diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/fileusages/FileUsagesUiModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/fileusages/FileUsagesUiModel.kt
index 63b0740d0..8daef3685 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/fileusages/FileUsagesUiModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/fileusages/FileUsagesUiModel.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package fr.free.nrw.commons.fileusages
 
+import android.net.Uri
+import timber.log.Timber
+
 /**
- * Show where file is being used on Commons and oher wikis.
+ * shows where file is being used on Commons and other wikis.
  */
 data class FileUsagesUiModel(
     val title: String,
@@ -9,10 +12,37 @@ data class FileUsagesUiModel(
 )
 
 fun FileUsage.toUiModel(): FileUsagesUiModel {
-    return FileUsagesUiModel(title = title, link = "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/$title")
+    return FileUsagesUiModel(
+        title = title,
+        link = "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/${Uri.encode(title.replace(" ", "_"))}"
+    )
 }
 
 fun GlobalFileUsage.toUiModel(): FileUsagesUiModel {
-    // link is associated with sub items under wiki group (which is not used ATM)
-    return FileUsagesUiModel(title = wiki, link = null)
-}
+    Timber.d("GlobalFileUsage: wiki=%s, title=%s", wiki, title)
+
+    // handles the  empty or invalid wiki/title
+    if (wiki.isEmpty() || title.isEmpty()) {
+        Timber.w("Invalid GlobalFileUsage: wiki=%s, title=%s", wiki, title)
+        return FileUsagesUiModel(title = title, link = null)
+    }
+
+    // determines the domain
+    val domain = when {
+        wiki.contains(".") -> wiki // Already a full domain like "en.wikipedia.org"
+        wiki == "commonswiki" -> "commons.wikimedia.org"
+        wiki.endsWith("wiki") -> {
+            val code = wiki.removeSuffix("wiki")
+            "$code.wikipedia.org"
+        }
+        else -> "$wiki.wikipedia.org" // fallback for codes like "en"
+    }
+
+    val normalizedTitle = Uri.encode(title.replace(" ", "_"))
+
+    // construct full URL
+    val url = "https://$domain/wiki/$normalizedTitle"
+    Timber.d("Generated URL for GlobalFileUsage: %s", url)
+
+    return FileUsagesUiModel(title = title, link = url)
+}
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