diff --git a/src/bin/urlwrapper.cpp b/src/bin/urlwrapper.cpp
index 31834f5c07..d499313b36 100644
--- a/src/bin/urlwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/urlwrapper.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ UrlWrapper::ArgvReceived(int32 argc, char** argv)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (proto == "http" /*|| proto == "ftp"*/) {
+	if (proto == "http" || proto == "https" /*|| proto == "ftp"*/) {
 		BString cmd("/bin/wget ");
 		
 		//cmd << url;
diff --git a/src/bin/urlwrapper.rdef b/src/bin/urlwrapper.rdef
index f432fa88d0..606d95fb76 100644
--- a/src/bin/urlwrapper.rdef
+++ b/src/bin/urlwrapper.rdef
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ resource(1, "BEOS:FILE_TYPES") message
 	"types" = "text/x-webloc",
 	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.file",
 	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.http",
+	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.https",
 	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.query",
 	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.sh",
 	"types" = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.beshare",