diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/BackupMasterStatusTmpl.jamon b/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/BackupMasterStatusTmpl.jamon
index f872ce3317a..5a57aef0d44 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/BackupMasterStatusTmpl.jamon
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/BackupMasterStatusTmpl.jamon
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ServerName [] serverNames = masters.toArray(new ServerName[masters.size()]);
 <%if (!master.isActiveMaster()) %>
     <%if serverNames[0] != null %>
         <h2>Master</h2>
-        <a href="<% serverNames[0].getHostname() %>:<% master.getConfiguration().getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 60010) %>/master-status" target="_blank"><% serverNames[0].getHostname() %></a>
+        <a href="http://<% serverNames[0].getHostname() %>:<% master.getConfiguration().getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 60010) %>/master-status" target="_blank"><% serverNames[0].getHostname() %></a>
     <%else>
         Unable to parse master hostname.
     </%if>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ServerName [] serverNames = masters.toArray(new ServerName[masters.size()]);
     for (ServerName serverName : serverNames) {
     </%java>
     <tr>
-        <td><a href="<% serverName.getHostname() %>:<% master.getConfiguration().getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 60010) %>/master-status" target="_blank"><% serverName.getHostname() %></a></td>
+        <td><a href="http://<% serverName.getHostname() %>:<% master.getConfiguration().getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 60010) %>/master-status" target="_blank"><% serverName.getHostname() %></a></td>
         <td><% serverName.getPort() %></td>
         <td><% new Date(serverName.getStartcode()) %></td>
     </tr>