diff --git a/src/app/chat/view.nim b/src/app/chat/view.nim
index 9ecaf9e3c2..ea905e9ffc 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/view.nim
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ QtObject:
     self.appService.osNotificationService.showNotification(title, message, 
     details, useOSNotifications)
 
-  proc handleProtocolUri*(self: ChatsView, uri: string) =
+  proc handleProtocolUri*(self: ChatsView, uri: string) {.slot.} =
     # for now this only supports links to 1-1 chats, e.g.
     # status-im://p/0x04ecb3636368be823f9c62e2871f8ea5b52eb3fac0132bdcf9e57907a9cb1024d81927fb3ce12fea6d9b9a8f1acb24370df756108170ab0e3454ae93aa601f3c33
     # TODO: support other chat types
diff --git a/src/nim_status_client.nim b/src/nim_status_client.nim
index c5c847d00d..3873f5c6bb 100644
--- a/src/nim_status_client.nim
+++ b/src/nim_status_client.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import NimQml, chronicles, os, strformat, times, md5
+import NimQml, chronicles, os, strformat, times, md5, json
 
 import app/chat/core as chat
 import app/wallet/v1/core as wallet
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ proc mainProc() =
       "/../resources.rcc"
   QResource.registerResource(app.applicationDirPath & resources)
 
-  let singleInstance = newSingleInstance($toMD5(DATADIR))
+  var eventStr = ""
+  if OPENURI.len > 0:
+    eventStr = $(%* { "uri": OPENURI })
+  let singleInstance = newSingleInstance($toMD5(DATADIR), eventStr)
   defer: singleInstance.delete()
   if singleInstance.secondInstance():
     info "Terminating the app as the second instance"
diff --git a/ui/main.qml b/ui/main.qml
index d906a4f4a0..0c13b27b9d 100644
--- a/ui/main.qml
+++ b/ui/main.qml
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ StatusWindow {
             applicationWindow.raise()
             applicationWindow.requestActivate()
         }
+
+        onEventReceived: {
+            let event = JSON.parse(eventStr)
+            if (event.hasOwnProperty("uri")) {
+                chatsModel.handleProtocolUri(event.uri)
+            } else {
+                console.warn("Unknown event received: " + eventStr)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     // The easiest way to get current system theme (is it light or dark) without using
diff --git a/vendor/DOtherSide b/vendor/DOtherSide
index 966fb752dd..22d40f37fc 160000
--- a/vendor/DOtherSide
+++ b/vendor/DOtherSide
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 966fb752dd29876ac15fb31ab59fb017fba7a9b3
+Subproject commit 22d40f37fcfe202b28acfecece045106bab05742
diff --git a/vendor/nimqml b/vendor/nimqml
index f2f8f3a9e9..42b3b1af5b 160000
--- a/vendor/nimqml
+++ b/vendor/nimqml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f2f8f3a9e921e93b7f5d1961600919611b300066
+Subproject commit 42b3b1af5bdb254a82998566f147ddb1156a5141