diff --git a/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml b/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
--- a/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
+++ b/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@
 
     Koko.SortModel {
         id: imageFolderModel
-        sourceModel: Koko.ImageFolderModel {}
+        sourceModel: Koko.ImageFolderModel {
+            url: imagePathArgument
+        }
         /*
          * filterRole is an Item property exposed by the QSortFilterProxyModel
          */
diff --git a/qmlUiKirigami/desktopMain.qml b/qmlUiKirigami/desktopMain.qml
--- a/qmlUiKirigami/desktopMain.qml
+++ b/qmlUiKirigami/desktopMain.qml
@@ -27,7 +27,4 @@
     footer: Kirigami.ToolBarApplicationHeader {
         backButtonEnabled: false
     }
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        console.log( imagePathArgument)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/imagefoldermodel.h b/src/imagefoldermodel.h
--- a/src/imagefoldermodel.h
+++ b/src/imagefoldermodel.h
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void countChanged();
     void urlChanged();
+    void showImageViewer(const QString &path);
 
 private:
     QStringList m_mimeTypes;
+    QString m_imagePath;
 };
 
 #endif // IMAGEFOLDERMODEL_H
diff --git a/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp b/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
--- a/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
+++ b/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QFileInfo>
 
 #include <kdirlister.h>
 #include <KIO/EmptyTrashJob>
@@ -53,13 +54,9 @@
             this, &ImageFolderModel::countChanged);
     connect(this, &QAbstractItemModel::modelReset,
             this, &ImageFolderModel::countChanged);
-
-    //TODO: don't hardcode this
-    QStringList locations = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation);
-    Q_ASSERT(locations.size() >= 1);
-    qDebug() << locations;
-
-    setUrl("file://"+locations.first());
+    
+    connect(this, &ImageFolderModel::showImageViewer, 
+            this, [this] (const QString path) {qDebug() << "will show image " <<  path;});
 }
 
 ImageFolderModel::~ImageFolderModel()
@@ -87,13 +84,24 @@
     if (url.isEmpty()) {
         return;
     }
-    if (dirLister()->url().path() == url) {
-        dirLister()->updateDirectory(QUrl(url));
+    
+    QString directoryUrl;
+    
+    if( !QFileInfo(url).isDir()) {
+        m_imagePath = url;
+        directoryUrl = url.left(url.lastIndexOf('/'));
+        emit showImageViewer( m_imagePath);
+    } else {
+        directoryUrl = "file://" + url;
+    }
+    
+    if (dirLister()->url().path() == directoryUrl) {
+        dirLister()->updateDirectory(QUrl(directoryUrl));
         return;
     }
 
     beginResetModel();
-    dirLister()->openUrl(QUrl(url));
+    dirLister()->openUrl(QUrl(directoryUrl));
     endResetModel();
     emit urlChanged();
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QThread>
+#include <QDir>
 
 #include <KDBusService>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
     if (parser.positionalArguments().size() > 1) {
         parser.showHelp(1);
     }
-
+    
     if (parser.isSet("reset")) {
         KokoConfig config;
         config.reset();
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@
     Q_ASSERT(locations.size() >= 1);
     qDebug() << locations;
 
+    QUrl currentDirPath = QUrl::fromLocalFile(QDir::currentPath().append('/'));
+    QUrl resolvedImagePath = parser.positionalArguments().isEmpty() 
+                                                       ? QUrl(locations.first().append('/')) 
+                                                       : currentDirPath.resolved( parser.positionalArguments().first());
+    
     FileSystemTracker tracker;
     tracker.setFolder(locations.first());
     tracker.moveToThread(&trackerThread);
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@
     QQmlContext* objectContext = engine.rootContext();
     objectContext->setContextProperty("kokoProcessor", &processor);
     objectContext->setContextProperty("kokoConfig", &config);
-    objectContext->setContextProperty("imagePathArgument", parser.positionalArguments().isEmpty() ? QString() : parser.positionalArguments().first());
+    objectContext->setContextProperty("imagePathArgument", resolvedImagePath.toString());
 
     QString path;
     //we want different main files on desktop or mobile