diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/sidebar-navigation.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/sidebar-navigation.tsx
index d436cb4cb9..e4d574a740 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/sidebar-navigation.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/sidebar-navigation.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { getSettings } from 'soapbox/actions/settings';
 import DropdownMenu from 'soapbox/containers/dropdown_menu_container';
 import ComposeButton from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/compose-button';
 import { useAppSelector, useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks';
-import { getBaseURL } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 import { getFeatures } from 'soapbox/utils/features';
 
 import SidebarNavigationLink from './sidebar-navigation-link';
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ const SidebarNavigation = () => {
   const followRequestsCount = useAppSelector((state) => state.user_lists.getIn(['follow_requests', 'items'], ImmutableOrderedSet()).count());
   const dashboardCount = useAppSelector((state) => state.admin.openReports.count() + state.admin.awaitingApproval.count());
 
-  const baseURL = account ? getBaseURL(account) : '';
   const features = getFeatures(instance);
 
   const makeMenu = (): Menu => {
@@ -55,14 +53,6 @@ const SidebarNavigation = () => {
         });
       }
 
-      if (instance.invites_enabled) {
-        menu.push({
-          to: `${baseURL}/invites`,
-          icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/mailbox.svg'),
-          text: <FormattedMessage id='navigation.invites' defaultMessage='Invites' />,
-        });
-      }
-
       if (settings.get('isDeveloper')) {
         menu.push({
           to: '/developers',
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.tsx
index e407bdef76..2f8be96b1f 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { Stack } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import ProfileStats from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_stats';
 import { useAppSelector, useFeatures } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import { makeGetAccount, makeGetOtherAccounts } from 'soapbox/selectors';
-import { getBaseURL } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 
 import { HStack, Icon, IconButton, Text } from './ui';
 
@@ -43,14 +42,15 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 });
 
 interface ISidebarLink {
-  to: string,
+  href?: string,
+  to?: string,
   icon: string,
   text: string | JSX.Element,
   onClick: React.EventHandler<React.MouseEvent>,
 }
 
-const SidebarLink: React.FC<ISidebarLink> = ({ to, icon, text, onClick }) => (
-  <NavLink className='group py-1 rounded-md' to={to} onClick={onClick}>
+const SidebarLink: React.FC<ISidebarLink> = ({ href, to, icon, text, onClick }) => {
+  const body = (
     <HStack space={2} alignItems='center'>
       <div className='bg-primary-50 dark:bg-slate-700 relative rounded inline-flex p-2'>
         <Icon src={icon} className='text-primary-600 h-5 w-5' />
@@ -58,8 +58,22 @@ const SidebarLink: React.FC<ISidebarLink> = ({ to, icon, text, onClick }) => (
 
       <Text tag='span' weight='medium' theme='muted' className='group-hover:text-gray-800 dark:group-hover:text-gray-200'>{text}</Text>
     </HStack>
-  </NavLink>
-);
+  );
+
+  if (to) {
+    return (
+      <NavLink className='group py-1 rounded-md' to={to} onClick={onClick}>
+        {body}
+      </NavLink>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <a className='group py-1 rounded-md' href={href} target='_blank' onClick={onClick}>
+      {body}
+    </a>
+  );
+};
 
 const getOtherAccounts = makeGetOtherAccounts();
 
@@ -76,8 +90,6 @@ const SidebarMenu: React.FC = (): JSX.Element | null => {
   const sidebarOpen = useAppSelector((state) => state.sidebar.sidebarOpen);
   const settings = useAppSelector((state) => getSettings(state));
 
-  const baseURL = account ? getBaseURL(account) : '';
-
   const closeButtonRef = React.useRef(null);
 
   const [switcher, setSwitcher] = React.useState(false);
@@ -220,15 +232,6 @@ const SidebarMenu: React.FC = (): JSX.Element | null => {
                   />
                 )}
 
-                {instance.invites_enabled && (
-                  <SidebarLink
-                    to={`${baseURL}/invites`}
-                    icon={require('@tabler/icons/icons/mailbox.svg')}
-                    text={intl.formatMessage(messages.invites)}
-                    onClick={onClose}
-                  />
-                )}
-
                 {settings.get('isDeveloper') && (
                   <SidebarLink
                     to='/developers'