diff --git a/mousepad/mousepad-window.c b/mousepad/mousepad-window.c
index 224c154..33ecf80 100644
--- a/mousepad/mousepad-window.c
+++ b/mousepad/mousepad-window.c
@@ -1593,6 +1593,13 @@ mousepad_window_open_files (MousepadWindow  *window,
           /* convert the uri to an absolute filename */
           filename = g_filename_from_uri (filenames[n], NULL, NULL);
         }
+      else if (strncmp (filenames[n], "smb:", 3) == 0)
+        {
+          /* */
+          GFile *file = g_file_new_for_uri (filenames[n]);
+          filename = g_file_get_path (file);
+          g_object_unref (file);
+        }
       else if (g_path_is_absolute (filenames[n]) == FALSE)
         {
           /* create an absolute file */