diff --git a/filter.cpp b/filter.cpp
index e66e5ade..581d0750 100644
--- a/filter.cpp
+++ b/filter.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ filter::filter(QObject *parent) :
 }
 
 bool filter::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *ev) {
+    // macOS sends fileopen signal for incoming uri handlers
+    if (ev->type() == QEvent::FileOpen) {
+        QFileOpenEvent *openEvent = static_cast<QFileOpenEvent *>(ev);
+        QUrl scheme = openEvent->url();
+        emit uriHandler(scheme);
+    }
+
     if(ev->type() == QEvent::KeyPress || ev->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonRelease){
         emit userActivity();
     }
diff --git a/filter.h b/filter.h
index bb3a78b7..b83926a3 100644
--- a/filter.h
+++ b/filter.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ signals:
     void mousePressed(const QVariant &o, const QVariant &x, const QVariant &y);
     void mouseReleased(const QVariant &o, const QVariant &x, const QVariant &y);
     void userActivity();
+    void uriHandler(const QUrl &url);
 };
 
 #endif // FILTER_H
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index eca65333..8ec59e2b 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
 #include <QScreen>
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@
 #include "wallet/api/wallet2_api.h"
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include "MainApp.h"
+#include "qt/ipc.h"
+#include "qt/utils.h"
+#include "qt/mime.h"
 
 // IOS exclusions
 #ifndef Q_OS_IOS
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     // platform dependant settings
 #if !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS)
     bool isDesktop = true;
+#elif defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
+    bool isLinux = true;
 #elif defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
     bool isAndroid = true;
 #elif defined(Q_OS_IOS)
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QCommandLineOption logPathOption(QStringList() << "l" << "log-file",
         QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Log to specified file"),
         QCoreApplication::translate("main", "file"));
+
     parser.addOption(logPathOption);
     parser.addHelpOption();
     parser.process(app);
@@ -138,11 +145,33 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     Monero::Wallet::init(argv[0], "monero-wallet-gui", logPath.toStdString().c_str(), true);
     qInstallMessageHandler(messageHandler);
 
+    // Get default account name
+    QString accountName = getAccountName();
 
     // loglevel is configured in main.qml. Anything lower than
     // qWarning is not shown here.
     qWarning().noquote() << "app startd" << "(log: " + logPath + ")";
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+    registerXdgMime(app);
+#endif
+
+    IPC *ipc = new IPC(&app);
+    QStringList posArgs = parser.positionalArguments();
+
+    for(int i = 0; i != posArgs.count(); i++){
+        QString arg = QString(posArgs.at(i));
+        if(arg.isEmpty() || arg.length() >= 512) continue;
+        if(arg.contains(reURI)){
+            if(!ipc->saveCommand(arg)){
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // start listening
+    QTimer::singleShot(0, ipc, SLOT(bind()));
+
     // screen settings
     // Mobile is designed on 128dpi
     qreal ref_dpi = 128;
@@ -252,6 +281,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("mainApp", &app);
 
+    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("IPC", ipc);
+
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("qtRuntimeVersion", qVersion());
 
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("walletLogPath", logPath);
@@ -295,14 +326,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("moneroAccountsDir", moneroAccountsDir);
     }
 
-
-    // Get default account name
-    QString accountName = qgetenv("USER"); // mac/linux
-    if (accountName.isEmpty())
-        accountName = qgetenv("USERNAME"); // Windows
-    if (accountName.isEmpty())
-        accountName = "My monero Account";
-
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("defaultAccountName", accountName);
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("applicationDirectory", QApplication::applicationDirPath());
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("idealThreadCount", QThread::idealThreadCount());
@@ -312,7 +335,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     builtWithScanner = true;
 #endif
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("builtWithScanner", builtWithScanner);
-
     // Load main window (context properties needs to be defined obove this line)
     engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:///main.qml")));
     if (engine.rootObjects().isEmpty())
@@ -345,5 +367,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QObject::connect(eventFilter, SIGNAL(mousePressed(QVariant,QVariant,QVariant)), rootObject, SLOT(mousePressed(QVariant,QVariant,QVariant)));
     QObject::connect(eventFilter, SIGNAL(mouseReleased(QVariant,QVariant,QVariant)), rootObject, SLOT(mouseReleased(QVariant,QVariant,QVariant)));
     QObject::connect(eventFilter, SIGNAL(userActivity()), rootObject, SLOT(userActivity()));
+    QObject::connect(eventFilter, SIGNAL(uriHandler(QUrl)), ipc, SLOT(parseCommand(QUrl)));
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/main.qml b/main.qml
index 94c4a0d1..9776269d 100644
--- a/main.qml
+++ b/main.qml
@@ -399,6 +399,49 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         leftPanel.balanceLabelText = qsTr("Balance (#%1%2)").arg(currentWallet.currentSubaddressAccount).arg(accountLabel === "" ? "" : (" – " + accountLabel));
     }
 
+    function onUriHandler(uri){
+        if(uri.startsWith("monero://")){
+            var address = uri.substring("monero://".length);
+
+            var params = {}
+            if(address.length === 0) return;
+            var spl = address.split("?");
+
+            if(spl.length > 2) return;
+            if(spl.length >= 1) {
+                // parse additional params
+                address = spl[0];
+
+                if(spl.length === 2){
+                    spl.shift();
+                    var item = spl[0];
+
+                    var _spl = item.split("&");
+                    for (var param in _spl){
+                        var _item = _spl[param];
+                        if(!_item.indexOf("=") > 0) continue;
+
+                        var __spl = _item.split("=");
+                        if(__spl.length !== 2) continue;
+
+                        params[__spl[0]] = __spl[1];
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Fill fields
+            middlePanel.transferView.sendTo(address, params["tx_payment_id"], params["tx_description"], params["tx_amount"]);
+
+            // Raise window
+            appWindow.raise();
+            appWindow.show();
+
+            // @TODO: remove after paymentID deprecation
+            if(params.hasOwnProperty("tx_payment_id"))
+                persistentSettings.showPid = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     function onWalletConnectionStatusChanged(status){
         console.log("Wallet connection status changed " + status)
         middlePanel.updateStatus();
@@ -489,6 +532,12 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 
         // Force switch normal view
         rootItem.state = "normal";
+
+        // Process queued IPC command
+        if(typeof IPC !== "undefined" && IPC.queuedCmd().length > 0){
+            var queuedCmd = IPC.queuedCmd();
+            if(/^\w+:\/\/(.*)$/.test(queuedCmd)) appWindow.onUriHandler(queuedCmd); // uri
+        }
     }
 
     function onWalletClosed(walletAddress) {
@@ -1086,6 +1135,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         walletManager.deviceButtonPressed.connect(onDeviceButtonPressed);
         walletManager.checkUpdatesComplete.connect(onWalletCheckUpdatesComplete);
         walletManager.walletPassphraseNeeded.connect(onWalletPassphraseNeeded);
+        IPC.uriHandler.connect(onUriHandler);
 
         if(typeof daemonManager != "undefined") {
             daemonManager.daemonStarted.connect(onDaemonStarted);
diff --git a/monero-wallet-gui.pro b/monero-wallet-gui.pro
index 06049f08..5deb5964 100644
--- a/monero-wallet-gui.pro
+++ b/monero-wallet-gui.pro
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ HEADERS += \
     src/zxcvbn-c/zxcvbn.h \
     src/libwalletqt/UnsignedTransaction.h \
     Logger.h \
-    MainApp.h
+    MainApp.h \
+    src/qt/ipc.h \
+    src/qt/mime.h \
+    src/qt/utils.h
 
 SOURCES += main.cpp \
     filter.cpp \
@@ -89,7 +92,10 @@ SOURCES += main.cpp \
     src/zxcvbn-c/zxcvbn.c \
     src/libwalletqt/UnsignedTransaction.cpp \
     Logger.cpp \
-    MainApp.cpp
+    MainApp.cpp \
+    src/qt/ipc.cpp \
+    src/qt/mime.cpp \
+    src/qt/utils.cpp
 
 CONFIG(DISABLE_PASS_STRENGTH_METER) {
     HEADERS -= src/zxcvbn-c/zxcvbn.h
diff --git a/pages/Transfer.qml b/pages/Transfer.qml
index 6a8ea1be..09b3df58 100644
--- a/pages/Transfer.qml
+++ b/pages/Transfer.qml
@@ -708,10 +708,20 @@ Rectangle {
     }
 
     // Popuplate fields from addressbook.
-    function sendTo(address, paymentId, description){
-        addressLine.text = address
-        setPaymentId(paymentId);
-        setDescription(description);
+    function sendTo(address, paymentId, description, amount){
+        middlePanel.state = 'Transfer';
+
+        if(typeof address !== 'undefined')
+            addressLine.text = address
+
+        if(typeof paymentId !== 'undefined')
+            setPaymentId(paymentId);
+
+        if(typeof description !== 'undefined')
+            setDescription(description);
+
+        if(typeof amount !== 'undefined')
+            amountLine.text = amount;
     }
 
     function updateSendButton(){
diff --git a/share/Info.plist b/share/Info.plist
index 5b7a0b3f..438443d2 100644
--- a/share/Info.plist
+++ b/share/Info.plist
@@ -31,5 +31,25 @@
 
   <key>NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance</key>
   <string>True</string>
+
+  <key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
+  <array>
+    <dict>
+      <key>CFBundleURLName</key>
+      <string>monero Handler</string>
+      <key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
+      <array>
+        <string>monero</string>
+      </array>
+    </dict>
+    <dict>
+      <key>CFBundleURLName</key>
+      <string>moneroseed Handler</string>
+      <key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
+      <array>
+        <string>moneroseed</string>
+      </array>
+    </dict>
+  </array>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/src/qt/ipc.cpp b/src/qt/ipc.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7d1aa86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qt/ipc.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QLocalSocket>
+#include <QLocalServer>
+#include <QtNetwork>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+#include "ipc.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+// Start listening for incoming IPC commands on UDS (Unix) or named pipe (Windows)
+void IPC::bind(){
+    QString path = QString(this->m_socketFile.absoluteFilePath());
+    qDebug() << path;
+
+    this->m_server = new QLocalServer(this);
+    this->m_server->setSocketOptions(QLocalServer::UserAccessOption);
+
+    bool restarted = false;
+    if(!this->m_server->listen(path)){
+        // On Unix if the server crashes without closing listen will fail with AddressInUseError.
+        // To create a new server the file should be removed. On Windows two local servers can listen
+        // to the same pipe at the same time, but any connections will go to one of the server.
+#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
+        qDebug() << QString("Unable to start IPC server in \"%1\": \"%2\". Retrying.").arg(path).arg(this->m_server->errorString());
+        if(this->m_socketFile.exists()){
+            QFile file(path);
+            file.remove();
+
+            if(this->m_server->listen(path)){
+                restarted = true;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+        if(!restarted)
+            qDebug() << QString("Unable to start IPC server in \"%1\": \"%2\".").arg(path).arg(this->m_server->errorString());
+    }
+
+    connect(this->m_server, &QLocalServer::newConnection, this, &IPC::handleConnection);
+}
+
+// Process incoming IPC command. First check if monero-wallet-gui is
+// already running. If it is, send it to that instance instead, if not,
+// queue the command for later use inside our QML engine. Returns true
+// when queued, false if sent to another instance, at which point we can
+// kill the current process.
+bool IPC::saveCommand(QString cmdString){
+    qDebug() << QString("saveCommand called: %1").arg(cmdString);
+
+    QLocalSocket ls;
+    QByteArray buffer;
+    buffer = buffer.append(cmdString);
+    QString socketFilePath = this->socketFile().filePath();
+
+    ls.connectToServer(socketFilePath, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+    if(ls.waitForConnected(1000)){
+        ls.write(buffer);
+        if (!ls.waitForBytesWritten(1000)){
+            qDebug() << QString("Could not send command \"%1\" over IPC %2: \"%3\"").arg(cmdString, socketFilePath, ls.errorString());
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        qDebug() << QString("Sent command \"%1\" over IPC \"%2\"").arg(cmdString, socketFilePath);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if(ls.isOpen())
+        ls.disconnectFromServer();
+
+    // Queue for later
+    this->SetQueuedCmd(cmdString);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool IPC::saveCommand(const QUrl &url){;
+    this->saveCommand(url.toString());
+}
+
+void IPC::handleConnection(){
+    QLocalSocket *clientConnection = this->m_server->nextPendingConnection();
+    connect(clientConnection, &QLocalSocket::disconnected,
+            clientConnection, &QLocalSocket::deleteLater);
+
+    clientConnection->waitForReadyRead(2);
+    QByteArray cmdArray = clientConnection->readAll();
+    QString cmdString = QTextCodec::codecForMib(106)->toUnicode(cmdArray);  // UTF-8
+    qDebug() << cmdString;
+
+    this->parseCommand(cmdString);
+
+    clientConnection->close();
+    delete clientConnection;
+}
+
+void IPC::parseCommand(const QUrl &url){
+    this->parseCommand(url.toString());
+}
+
+void IPC::parseCommand(QString cmdString){
+    if(cmdString.contains(reURI)){
+        this->emitUriHandler(cmdString);
+    }
+}
+
+void IPC::emitUriHandler(QString uriString){
+    emit uriHandler(uriString);
+}
diff --git a/src/qt/ipc.h b/src/qt/ipc.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c3cc73a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qt/ipc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#ifndef IPC_H
+#define IPC_H
+
+#include <QtCore>
+#include <QLocalServer>
+#include <qt/utils.h>
+
+class IPC : public QObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    IPC(QObject *parent = 0) : QObject(parent) {}
+    QFileInfo socketFile() const { return m_socketFile; }
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString queuedCmd() { return m_queuedCmd; }
+    void SetQueuedCmd(const QString cmdString) { m_queuedCmd = cmdString; }
+
+public slots:
+    void bind();
+    void handleConnection();
+    bool saveCommand(QString cmdString);
+    bool saveCommand(const QUrl &url);
+    void parseCommand(QString cmdString);
+    void parseCommand(const QUrl &url);
+    void emitUriHandler(QString uriString);
+
+signals:
+    void uriHandler(QString uriString);
+
+private:
+    QLocalServer *m_server;
+    QString m_queuedCmd;
+    QFileInfo m_socketFile = QFileInfo(QString(QDir::tempPath() + "/xmr-gui_%2.sock").arg(getAccountName()));
+};
+
+#endif // IPC_H
diff --git a/src/qt/mime.cpp b/src/qt/mime.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76fbb19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qt/mime.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include <QtCore>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QTextStream>
+
+#include "mime.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+void registerXdgMime(QApplication &app){
+    // MacOS handled via Info.plist
+    // Windows handled in the installer by rbrunner7
+
+    QString xdg = QString(
+            "[Desktop Entry]\n"
+            "Name=Monero GUI\n"
+            "GenericName=Monero-GUI\n"
+            "X-GNOME-FullName=Monero-GUI\n"
+            "Comment=Monero GUI\n"
+            "Keywords=Monero;\n"
+            "Exec=%1 %u\n"
+            "Terminal=false\n"
+            "Type=Application\n"
+            "Icon=monero\n"
+            "Categories=Network;GNOME;Qt;\n"
+            "MimeType=x-scheme-handler/monero;x-scheme-handler/moneroseed\n"
+            "StartupNotify=true\n"
+            "X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME\n"
+            "X-GNOME-UsesNotifications=true\n"
+    ).arg(app.applicationFilePath());
+
+    QString appPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation);
+    QString filePath = QString("%1/monero-gui.desktop").arg(appPath);
+
+    qDebug() << QString("Writing %1").arg(filePath);
+    QFile file(filePath);
+    if(file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)){
+        QTextStream out(&file); out << xdg << endl;
+        file.close();
+    }
+    else
+        file.close();
+}
diff --git a/src/qt/mime.h b/src/qt/mime.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6c79587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qt/mime.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef MIME_H
+#define MIME_H
+
+#include <QApplication>
+
+void registerXdgMime(QApplication &app);
+
+#endif // MIME_H
diff --git a/src/qt/utils.cpp b/src/qt/utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb0ad4f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qt/utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include <QtCore>
+
+#include "utils.h"
+
+bool fileExists(QString path) {
+    QFileInfo check_file(path);
+    if (check_file.exists() && check_file.isFile())
+        return true;
+    else
+        return false;
+}
+
+QString getAccountName(){
+    QString accountName = qgetenv("USER"); // mac/linux
+    if (accountName.isEmpty())
+        accountName = qgetenv("USERNAME"); // Windows
+    if (accountName.isEmpty())
+        accountName = "My monero Account";
+    return accountName;
+}
diff --git a/src/qt/utils.h b/src/qt/utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a014ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qt/utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef UTILS_H
+#define UTILS_H
+
+#include <QtCore>
+#include <QRegExp>
+
+bool fileExists(QString path);
+QString getAccountName();
+const static QRegExp reURI = QRegExp("^\\w+:\\/\\/([\\w+\\-?\\-_\\-=\\-&]+)");
+
+#endif // UTILS_H