diff --git a/mobile/android/src/OpenFileActivity.java b/mobile/android/src/OpenFileActivity.java
--- a/mobile/android/src/OpenFileActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/android/src/OpenFileActivity.java
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@
         FileClass.openUri(uri.toString());
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+    public void handleViewIntent() {
         final Intent bundleIntent = getIntent();
         if (bundleIntent == null)
             return;
diff --git a/mobile/app/android.h b/mobile/app/android.h
--- a/mobile/app/android.h
+++ b/mobile/app/android.h
@@ -30,16 +30,17 @@
     }
 
     QString m_lastUrl;
+    static URIHandler handler;
 };
 
-static URIHandler handler;
-
 class AndroidInstance : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void openFile(const QString &title, const QStringList &mimes);
 
+    static void handleViewIntent();
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void openUri(const QUrl &uri);
 };
diff --git a/mobile/app/android.cpp b/mobile/app/android.cpp
--- a/mobile/app/android.cpp
+++ b/mobile/app/android.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
  *************************************************************************************/
 
 #include "android.h"
+#include <QtAndroid>
 #include <QAndroidJniObject>
 #include <QAndroidJniEnvironment>
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QDebug>
 
+URIHandler URIHandler::handler;
 static AndroidInstance* s_instance = nullptr;
 
 void AndroidInstance::openFile(const QString &title, const QStringList &mimes)
@@ -44,6 +46,11 @@
     }
 }
 
+void AndroidInstance::handleViewIntent()
+{
+    QtAndroid::androidActivity().callMethod<void>("handleViewIntent", "()V");
+}
+
 void Java_org_kde_something_FileClass_openUri(JNIEnv *env,
                                                     jobject /*obj*/,
                                                     jstring uri)
@@ -54,7 +61,7 @@
     if (s_instance)
         s_instance->openUri(QUrl(uriString));
     else
-        handler.openUri(uriString);
+        URIHandler::handler.openUri(uriString);
     env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(uri, utf);
 
 }
diff --git a/mobile/app/main.cpp b/mobile/app/main.cpp
--- a/mobile/app/main.cpp
+++ b/mobile/app/main.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
 
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
+    AndroidInstance::handleViewIntent();
     qmlRegisterSingletonType<QObject>("org.kde.okular.app", 2, 0, "AndroidInstance", [](QQmlEngine*, QJSEngine*) -> QObject* { return new AndroidInstance; });
-    const QString uri = handler.m_lastUrl;
+    const QString uri = URIHandler::handler.m_lastUrl;
 #else
     qmlRegisterSingletonType<QObject>("org.kde.okular.app", 2, 0, "AndroidInstance", [](QQmlEngine*, QJSEngine*) -> QObject* { return new QObject; });
     const QString uri = parser.positionalArguments().count() == 1