diff --git a/telemetry/generated/web.ts b/telemetry/generated/web.ts
index e74ffb308c..55d2d6af18 100644
--- a/telemetry/generated/web.ts
+++ b/telemetry/generated/web.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 // AUTOGENERATED BY glean_parser v8.1.1. DO NOT EDIT. DO NOT COMMIT.
 
+import UrlMetricType from "@mozilla/glean/private/metrics/url";
 import EventMetricType from "@mozilla/glean/private/metrics/event";
-import StringMetricType from "@mozilla/glean/private/metrics/string";
 
 /**
  * Event triggered when a user clicks a link on a web page.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const linkClick = new EventMetricType<{
  *
  * Generated from `web.page_url`.
  */
-export const pageUrl = new StringMetricType({
+export const pageUrl = new UrlMetricType({
     category: "web",
     name: "page_url",
     sendInPings: ["events"],
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const pageView = new EventMetricType({
  *
  * Generated from `web.referrer_url`.
  */
-export const referrerUrl = new StringMetricType({
+export const referrerUrl = new UrlMetricType({
     category: "web",
     name: "referrer_url",
     sendInPings: ["events"],
diff --git a/telemetry/metrics.yaml b/telemetry/metrics.yaml
index 2f1031305b..37be6bb2e8 100644
--- a/telemetry/metrics.yaml
+++ b/telemetry/metrics.yaml
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ ui:
 
 web:
   page_url:
-    type: string
+    type: url
     description: >
       The full URL of the page that was visited,
       along with URL query parameters.
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ web:
       - events
 
   referrer_url:
-    type: string
+    type: url
     description: >
       The full URL of the previous web page from which a link was followed
       in order to trigger the page view.