diff --git a/plugins/share/shareplugin.h b/plugins/share/shareplugin.h
--- a/plugins/share/shareplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/share/shareplugin.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     ///Helper method, QDBus won't recognize QUrl
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void shareUrl(const QString& url) { shareUrl(QUrl(url)); }
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void shareText(const QString& text);
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE void openFile(const QString& file) { openFile(QUrl(file)); }
 
     bool receivePacket(const NetworkPacket& np) override;
     void connected() override {}
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@
 
 private:
     void shareUrl(const QUrl& url);
+    void openFile(const QUrl& url);
+
 
     QUrl destinationDir() const;
 
diff --git a/plugins/share/shareplugin.cpp b/plugins/share/shareplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/share/shareplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/share/shareplugin.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,18 @@
     sendPacket(packet);
 }
 
+void SharePlugin::openFile(const QUrl& url)
+{
+    NetworkPacket packet(PACKET_TYPE_SHARE_REQUEST);
+    if(url.isLocalFile()) {
+        QSharedPointer<QIODevice> ioFile(new QFile(url.toLocalFile()));
+        packet.setPayload(ioFile, ioFile->size());
+        packet.set<QString>(QStringLiteral("filename"), QUrl(url).fileName());
+        packet.set<bool>(QStringLiteral("open"), true);
+    }
+    sendPacket(packet);
+}
+
 QString SharePlugin::dbusPath() const
 {
     return "/modules/kdeconnect/devices/" + device()->id() + "/share";
diff --git a/urlhandler/kdeconnect-handler.cpp b/urlhandler/kdeconnect-handler.cpp
--- a/urlhandler/kdeconnect-handler.cpp
+++ b/urlhandler/kdeconnect-handler.cpp
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@
     KAboutData::setApplicationData(about);
 
     QUrl urlToShare;
+    bool open;
     {
         QCommandLineParser parser;
         parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("url"), i18n("URL to share"));
+        parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringLiteral("open"), QStringLiteral("Open the file on the remote device")));
         parser.addHelpOption();
         about.setupCommandLine(&parser);
         parser.process(app);
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@
         }
 
         urlToShare = QUrl::fromUserInput(parser.positionalArguments().constFirst());
+        open = parser.isSet(QStringLiteral("open"));
     }
 
     DevicesModel model;
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@
     if (urlToShare.scheme() == QLatin1String("tel")) {
         displayUrl = urlToShare.toDisplayString(QUrl::RemoveScheme);
         uidialog.label->setText(i18n("Device to call %1 with:", displayUrl));
-    } else if (urlToShare.isLocalFile()) {
+    } else if (urlToShare.isLocalFile() && open) {
         displayUrl = urlToShare.toDisplayString(QUrl::PreferLocalFile);
         uidialog.label->setText(i18n("Device to send %1 to:", displayUrl));
     } else {
@@ -110,8 +113,9 @@
         const int currentDeviceIndex = uidialog.devicePicker->currentIndex();
         if(!url.isEmpty() && currentDeviceIndex >= 0) {
             const QString device = proxyModel.index(currentDeviceIndex, 0).data(DevicesModel::IdModelRole).toString();
+            const QString action = open && url.isLocalFile() ? QStringLiteral("openFile") : QStringLiteral("shareUrl");
 
-            QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kdeconnect"), "/modules/kdeconnect/devices/"+device+"/share", QStringLiteral("org.kde.kdeconnect.device.share"), QStringLiteral("shareUrl"));
+            QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kdeconnect"), "/modules/kdeconnect/devices/"+device+"/share", QStringLiteral("org.kde.kdeconnect.device.share"), action);
             msg.setArguments({ url.toString() });
             blockOnReply(QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(msg));
             return 0;