diff --git a/plugins/share/shareplugin.h b/plugins/share/shareplugin.h
--- a/plugins/share/shareplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/share/shareplugin.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
     ///Helper method, QDBus won't recognize QUrl
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void shareUrl(const QString& url) { shareUrl(QUrl(url)); }
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE void openFile(const QString& file) { openFile(QUrl(file)); }
 
     bool receivePacket(const NetworkPacket& np) override;
     void connected() override {}
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@
 
 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
@@ -166,6 +166,19 @@
     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
@@ -93,17 +93,22 @@
     if (urlToShare.scheme() == QLatin1String("tel")) {
         uidialog.label->setText(i18n("Device to call this phone number with:"));
         uidialog.urlLabel->setText(urlToShare.toDisplayString(QUrl::RemoveScheme));
-    } else {
+    } else if (urlToShare.isLocalFile()) {
+        uidialog.label->setText(i18n("Device to open this file with:"));
+        uidialog.urlLabel->setText(urlToShare.toDisplayString(QUrl::PreferLocalFile));
+    }
+    else {
         uidialog.urlLabel->setText(urlToShare.toDisplayString());
     }
 
     if (dialog.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
         QUrl url = urlToShare;
         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 = 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;