Wrap link with a span to provide hover on and to override wrapping.
-        domElements.push(cssMaybeWrap(
-          gristLink(value,
-            cssIconBackground(
-              icon("FieldLink", testId('tb-link-icon')),
-              dom.cls(cssHoverInText.className),
-            ),
-          ),
-          linkColor(value),
-          testId("text-link")
-        ));
-      } else {
-        domElements.push(value);
-      }
-    }
-    return domElements;
-  } catch(ex) {
-    // In case when something went wrong, simply log and return original text, as showing
-    // links is not that important.
-    console.warn("makeLinks failed", ex);
-    return text;
-  }
-}
-
-// For links we want to break all the parts, not only words.
-const cssMaybeWrap = styled('span', `
-  white-space: inherit;
-  .text_wrapping & {
-    word-break: break-all;
-    white-space: pre-wrap;
-  }
-`);
-
-// A gentle transition effect on hover in, and the same effect on hover out with a little delay.
-export const cssHoverIn = (parentClass: string) => styled('span', `
-  --icon-color: var(--grist-actual-cell-color, ${colors.lightGreen});
-  margin: -1px 2px 2px 0;
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  transition-property: background-color;
-  transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
-  transition-duration: 150ms;
-  transition-delay: 90ms;
-  .${parentClass}:hover & {
-    --icon-background: ${colors.lightGreen};
-    --icon-color: white;
-    transition-duration: 80ms;
-    transition-delay: 0ms;
-  }
-`);
-
-const cssHoverInText = cssHoverIn(cssMaybeWrap.className);
-
-const linkColor = styled('span', `
-  color: var(--grist-actual-cell-color, ${colors.lightGreen});;
-`);
diff --git a/test/declarations.d.ts b/test/declarations.d.ts
index 8ffda614..a0a45094 100644
--- a/test/declarations.d.ts
+++ b/test/declarations.d.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,31 @@ declare namespace Chai {
     notIncludeMembers<T>(superset: T[], subset: T[], message?: string): void;
   }
 }
+
+declare module "selenium-webdriver" {
+  interface WebDriver {
+    withActions(cb: (actions: WebActions) => void): Promise<void>;
+  }
+
+  // This is not a complete definition of available methods, but only those that we use for now.
+  // TODO: find documentation for this interface or update selenium-webdriver.
+  interface WebActions {
+    contextClick(el?: WebElement): WebActions;
+    click(el?: WebElement): WebActions;
+    press(): WebActions;
+    move(params: {origin?: WebElement|string, x?: number, y?: number}): WebActions;
+    keyDown(key: string): WebActions;
+    keyUp(key: string): WebActions;
+    dragAndDrop(element: WebElement, target: WebElement): WebActions;
+    release(): WebActions;
+    doubleClick(element: WebElement): WebActions;
+    pause(ms: number): WebActions;
+  }
+}
+
+import "mocha-webdriver";
+declare module "mocha-webdriver" {
+  // It looks like this hack makes tsc see our definition as primary, adding
+  // the typed version override (of the withActions method) as the default one.
+  export declare let driver: import("selenium-webdriver").WebDriver;
+}
diff --git a/test/nbrowser/DescriptionColumn.ts b/test/nbrowser/DescriptionColumn.ts
index 6b370f59..83b1deb4 100644
--- a/test/nbrowser/DescriptionColumn.ts
+++ b/test/nbrowser/DescriptionColumn.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,43 @@ describe('DescriptionColumn', function() {
     assert.isFalse(await gu.getColumnHeader({col: 'D'}).isPresent());
   });
 
+
+  it('shows links in the column description', async () => {
+    const revert = await gu.begin();
+
+    // Add a column and add a description with a link.
+    await addColumn();
+    await clickAddDescription();
+    await gu.sendKeys('First line');
+    await gu.sendKeys(Key.SHIFT, Key.ENTER, Key.NULL);
+    await gu.sendKeys('Second line https://example.com');
+    await gu.sendKeys(Key.SHIFT, Key.ENTER, Key.NULL);
+    await gu.sendKeys('Third line');
+    await pressSave();
+
+    const header = await gu.getColumnHeader({col: 'D'});
+    // Make sure it has a tooltip.
+    assert.isTrue(await header.find(".test-column-info-tooltip").isDisplayed());
+    // Click the tooltip.
+    await header.find(".test-column-info-tooltip").click();
+
+    // Make sure we have a link there.
+    const testTooltip = async () => {
+      const tooltip = driver.find(".test-tooltip");
+      assert.equal(await tooltip.find(".test-text-link a").getAttribute('href'), "https://example.com/");
+      assert.equal(await tooltip.find(".test-text-link").getText(), "https://example.com");
+      assert.equal(await tooltip.getText(), "First line\nSecond line \nhttps://example.com\nThird line");
+    };
+    await testTooltip();
+
+    // Convert it to a card view.
+    await gu.changeWidget('Card');
+    await openCardColumnTooltip('D');
+    await testTooltip();
+
+    await revert();
+  });
+
   it('should close popup by enter and escape', async () => {
     // Add another column, make sure that enter and escape work.
     await addColumn();
@@ -387,13 +424,14 @@ describe('DescriptionColumn', function() {
     const doc = await mainSession.tempDoc(cleanup, "CardView.grist", { load: true });
     const docId = doc.id;
 
+    // Make more room for switching between columns.
+    await gu.toggleSidePanel('left', 'close');
+    await gu.openColumnPanel();
+
     await addColumnDescription(api, docId, 'B');
 
     // Column description editable in right panel
-    await driver.find('.test-right-opener').click();
-
     await gu.getCell({ rowNum: 1, col: 'B' }).click();
-    await driver.find('.test-right-tab-field').click();
     assert.equal(await getDescriptionInput().value(), 'This is the column description\nIt is in two lines');
 
     await gu.getCell({ rowNum: 1, col: 'A' }).click();
@@ -408,6 +446,7 @@ describe('DescriptionColumn', function() {
 
     await gu.getCell({ rowNum: 1, col: 'B' }).click();
     assert.equal(await getDescriptionInput().value(), '');
+    await gu.toggleSidePanel('left', 'open');
   });
 
   it('should show info tooltip only if there is a description', async () => {
@@ -428,16 +467,7 @@ describe('DescriptionColumn', function() {
         .isPresent()
     );
 
-    const detailDescribedColumnFirstRow = await gu.getDetailCell('B', 1);
-    const toggle = await detailDescribedColumnFirstRow
-      .findClosest(".g_record_detail_el")
-      .find(".test-column-info-tooltip");
-    // The toggle to show the description is present if there is a description
-    assert.isTrue(await toggle.isPresent());
-
-    // Open the tooltip
-    await toggle.click();
-    await waitForTooltip();
+    await openCardColumnTooltip('B');
 
     // Check the content of the tooltip
     const descriptionTooltip = await driver
@@ -561,3 +591,15 @@ async function saveVisible() {
 async function cancelVisible() {
   return await driver.find(".test-column-title-cancel").isDisplayed();
 }
+
+async function openCardColumnTooltip(col: string) {
+  const detailDescribedColumnFirstRow = await gu.getDetailCell(col, 1);
+  const toggle = await detailDescribedColumnFirstRow
+    .findClosest(".g_record_detail_el")
+    .find(".test-column-info-tooltip");
+  // The toggle to show the description is present if there is a description
+  assert.isTrue(await toggle.isPresent());
+  // Open the tooltip
+  await toggle.click();
+  await waitForTooltip();
+}
diff --git a/test/nbrowser/DescriptionWidget.ts b/test/nbrowser/DescriptionWidget.ts
index 1c6bc3fd..e9547a1d 100644
--- a/test/nbrowser/DescriptionWidget.ts
+++ b/test/nbrowser/DescriptionWidget.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ describe('DescriptionWidget', function() {
   this.timeout(20000);
   const cleanup = setupTestSuite();
 
-  it('should support basic edition in right panel', async () => {
+  before(async () => {
     const mainSession = await gu.session().teamSite.login();
     await mainSession.tempDoc(cleanup, "CardView.grist", { load: true });
+    await gu.openWidgetPanel();
+  });
 
+  it('should support basic edition in right panel', async () => {
     const newWidgetDesc = "This is the widget description\nIt is in two lines";
-    await gu.toggleSidePanel('right', 'open');
     const rightPanelDescriptionInput = await driver.find('.test-right-panel .test-right-widget-description');
     await rightPanelDescriptionInput.click();
+    await gu.clearInput();
     await rightPanelDescriptionInput.sendKeys(newWidgetDesc);
     // Click on other input to unselect descriptionInput
     await driver.find('.test-right-panel .test-right-widget-title').click();
@@ -22,9 +25,6 @@ describe('DescriptionWidget', function() {
   });
 
   it('should support basic edition in widget popup', async () => {
-    const mainSession = await gu.session().teamSite.login();
-    await mainSession.tempDoc(cleanup, "CardView.grist", { load: true });
-
     const widgetName = "Table";
     const newWidgetDescFirstLine = "First line of the description";
     const newWidgetDescSecondLine = "Second line of the description";
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ describe('DescriptionWidget', function() {
   });
 
   it('should show info tooltip only if there is a description', async () => {
-    const mainSession = await gu.session().teamSite.login();
-    await mainSession.tempDoc(cleanup, "CardView.grist", { load: true });
-
     const newWidgetDesc = "New description for widget Table";
 
     await addWidgetDescription("Table", newWidgetDesc);
@@ -46,6 +43,21 @@ describe('DescriptionWidget', function() {
 
     await checkDescValueInWidgetTooltip("Table", newWidgetDesc);
   });
+
+  it('shows link in a description', async () => {
+    await addWidgetDescription("Table", "Some text with a https://www.grist.com link");
+
+    assert.isFalse(await getWidgetTooltip("Single card").isPresent());
+    assert.isTrue(await getWidgetTooltip("Table").isPresent());
+
+    await getWidgetTooltip("Table").click();
+    await waitForTooltip();
+    const descriptionTooltip = await driver
+      .find('.test-widget-info-tooltip-popup');
+    assert.equal(await descriptionTooltip.getText(), "Some text with a \nhttps://www.grist.com link");
+    assert.equal(await descriptionTooltip.find(".test-text-link a").getAttribute('href'), "https://www.grist.com/");
+    assert.equal(await descriptionTooltip.find(".test-text-link").getText(), "https://www.grist.com");
+  });
 });
 
 async function waitForEditPopup() {
@@ -77,6 +89,7 @@ async function addWidgetDescription(widgetName: string, desc: string, descSecond
 
   // Edit the description of the widget inside the popup
   await widgetDescInput.click();
+  await gu.clearInput();
   await widgetDescInput.sendKeys(desc);
   if (descSecondLine !== "") {
     await widgetDescInput.sendKeys(Key.ENTER, descSecondLine);
diff --git a/test/server/lib/DocApi.ts b/test/server/lib/DocApi.ts
index f00c8fb9..303091ce 100644
--- a/test/server/lib/DocApi.ts
+++ b/test/server/lib/DocApi.ts
@@ -4359,9 +4359,7 @@ async function getWorkspaceId(api: UserAPIImpl, name: string) {
   return workspaces.find((w) => w.name === name)!.id;
 }
 
-// TODO: deal with safe port allocation
-const webhooksTestPort = 34365;
-
+const webhooksTestPort = Number(process.env.WEBHOOK_TEST_PORT);
 
 async function setupDataDir(dir: string) {
   // we'll be serving Hello.grist content for various document ids, so let's make copies of it in
diff --git a/test/server/lib/Webhooks-Proxy.ts b/test/server/lib/Webhooks-Proxy.ts
index c680ea3b..55c81fd1 100644
--- a/test/server/lib/Webhooks-Proxy.ts
+++ b/test/server/lib/Webhooks-Proxy.ts
@@ -51,11 +51,8 @@ function backupEnvironmentVariables() {
   });
 }
 
-/*
-TODO: this hardcoded port numbers might cause conflicts in parallel tests executions. replace with someone more generic
-*/
-const webhooksTestPort = 34365;
-const webhooksTestProxyPort = 22335;
+const webhooksTestPort = Number(process.env.WEBHOOK_TEST_PORT);
+const webhooksTestProxyPort = Number(process.env.WEBHOOK_TEST_PROXY_PORT);
 
 describe('Webhooks-Proxy', function () {
   // A testDir of the form grist_test_{USER}_{SERVER_NAME}