diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
index 1b5da0763e70..96852e93cb91 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ let
 
   desktopItem = makeDesktopItem {
     name = "chromium";
-    exec = "chromium";
+    exec = "chromium %U";
     icon = "${chromium.browser}/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/chromium.png";
     comment = "An open source web browser from Google";
     desktopName = "Chromium";