diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 7ccb402..1322ce8 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ if [[ -f /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_aws ]] ; then
   source /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_aws
 fi
 
+if command -v xdg-open &>/dev/null; then
+  alias open=xdg-open
+fi
+
 unsetopt correct_all
 bindkey '^R' history-incremental-search-backward