diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/core/http/mobile-app.service.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/core/http/mobile-app.service.ts
index ded753f39c..7b108e487c 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/core/http/mobile-app.service.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/core/http/mobile-app.service.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { defaultHttpOptionsFromConfig, RequestConfig } from '@core/http/http-utils';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { MobileAppSettings, MobileAppStoreLinks } from '@shared/models/mobile-app.models';
+import { MobileAppSettings } from '@shared/models/mobile-app.models';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
@@ -42,8 +42,4 @@ export class MobileAppService {
     return this.http.get<string>(`/api/mobile/deepLink`, defaultHttpOptionsFromConfig(config));
   }
 
-  public getMobileAppStoreLinks(config?: RequestConfig): Observable<MobileAppStoreLinks> {
-    return this.http.get<MobileAppStoreLinks>('/api/mobile/app/storeLinks', defaultHttpOptionsFromConfig(config));
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.html b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.html
index a682e26c1d..b526cfd079 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.html
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.html
@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@
          [class.row]="mobileAppSettings?.qrCodeConfig.badgePosition === badgePosition.RIGHT"
          [class.row-reverse]="mobileAppSettings?.qrCodeConfig.badgePosition === badgePosition.LEFT">
       <div class="tb-qrcode" (click)="navigateByDeepLink($event)" [innerHTML]="qrCodeSVG | safe: 'html'" ></div>
-      <div class="tb-badges" *ngIf="(mobileAppSettings?.iosConfig.enabled || mobileAppSettings?.androidConfig.enabled) &&
-                                  mobileAppSettings?.qrCodeConfig.badgeEnabled && showBadgeContainer">
-        <img *ngIf="mobileAppSettings?.iosConfig.enabled"
-             (click)="navigateByStoreLink($event, appStoreLink)"
-             src="assets/android-ios-stores-badges/ios_store_en_black_badge.svg">
-        <img *ngIf="mobileAppSettings?.androidConfig.enabled"
-             (click)="navigateByStoreLink($event, googlePlayLink)"
-             src="assets/android-ios-stores-badges/android_store_en_black_badge.svg">
+      <div class="tb-badges" [class.tb-no-interaction]="previewMode"
+           *ngIf="(mobileAppSettings?.iosConfig.enabled || mobileAppSettings?.androidConfig.enabled) &&
+                    mobileAppSettings?.qrCodeConfig.badgeEnabled && showBadgeContainer">
+        <a *ngIf="mobileAppSettings?.iosConfig.enabled" [href]="appStoreLink" target="_blank">
+          <img alt="{{ 'widgets.mobile-app-qr-code.download-on-the-app-store' | translate }}"
+               src="assets/android-ios-stores-badges/ios_store_en_black_badge.svg">
+        </a>
+        <a *ngIf="mobileAppSettings?.androidConfig.enabled" [href]="googlePlayLink" target="_blank">
+          <img alt="{{ 'widgets.mobile-app-qr-code.get-it-on-google-play' | translate }}"
+               src="assets/android-ios-stores-badges/android_store_en_black_badge.svg">
+        </a>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="tb-qrcode-label" *ngIf="mobileAppSettings?.qrCodeConfig.qrCodeLabelEnabled">
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.scss b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.scss
index fd51d8af4a..1447e5cf61 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.scss
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.scss
@@ -68,17 +68,22 @@
     flex-direction: column;
     flex: 0.44;
     gap: 8px;
-    img {
-      cursor: pointer;
+    &.tb-no-interaction {
+      pointer-events: none;
+    }
+    a {
+      display: contents;
+      border-bottom: none;
+      &:hover {
+        border-bottom: none;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
 
 :host ::ng-deep {
-  .tb-mobile-app-qrcode-panel {
-    > div.tb-widget-title {
-      padding: 0;
-      z-index: 1;
-    }
+  .tb-mobile-app-qrcode-panel .tb-widget-title {
+    padding: 0;
+    z-index: 1;
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.ts
index 4a49cfd6b8..b484b9eed1 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/mobile-app-qrcode-widget.component.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ export class MobileAppQrcodeWidgetComponent extends PageComponent implements OnI
     if (!this.mobileAppSettings) {
       this.mobileAppService.getMobileAppSettings().subscribe((settings => {
         this.mobileAppSettings = settings;
+
+        const useDefaultApp = this.mobileAppSettings.useDefaultApp;
+        this.appStoreLink = useDefaultApp ? this.mobileAppSettings.defaultAppStoreLink :
+          this.mobileAppSettings.iosConfig.storeLink;
+        this.googlePlayLink = useDefaultApp ? this.mobileAppSettings.defaultGooglePlayLink :
+          this.mobileAppSettings.androidConfig.storeLink;
+
         if (isDefinedAndNotNull(this.ctx.settings.useSystemSettings) && !this.ctx.settings.useSystemSettings) {
           this.mobileAppSettings = mergeDeep(this.mobileAppSettings, this.ctx.settings);
         }
@@ -111,10 +118,6 @@ export class MobileAppQrcodeWidgetComponent extends PageComponent implements OnI
     } else {
       this.previewMode = true;
     }
-    this.mobileAppService.getMobileAppStoreLinks().subscribe(storeLinks => {
-      this.googlePlayLink = storeLinks.googlePlayLink;
-      this.appStoreLink = storeLinks.appStoreLink;
-    });
     this.initMobileAppQRCode();
   }
 
@@ -137,13 +140,6 @@ export class MobileAppQrcodeWidgetComponent extends PageComponent implements OnI
     }
   }
 
-  navigateByStoreLink($event, storeLink: string) {
-    if ($event) {
-      $event.stopPropagation();
-    }
-    window.open(storeLink, '_blank');
-  }
-
   private initMobileAppQRCode() {
     if (this.deepLinkTTLTimeoutID) {
       clearTimeout(this.deepLinkTTLTimeoutID);
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/admin/mobile-app-settings.component.html b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/admin/mobile-app-settings.component.html
index 4b82f17a5f..51e7c6f43d 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/admin/mobile-app-settings.component.html
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/admin/mobile-app-settings.component.html
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@
               <div class="fixed-title-width-230">{{ 'admin.mobile-app.google-play-link' | translate }}</div>
               <mat-form-field class="flex" appearance="outline" subscriptSizing="dynamic">
                 <input matInput formControlName="storeLink" placeholder="{{'admin.mobile-app.set' | translate}}">
+                <mat-icon matSuffix
+                          matTooltipPosition="above"
+                          matTooltipClass="tb-error-tooltip"
+                          [matTooltip]="'admin.mobile-app.google-play-link-required' | translate"
+                          *ngIf="mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.storeLink').hasError('required')
+                            && mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.storeLink').touched"
+                          class="tb-error">
+                  warning
+                </mat-icon>
               </mat-form-field>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -116,6 +125,15 @@
               <div class="fixed-title-width-230">{{ 'admin.mobile-app.app-store-link' | translate }}</div>
               <mat-form-field class="flex" appearance="outline" subscriptSizing="dynamic">
                 <input matInput formControlName="storeLink" placeholder="{{'admin.mobile-app.set' | translate}}">
+                <mat-icon matSuffix
+                          matTooltipPosition="above"
+                          matTooltipClass="tb-error-tooltip"
+                          [matTooltip]="'admin.mobile-app.app-store-link-required' | translate"
+                          *ngIf="mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.storeLink').hasError('required')
+                            && mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.storeLink').touched"
+                          class="tb-error">
+                  warning
+                </mat-icon>
               </mat-form-field>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/admin/mobile-app-settings.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/admin/mobile-app-settings.component.ts
index 250db94267..0f2527d833 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/admin/mobile-app-settings.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/admin/mobile-app-settings.component.ts
@@ -57,14 +57,18 @@ export class MobileAppSettingsComponent extends PageComponent implements HasConf
       if (value) {
         this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.appPackage').disable({emitEvent: false});
         this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.sha256CertFingerprints').disable({emitEvent: false});
+        this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.storeLink').disable({emitEvent: false});
         this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.appId').disable({emitEvent: false});
+        this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.storeLink').disable({emitEvent: false});
       } else {
         if (this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.enabled').value) {
           this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.appPackage').enable({emitEvent: false});
           this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.sha256CertFingerprints').enable({emitEvent: false});
+          this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.storeLink').enable({emitEvent: false});
         }
         if (this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.enabled').value) {
           this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.appId').enable({emitEvent: false});
+          this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.storeLink').enable({emitEvent: false});
         }
       }
     });
@@ -129,12 +133,12 @@ export class MobileAppSettingsComponent extends PageComponent implements HasConf
         enabled: [true],
         appPackage: [{value: '', disabled: true}, [Validators.required]],
         sha256CertFingerprints: [{value: '', disabled: true}, [Validators.required]],
-        storeLink: ['']
+        storeLink: ['', [Validators.required]]
       }),
       iosConfig: this.fb.group({
         enabled: [true],
         appId: [{value: '', disabled: true}, [Validators.required]],
-        storeLink: ['']
+        storeLink: ['', [Validators.required]]
       }),
       qrCodeConfig: this.fb.group({
         showOnHomePage: [true],
@@ -156,10 +160,12 @@ export class MobileAppSettingsComponent extends PageComponent implements HasConf
       if (!this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('useDefaultApp').value) {
         this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.appPackage').enable({emitEvent: false});
         this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.sha256CertFingerprints').enable({emitEvent: false});
+        this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.storeLink').enable({emitEvent: false});
       }
     } else {
       this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.appPackage').disable({emitEvent: false});
       this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.sha256CertFingerprints').disable({emitEvent: false});
+      this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('androidConfig.storeLink').disable({emitEvent: false});
     }
     this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('qrCodeConfig.badgeEnabled').updateValueAndValidity({onlySelf: true});
   }
@@ -168,9 +174,11 @@ export class MobileAppSettingsComponent extends PageComponent implements HasConf
     if (value) {
       if (!this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('useDefaultApp').value) {
         this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.appId').enable({emitEvent: false});
+        this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.storeLink').enable({emitEvent: false});
       }
     } else {
       this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.appId').disable({emitEvent: false});
+      this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('iosConfig.storeLink').disable({emitEvent: false});
     }
     this.mobileAppSettingsForm.get('qrCodeConfig.badgeEnabled').updateValueAndValidity({onlySelf: true});
   }
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/mobile-app.models.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/mobile-app.models.ts
index 5ce28802cf..b879a9eb45 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/mobile-app.models.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/mobile-app.models.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export interface MobileAppSettings extends HasTenantId {
   androidConfig: AndroidConfig;
   iosConfig: IosConfig;
   qrCodeConfig: QRCodeConfig;
+  defaultGooglePlayLink: string;
+  defaultAppStoreLink: string;
 }
 
 export interface AndroidConfig {
@@ -54,11 +56,6 @@ export enum BadgePosition {
   LEFT = 'LEFT'
 }
 
-export interface MobileAppStoreLinks {
-  googlePlayLink: string;
-  appStoreLink: string;
-}
-
 export const badgePositionTranslationsMap = new Map<BadgePosition, string>([
   [BadgePosition.RIGHT, 'admin.mobile-app.right'],
   [BadgePosition.LEFT, 'admin.mobile-app.left']
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json b/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json
index 90e455b925..e852ffbc3c 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json
@@ -438,7 +438,9 @@
             "app-id": "App ID",
             "app-id-required": "App ID is required",
             "google-play-link": "Google Play link",
+            "google-play-link-required": "Google Play link is required",
             "app-store-link": "App Store link",
+            "app-store-link-required": "App Store link is required",
             "appearance": "Appearance",
             "appearance-on-home-page": "Appearance on Home page",
             "enabled": "Enabled",
@@ -5567,7 +5569,9 @@
     },
     "widgets": {
         "mobile-app-qr-code": {
-            "configuration-hint": "The configuration depends on the Mobile app QR code widget in platform main settings"
+            "configuration-hint": "The configuration depends on the Mobile app QR code widget in platform main settings",
+            "get-it-on-google-play": "Get it on Google Play",
+            "download-on-the-app-store": "Download on the App Store"
         },
         "action-button": {
             "behavior": "Behavior",