diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/create-request.js b/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/create-request.js
--- a/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/create-request.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/create-request.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import {handleFetchError, errorMessageFromResponse, csrfPost,
-        getHumanReadableDate} from 'utils/functions';
+        getHumanReadableDate, genLink} from 'utils/functions';
 import userRequestsFilterCheckboxFn from 'utils/requests-filter-checkbox.ejs';
 import {swhSpinnerSrc} from 'utils/constants';
 
@@ -107,16 +107,9 @@
         {
           data: 'forge_url',
           name: 'forge_url',
-          render: function(data, type, row) {
-            if (type === 'display') {
-              let html = '';
-              const sanitizedURL = $.fn.dataTable.render.text().display(data);
-              html += sanitizedURL;
-              html += `&nbsp;<a href="${sanitizedURL}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">` +
-                '<i class="mdi mdi-open-in-new" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>';
-              return html;
-            }
-            return data;
+          render: (data, type, row) => {
+            const sanitizedURL = $.fn.dataTable.render.text().display(data);
+            return genLink(sanitizedURL, type, true);
           }
         },
         {
diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/moderation-dashboard.js b/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/moderation-dashboard.js
--- a/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/moderation-dashboard.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/moderation-dashboard.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
 
-import {getHumanReadableDate} from 'utils/functions';
+import {getHumanReadableDate, genLink} from 'utils/functions';
 
 export function onModerationPageLoad() {
   populateModerationList();
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@
         {
           data: 'forge_url',
           name: 'forge_url',
-          render: $.fn.dataTable.render.text()
+          render: (data, type, row) => {
+            const sanitizedURL = $.fn.dataTable.render.text().display(data);
+            return genLink(sanitizedURL, type, true);
+          }
         },
         {
           data: 'last_moderator',
diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/admin/deposit.js b/assets/src/bundles/admin/deposit.js
--- a/assets/src/bundles/admin/deposit.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/admin/deposit.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
 
-import {getHumanReadableDate} from 'utils/functions';
+import {getHumanReadableDate, genLink} from 'utils/functions';
 
 function genSwhLink(data, type, linkText = '') {
   if (type === 'display' && data && data.startsWith('swh')) {
@@ -19,21 +19,6 @@
   return data;
 }
 
-function genLink(data, type, openInNewTab = false, linkText = '') {
-  if (type === 'display' && data) {
-    const sData = encodeURI(data);
-    if (!linkText) {
-      linkText = sData;
-    }
-    let attrs = '';
-    if (openInNewTab) {
-      attrs = 'target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"';
-    }
-    return `<a href="${sData}" ${attrs}>${linkText}</a>`;
-  }
-  return data;
-}
-
 export function initDepositAdmin(username, isStaff) {
   let depositsTable;
   $(document).ready(() => {
diff --git a/assets/src/utils/functions.js b/assets/src/utils/functions.js
--- a/assets/src/utils/functions.js
+++ b/assets/src/utils/functions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2020  The Software Heritage developers
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2022  The Software Heritage developers
  * See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
  * License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
@@ -166,3 +166,19 @@
   const date = new Date(data);
   return date.toLocaleString();
 }
+
+export function genLink(sanitizedUrl, type, openInNewTab = false, linkText = '') {
+  // Display link. It's up to the caller to sanitize sanitizedUrl first.
+  if (type === 'display' && sanitizedUrl) {
+    const encodedSanitizedUrl = encodeURI(sanitizedUrl);
+    if (!linkText) {
+      linkText = encodedSanitizedUrl;
+    }
+    let attrs = '';
+    if (openInNewTab) {
+      attrs = 'target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"';
+    }
+    return `<a href="${encodedSanitizedUrl}" ${attrs}>${linkText}</a>`;
+  }
+  return sanitizedUrl;
+}