diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/master/Breaking-62812-ResolveMenuUrlsToLinkToExternalPagesDirectly.rst b/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/master/Breaking-62812-ResolveMenuUrlsToLinkToExternalPagesDirectly.rst
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/master/Breaking-62812-ResolveMenuUrlsToLinkToExternalPagesDirectly.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+========================================================================
+Breaking: #62812 - Resolve URLs to "Link to external URL"-pages directly
+========================================================================
+
+Description
+===========
+
+The behaviour of pages with the type "Link to External URL"  is changed for menus. Those pages link now directly to
+the provided url instead of linking the internal page with a redirect afterwards.
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diff --git a/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/ContentObject/Menu/AbstractMenuContentObject.php b/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/ContentObject/Menu/AbstractMenuContentObject.php
index edcb3664e41bd4f866217ab9e5fd4e57ceed2234..68252f26f9a79a2a9333a7496b00cbdbe64ac0f8 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/ContentObject/Menu/AbstractMenuContentObject.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/ContentObject/Menu/AbstractMenuContentObject.php
@@ -1544,11 +1544,17 @@ abstract class AbstractMenuContentObject {
 			$addParams .= $this->I['val']['additionalParams'] . $this->menuArr[$key]['_ADD_GETVARS'];
 			$LD = $this->menuTypoLink($this->menuArr[$key], $mainTarget, '', '', $overrideArray, $addParams, $typeOverride);
 		}
-		// Override URL if using "External URL" as doktype with a valid e-mail address:
-		if ($this->menuArr[$key]['doktype'] == PageRepository::DOKTYPE_LINK && $this->menuArr[$key]['urltype'] == 3 && GeneralUtility::validEmail($this->menuArr[$key]['url'])) {
-			// Create mailto-link using \TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\ContentObject\ContentObjectRenderer::typolink (concerning spamProtectEmailAddresses):
-			$LD['totalURL'] = $this->parent_cObj->typoLink_URL(array('parameter' => $this->menuArr[$key]['url']));
-			$LD['target'] = '';
+		// Override URL if using "External URL"
+		if ($this->menuArr[$key]['doktype'] == PageRepository::DOKTYPE_LINK) {
+
+			if ($this->menuArr[$key]['urltype'] == 3 && GeneralUtility::validEmail($this->menuArr[$key]['url'])) {
+				// Create mailto-link using \TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\ContentObject\ContentObjectRenderer::typolink (concerning spamProtectEmailAddresses):
+				$LD['totalURL'] = $this->parent_cObj->typoLink_URL(array('parameter' => $this->menuArr[$key]['url']));
+				$LD['target'] = '';
+			} else {
+				$LD['totalURL'] = $this->parent_cObj->typoLink_URL(array('parameter' => $this->getSysPage()->getExtURL($this->menuArr[$key])));
+			}
+
 		}
 
 		$tsfe = $this->getTypoScriptFrontendController();