diff --git a/Applications/Browser/main.cpp b/Applications/Browser/main.cpp
index 30f733ced47..f774e2df0f2 100644
--- a/Applications/Browser/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/Browser/main.cpp
@@ -318,9 +318,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     URL url_to_load = home_url;
 
     if (app.args().size() >= 1) {
-        url_to_load = URL();
-        url_to_load.set_protocol("file");
-        url_to_load.set_path(app.args()[0]);
+        if (app.args()[0].starts_with("file://")) {
+            url_to_load = URL(app.args()[0]);
+        } else {
+            url_to_load = URL();
+            url_to_load.set_protocol("file");
+            url_to_load.set_path(app.args()[0]);
+        }
     }
 
     html_widget.load(url_to_load);