diff --git a/qt/app.cc b/qt/app.cc
index 2163fbe54..3ff2d9532 100644
--- a/qt/app.cc
+++ b/qt/app.cc
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ MyApp :: MyApp( int& argc, char ** argv ):
     }
 
     for( QStringList::const_iterator it=filenames.begin(), end=filenames.end(); it!=end; ++it )
-        mySession->addTorrent( *it );
+        addTorrent( *it );
 
     // register as the dbus handler for Transmission
     new TrDBusAdaptor( this );
@@ -322,13 +322,19 @@ void
 MyApp :: addTorrent( const QString& key )
 {
     if( !myPrefs->getBool( Prefs :: OPTIONS_PROMPT ) )
+    {
         mySession->addTorrent( key );
-    else if( !QFile( key ).exists( ) )
-        myWindow->openURL( key );
-    else {
+    }
+    else if( Utils::isMagnetLink( key ) || QFile( key ).exists( ) )
+    {
         Options * o = new Options( *mySession, *myPrefs, key, myWindow );
         o->show( );
     }
+    else if( Utils::isURL( key ) )
+    {
+        myWindow->openURL( key );
+    }
+
     raise( );
 }
 
diff --git a/qt/options.cc b/qt/options.cc
index 9d23afcdc..b8866132d 100644
--- a/qt/options.cc
+++ b/qt/options.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "prefs.h"
 #include "session.h"
 #include "torrent.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 
 /***
 ****
@@ -214,7 +215,11 @@ Options :: reload( )
     clearVerify( );
 
     tr_ctor * ctor = tr_ctorNew( 0 );
-    tr_ctorSetMetainfoFromFile( ctor, myFile.toUtf8().constData() );
+    if( Utils::isMagnetLink( myFile ) )
+        tr_ctorSetMetainfoFromMagnetLink( ctor, myFile.toUtf8().constData() );
+    else
+        tr_ctorSetMetainfoFromFile( ctor, myFile.toUtf8().constData() );
+
     const int err = tr_torrentParse( ctor, &myInfo );
     myHaveInfo = !err;
     tr_ctorFree( ctor );
@@ -275,14 +280,18 @@ Options :: onAccepted( )
         tr_bencDictAddStr( args, "download-dir", myDestination.absolutePath().toUtf8().constData() );
 
     // "metainfo"
-    QFile file( myFile );
-    file.open( QIODevice::ReadOnly );
-    const QByteArray metainfo( file.readAll( ) );
-    file.close( );
-    int base64Size = 0;
-    char * base64 = tr_base64_encode( metainfo.constData(), metainfo.size(), &base64Size );
-    tr_bencDictAddRaw( args, "metainfo", base64, base64Size );
-    tr_free( base64 );
+    if( Utils::isMagnetLink( myFile ) || Utils::isURL( myFile ) )
+        tr_bencDictAddStr( args, "filename", myFile.toUtf8().constData() );
+    else {
+        QFile file( myFile );
+        file.open( QIODevice::ReadOnly );
+        const QByteArray metainfo( file.readAll( ) );
+        file.close( );
+        int base64Size = 0;
+        char * base64 = tr_base64_encode( metainfo.constData(), metainfo.size(), &base64Size );
+        tr_bencDictAddRaw( args, "metainfo", base64, base64Size );
+        tr_free( base64 );
+    }
 
     // paused
     tr_bencDictAddBool( args, "paused", !myStartCheck->isChecked( ) );
@@ -326,6 +335,7 @@ Options :: onAccepted( )
                  fileAdded, SLOT(executed(int64_t,const QString&, struct tr_benc*)));
     }
 
+std::cerr << tr_bencToStr(&top,TR_FMT_JSON,NULL) << std::endl;
     mySession.exec( &top );
 
     tr_bencFree( &top );
diff --git a/qt/session.cc b/qt/session.cc
index 2b10432f1..8bf897fff 100644
--- a/qt/session.cc
+++ b/qt/session.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "session.h"
 #include "session-dialog.h"
 #include "torrent.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 
 // #define DEBUG_HTTP
 
@@ -865,10 +866,7 @@ namespace
 {
     bool isLink( const QString& str )
     {
-        return str.startsWith( "magnet:?" )
-            || str.startsWith( "http://" )
-            || str.startsWith( "https://" )
-            || str.startsWith( "ftp://" );
+        return Utils::isMagnetLink(str) || Utils::isURL(str);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/qt/utils.h b/qt/utils.h
index 0fb8da3a5..d6fada586 100644
--- a/qt/utils.h
+++ b/qt/utils.h
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ class Utils: public QObject
         // meh
         static void toStderr( const QString& qstr );
 
+        /// 
+        /// URLs
+        ///
+
+        static bool isMagnetLink( const QString& s ) { return s.startsWith( "magnet:?" ); }
+
+        static bool isURL( const QString& s ) { return s.startsWith( "http://" )
+                                                    || s.startsWith( "https://" )
+                                                    || s.startsWith( "ftp://" ); }
+
 };
 
 #endif