diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.js b/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
index 3422e54e76dd..9056210024bc 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
-import {Linking} from 'react-native';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 import CONST from '../../CONST';
 import ONYXKEYS from '../../ONYXKEYS';
@@ -7,6 +6,7 @@ import ROUTES from '../../ROUTES';
 import * as API from '../API';
 import {getSimplifiedIOUReport, fetchChatReportsByIDs, fetchIOUReportByIDAndUpdateChatReport} from './Report';
 import Navigation from '../Navigation/Navigation';
+import asyncOpenURL from '../asyncOpenURL';
 
 /**
  * @param {Object[]} requestParams
@@ -196,7 +196,18 @@ function payIOUReport({
     const payIOUPromise = paymentMethodType === CONST.IOU.PAYMENT_TYPE.EXPENSIFY
         ? API.PayWithWallet({reportID})
         : API.PayIOU({reportID, paymentMethodType});
-    payIOUPromise
+
+    // Build the url for the user's platform of choice if they have
+    // selected something other than a manual settlement or Expensify Wallet e.g. Venmo or PayPal.me
+    let url;
+    if (paymentMethodType === CONST.IOU.PAYMENT_TYPE.PAYPAL_ME) {
+        url = buildPayPalPaymentUrl(amount, submitterPayPalMeAddress, currency);
+    }
+    if (paymentMethodType === CONST.IOU.PAYMENT_TYPE.VENMO) {
+        url = buildVenmoPaymentURL(amount, submitterPhoneNumber);
+    }
+
+    asyncOpenURL(payIOUPromise
         .then((response) => {
             if (response.jsonCode !== 200) {
                 throw new Error(response.message);
@@ -209,20 +220,13 @@ function payIOUReport({
             // iouReport being fetched here must be open, because only an open iouReoport can be paid.
             // Therefore, we should also sync the chatReport after fetching the iouReport.
             fetchIOUReportByIDAndUpdateChatReport(reportID, chatReportID);
-
-            // Once we have successfully paid the IOU we will transfer the user to their platform of choice if they have
-            // selected something other than a manual settlement or Expensify Wallet e.g. Venmo or PayPal.me
-            if (paymentMethodType === CONST.IOU.PAYMENT_TYPE.PAYPAL_ME) {
-                Linking.openURL(buildPayPalPaymentUrl(amount, submitterPayPalMeAddress, currency));
-            } else if (paymentMethodType === CONST.IOU.PAYMENT_TYPE.VENMO) {
-                Linking.openURL(buildVenmoPaymentURL(amount, submitterPhoneNumber));
-            }
         })
         .catch((error) => {
             console.error(`Error Paying iouReport: ${error}`);
             Onyx.merge(ONYXKEYS.IOU, {error: true});
         })
-        .finally(() => Onyx.merge(ONYXKEYS.IOU, {loading: false}));
+        .finally(() => Onyx.merge(ONYXKEYS.IOU, {loading: false})),
+    url);
 }
 
 export {
diff --git a/src/libs/asyncOpenURL/index.js b/src/libs/asyncOpenURL/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..192a9c3cba07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/asyncOpenURL/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import {Linking} from 'react-native';
+
+export default function asyncOpenURL(promise, url) {
+    if (!url) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    promise.then(() => {
+        Linking.openURL(url);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/libs/asyncOpenURL/index.website.js b/src/libs/asyncOpenURL/index.website.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ea074c8c5a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/asyncOpenURL/index.website.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import {Linking} from 'react-native';
+
+/**
+ * Prevents Safari from blocking pop-up window when opened within async call.
+ *
+ * @param {Promise} promise
+ * @param {string}  url
+ */
+export default function asyncOpenURL(promise, url) {
+    if (!url) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const isSafari = /^((?!chrome|android).)*safari/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
+
+    if (!isSafari) {
+        promise.then(() => {
+            Linking.openURL(url);
+        });
+    } else {
+        const windowRef = window.open();
+        promise
+            .then(() => {
+                windowRef.location = url;
+            })
+            .catch(() => windowRef.close());
+    }
+}