diff --git a/electron-builder.yml b/electron-builder.yml
index f120f673..a6e23d39 100644
--- a/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/electron-builder.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ mac:
 fileAssociations:
   ext: torrent
   icon: resources/file-moose.icns
+protocols:
+  name: open-magnet
+  schemes:
+    - magnet
 dmg:
 #  https://kilianvalkhof:com/2019/electron/notarizing-your-electron-application/:
   sign: false
diff --git a/main/background.ts b/main/background.ts
index 3f6dc98b..3961eb54 100644
--- a/main/background.ts
+++ b/main/background.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ app.commandLine.appendSwitch("enable-experimental-web-platform-features");
 app.name = name;
 let win: BrowserWindow;
 let path: string;
+let magnetUri: string;
 
 if (app.isPackaged) {
   unhandled();
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ async function _createWindow() {
     if (path) {
       params.append("path", encodeURI(path));
     }
+    if (magnetUri) {
+      params.append("magnet", encodeURI(magnetUri));
+    }
     const query = params.toString();
 
     if (app.isPackaged) {
@@ -119,3 +123,12 @@ app.on("open-file", (_e, _path) => {
     path = _path;
   }
 });
+
+app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient("magnet");
+app.on("open-url", (e, url) => {
+  if (app.isReady()) {
+    win.webContents.send("magnet-opened", url);
+  } else {
+    magnetUri = url;
+  }
+});
diff --git a/renderer/components/Container/Container.tsx b/renderer/components/Container/Container.tsx
index 54159573..4d18da6e 100644
--- a/renderer/components/Container/Container.tsx
+++ b/renderer/components/Container/Container.tsx
@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@ import { DownloadingTorrent } from "../../../types/DownloadingTorrent";
 import { ipcRenderer, remote } from "electron";
 import { Message } from "@components/Message";
 import { SelectedCastContext } from "@contexts/SelectedCast";
-import { Toast } from "@components/Toast";
+import { showToast, Toast } from "@components/Toast";
 import { getDefaultColor } from "@utils/theme";
 import { parseFileInfo } from "@utils/parseFileInfo";
 import fs from "fs";
+import MagnetUri from "magnet-uri";
+import ParseTorrent from "parse-torrent";
 
 const { searchParams } = new URL(window.location.href);
 const path = decodeURI(searchParams.get("path"));
+const magnetUri = decodeURI(searchParams.get("magnet"));
 
 export default function () {
   const [selectedTorrent, setSelectedTorrent] = useState<DownloadingTorrent>(
@@ -74,15 +77,15 @@ export default function () {
     [store]
   );
 
-  const loadFile = useCallback((path: string) => {
-    if (!path) return;
-    fs.readFile(path, async (err, data) => {
-      if (err) return;
-      onFileSelect(await parseFileInfo(data));
-    });
-  }, []);
-
   useEffect(() => {
+    function loadFile(path: string) {
+      if (!path) return;
+      fs.readFile(path, async (err, data) => {
+        if (err) return;
+        onFileSelect(await parseFileInfo(data));
+      });
+    }
+
     loadFile(path);
 
     function loadFileWhenAppIsOpen(e, path: string) {
@@ -93,7 +96,29 @@ export default function () {
     return () => {
       ipcRenderer.off("file-opened", loadFileWhenAppIsOpen);
     };
-  }, [loadFile]);
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function loadMagnetUri(_magnetUri: string) {
+      if (!_magnetUri) return;
+      try {
+        const { name, infoHash }: MagnetUri.Instance = ParseTorrent(_magnetUri);
+        onFileSelect({ name: name as string, magnet: _magnetUri, infoHash });
+      } catch (e) {
+        showToast(`${_magnetUri} is an invalid magnet url.`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    loadMagnetUri(magnetUri);
+    function loadMagnetWhenAppIsOpen(e, url: string) {
+      loadMagnetUri(url);
+    }
+    ipcRenderer.on("magnet-opened", loadMagnetWhenAppIsOpen);
+
+    return () => {
+      ipcRenderer.off("magnet-opened", loadMagnetWhenAppIsOpen);
+    };
+  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     store.set("torrents", downloads);