diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b8612ce1..767bff55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Release date: TBD
 #### Windows
  - Set "app start on login" preference to default on and synchronize its state with config.json.
  [#846](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/pull/846)
+ - Removed the ability to open UNC path and file:// links.
+ [#881](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/pull/881)
 
 #### Mac
  - Add **.dmg** package to support installation.
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ Release date: TBD
  [#818](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/pull/818)
  - Set "app start on login" preference to default on and synchronize its state with config.json.
  [#846](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/pull/846)
+ - Added AppImage packages as unofficial build
+ [#864](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/pull/864)
 
 ### Architectural Changes
  - Major version upgrade of Electron to v2.0.8. Electron is the underlying technology used to build the Desktop apps.
diff --git a/electron-builder.json b/electron-builder.json
index ec0aae76..f17cf50f 100644
--- a/electron-builder.json
+++ b/electron-builder.json
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     "category": "Network;InstantMessaging",
     "target": [
       "deb",
-      "tar.gz"
+      "tar.gz",
+      "appimage"
     ],
     "extraFiles": [
       {
diff --git a/scripts/cp_artifacts.sh b/scripts/cp_artifacts.sh
index e748a294..e62b880d 100644
--- a/scripts/cp_artifacts.sh
+++ b/scripts/cp_artifacts.sh
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ cp "${SRC}/mattermost-desktop-setup-${VERSION}-win.exe" "${DEST}/"
 cp "${SRC}"/mattermost-desktop-*.zip "${DEST}/"
 cp "${SRC}"/*.tar.gz "${DEST}/"
 cp "${SRC}"/*.deb "${DEST}/"
+cp "${SRC}"/*.AppImage "${DEST}/"
 cp "${SRC}"/*.yml "${DEST}/"
diff --git a/src/browser/components/MattermostView.jsx b/src/browser/components/MattermostView.jsx
index 74b987cb..9167c3e5 100644
--- a/src/browser/components/MattermostView.jsx
+++ b/src/browser/components/MattermostView.jsx
@@ -22,25 +22,6 @@ const preloadJS = `file://${remote.app.getAppPath()}/browser/webview/mattermost_
 const ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED = -11;
 const U2F_EXTENSION_URL = 'chrome-extension://kmendfapggjehodndflmmgagdbamhnfd/u2f-comms.html';
 
-function extractFileURL(message) {
-  const matched = message.match(/Not allowed to load local resource:\s*(.+)/);
-  if (matched) {
-    return matched[1];
-  }
-  return '';
-}
-
-function isNetworkDrive(fileURL) {
-  const u = url.parse(fileURL);
-  if (u.protocol === 'file:' && u.host) {
-    // Disallow localhost, 127.0.0.1, ::1.
-    if (!u.host.match(/^localhost$|^127\.0\.0\.1$|^\[::1\]$/)) {
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
 export default class MattermostView extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
@@ -191,19 +172,9 @@ export default class MattermostView extends React.Component {
       case 1:
         console.warn(message);
         break;
-      case 2: {
-        const fileURL = extractFileURL(e.message);
-        if (isNetworkDrive(fileURL)) {
-          // Network drive: Should be allowed.
-          if (!shell.openExternal(decodeURI(fileURL))) {
-            console.log(`[${this.props.name}] shell.openExternal failed: ${fileURL}`);
-          }
-        } else {
-          // Local drive such as 'C:\Windows': Should not be allowed.
-          console.error(message);
-        }
+      case 2:
+        console.error(message);
         break;
-      }
       default:
         console.log(message);
         break;