diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/BlankLoadScreen.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/BlankLoadScreen.cs
index 37722cd67a..ae01fb60e6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/BlankLoadScreen.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/BlankLoadScreen.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.LoadScreens
 			}
 
 			// Join a server directly
-			var connect = args != null ? args.GetValue("Launch.Connect", null) : null;
+			var connect = string.Empty;
+			if (args != null)
+			{
+				if (args.Contains("Launch.Connect"))
+					connect = args.GetValue("Launch.Connect", null);
+
+				if (args.Contains("Launch.URI"))
+				{
+					connect = args.GetValue("Launch.URI", null);
+					if (connect != null)
+					{
+						connect = connect.Replace("openra://", "");
+						connect = connect.TrimEnd('/');
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connect))
 			{
 				var parts = connect.Split(':');