diff --git a/kittens/dnd/main.go b/kittens/dnd/main.go
index 121600945..c2e01f009 100644
--- a/kittens/dnd/main.go
+++ b/kittens/dnd/main.go
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ func truncate_at_space(text string, width int) (string, string) {
 type drop_status struct {
 	offered_mimes        []string
 	accepted_mimes       []string
+	uri_list             []string
 	cell_x, cell_y       int
 	action               int
 	in_window            bool
@@ -162,6 +163,25 @@ func paragraph_as_lines(text string, width int) (ans []string) {
 	return
 }
 
+func parse_uri_list(src string) (ans []string, err error) {
+	for _, line := range utils.NewSeparatorScanner("", "\r\n").Split(src) {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(line, "file://") {
+			ans = append(ans, "")
+			continue
+		}
+		p, err := url.Parse(line)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		ans = append(ans, filepath.Clean(p.Path))
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func run_loop(opts *Options, drop_dests map[string]*drop_dest, drag_sources map[string]drag_source, uri_list_buffer *bytes.Buffer) (err error) {
 	allow_drops, allow_drags := len(drop_dests) > 0, len(drag_sources) > 0
 	data_has_been_dropped := false
@@ -301,15 +321,24 @@ func run_loop(opts *Options, drop_dests map[string]*drop_dest, drag_sources map[
 		render_screen()
 	}
 
-	all_mime_data_dropped := func() error {
-		if _, found := drop_dests["text/uri-list"]; found && drop_status.is_remote_client {
-			// TODO: Handle remote client
-		} else {
+	all_mime_data_dropped := func() (err error) {
+		if _, found := drop_dests["text/uri-list"]; found {
+			if drop_status.uri_list, err = parse_uri_list(uri_list_buffer.String()); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if len(drop_status.uri_list) == 0 {
 			drop_status = reset_drop_status
 			data_has_been_dropped = true
 			render_screen()
+			return
 		}
-		return nil
+		if drop_status.is_remote_client {
+			// TODO: Handle remote client
+		} else {
+			// TODO: copy URLs
+		}
+		return
 	}
 
 	request_mime_data := func() {
@@ -506,6 +535,8 @@ func run_loop(opts *Options, drop_dests map[string]*drop_dest, drag_sources map[
 				}
 			case "DROP_IS_REMOTE":
 				send_test_response(utils.IfElse(drop_status.is_remote_client, "True", "False"))
+			case "DROP_URI_LIST":
+				send_test_response(strings.Join(drop_status.uri_list, "|"))
 			default:
 				send_test_response("UNKNOWN TEST COMMAND: " + string(cmd.Payload))
 			}
diff --git a/kitty_tests/dnd_kitten.py b/kitty_tests/dnd_kitten.py
index e5983c97f..82e5b9f60 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/dnd_kitten.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/dnd_kitten.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import shutil
 import tempfile
 from base64 import standard_b64encode
 from functools import partial
+from urllib.parse import unquote, urlparse
 
 from kitty.constants import kitten_exe
 from kitty.fast_data_types import (
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ class TestDnDKitten(BaseTest):
         capture.window_id = window_id
         capture.os_window_id = os_window_id
         self.capture = capture
-        self.test_dir = self.enterContext(tempfile.TemporaryDirectory())
+        self.test_dir = os.path.realpath(self.enterContext(tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()))
         self.kitten_wd = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'kitten')
         os.mkdir(self.kitten_wd)
         self.src_data_dir = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'src')
@@ -195,11 +196,18 @@ class TestDnDKitten(BaseTest):
         self.wait_for_state('drop_data_requests', ((1,0,0), (4,0,0)))
         self.assertEqual('text/uri-list', self.probe_state('drop_getting_data_for_mime'))
         create_fs(self.src_data_dir)
-        uri_list = []
+        uri_list, path_list = [], []
         for x in os.listdir(self.src_data_dir):
             uri_list.append(as_file_url(self.src_data_dir, x))
-        uri_list = ['moose://cow', 'frog:march'] + uri_list
+        uri_list = ['moose:cow', '# file:///frog/march'] + uri_list
         uri_list.insert(3, 'ignore://me')
+        for x in uri_list:
+            if x.startswith('#'):
+                continue
+            if x.startswith('file://'):
+                path_list.append(unquote(urlparse(x).path))
+            else:
+                path_list.append('')
         dnd_test_fake_drop_data(self.capture.window_id, 'text/uri-list', '\r\n'.join(uri_list).encode())
         self.assertEqual('image/png', self.probe_state('drop_getting_data_for_mime'))
 
@@ -216,6 +224,8 @@ class TestDnDKitten(BaseTest):
 
         self.send_dnd_command_to_kitten('DROP_IS_REMOTE')
         self.wait_for_responses(str(remote_client))
+        self.send_dnd_command_to_kitten('DROP_URI_LIST')
+        self.wait_for_responses('|'.join(path_list))
         jn = os.path.join
         self.assert_files_have_same_content(jn(self.src_data_dir, 'some-image.png'), jn(self.kitten_wd, img_drop_path))
         shutil.rmtree(os.path.dirname(jn(self.kitten_wd, img_drop_path)))