diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
index cb60251ed95..b87cc52d0ab 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
@@ -305,6 +305,19 @@ public interface IPublicAPI
         /// <param name="FileNameOrFilePath">Extra FileName Info</param>
         public void OpenDirectory(string DirectoryPath, string FileNameOrFilePath = null);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens the URL using the browser with the given Uri object, even if the URL is a local file.
+        /// The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void OpenWebUrl(Uri url, bool? inPrivate = null);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens the URL using the browser with the given string, even if the URL is a local file.
+        /// The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
+        /// Non-C# plugins should use this method.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void OpenWebUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Opens the URL with the given Uri object. 
         /// The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
index c06c5603991..b4a6b47b7f4 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
@@ -390,10 +390,9 @@ public void OpenDirectory(string directoryPath, string fileNameOrFilePath = null
             }
         }
 
-
-        private void OpenUri(Uri uri, bool? inPrivate = null)
+        private void OpenUri(Uri uri, bool? inPrivate = null, bool forceBrowser = false)
         {
-            if (uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttp || uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttps)
+            if (forceBrowser || uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttp || uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttps)
             {
                 var browserInfo = _settings.CustomBrowser;
 
@@ -420,6 +419,16 @@ private void OpenUri(Uri uri, bool? inPrivate = null)
             }
         }
 
+        public void OpenWebUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null)
+        {
+            OpenUri(new Uri(url), inPrivate, true);
+        }
+
+        public void OpenWebUrl(Uri url, bool? inPrivate = null)
+        {
+            OpenUri(url, inPrivate, true);
+        }
+
         public void OpenUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null)
         {
             OpenUri(new Uri(url), inPrivate);
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Main.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Main.cs
index 76aeb3250b1..0040cffa7da 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Main.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Main.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public async Task<List<Result>> QueryAsync(Query query, CancellationToken token)
                         Score = score,
                         Action = c =>
                         {
-                            _context.API.OpenUrl(searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(keyword)));
+                            _context.API.OpenWebUrl(searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(keyword)));
 
                             return true;
                         },
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ private async Task<IEnumerable<Result>> SuggestionsAsync(string keyword, string
                 ActionKeywordAssigned = searchSource.ActionKeyword == SearchSourceGlobalPluginWildCardSign ? string.Empty : searchSource.ActionKeyword,
                 Action = c =>
                 {
-                    _context.API.OpenUrl(searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(o)));
+                    _context.API.OpenWebUrl(searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(o)));
 
                     return true;
                 },