diff --git a/clapper_src/filechooser.js b/clapper_src/filechooser.js
index babe4110..f4c51597 100644
--- a/clapper_src/filechooser.js
+++ b/clapper_src/filechooser.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { Gio, GObject, Gtk } = imports.gi;
+const { GObject, Gtk } = imports.gi;
 
 var FileChooser = GObject.registerClass(
 class ClapperFileChooser extends Gtk.FileChooserNative
diff --git a/clapper_src/menu.js b/clapper_src/menu.js
index f9e49b7a..489757e5 100644
--- a/clapper_src/menu.js
+++ b/clapper_src/menu.js
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ const { GObject, Gst, Gtk } = imports.gi;
 const Misc = imports.clapper_src.misc;
 const Prefs = imports.clapper_src.prefs;
 const { FileChooser } = imports.clapper_src.filechooser;
+const { UriDialog } = imports.clapper_src.uridialog;
 
 var actions = [
     openLocal,
+    openUri,
     prefs,
     about,
 ];
@@ -19,6 +21,12 @@ function openLocal(window, appName)
     fileChooser.present();
 }
 
+function openUri(window, appName)
+{
+    let uriDialog = new UriDialog(window);
+    uriDialog.present();
+}
+
 function prefs(window, appName)
 {
     let prefsWidget = Prefs.buildPrefsWidget();
diff --git a/clapper_src/uridialog.js b/clapper_src/uridialog.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7b78bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clapper_src/uridialog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+const { GObject, Gtk, Gst } = imports.gi;
+
+var UriDialog = GObject.registerClass(
+class ClapperUriDialog extends Gtk.Dialog
+{
+    _init(window, appName)
+    {
+        super._init({
+            transient_for: window,
+            title: 'Open URI',
+            default_width: 460,
+        });
+
+        let box = new Gtk.Box({
+            orientation: Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL,
+            valign: Gtk.Align.CENTER,
+            spacing: 6,
+        });
+        box.add_css_class('uridialogbox');
+
+        let linkEntry = new Gtk.Entry({
+            activates_default: true,
+            truncate_multiline: true,
+            width_request: 220,
+            height_request: 36,
+            hexpand: true,
+        });
+        linkEntry.set_placeholder_text("Enter or drop URI here");
+        linkEntry.connect('notify::text', this._onTextNotify.bind(this));
+        box.append(linkEntry);
+
+        let openButton = new Gtk.Button({
+            label: "Open",
+            halign: Gtk.Align.END,
+            sensitive: false,
+        });
+        openButton.connect('clicked', this._onOpenButtonClicked.bind(this));
+        box.append(openButton);
+
+        this.set_child(box);
+    }
+
+    openUri(uri)
+    {
+        let { player } = this.get_transient_for().get_child();
+        player.set_media(uri);
+
+        this.close();
+    }
+
+    _onTextNotify(entry)
+    {
+        let isUriValid = (entry.text.length)
+            ? Gst.uri_is_valid(entry.text)
+            : false;
+
+        let button = entry.get_next_sibling();
+        button.set_sensitive(isUriValid);
+    }
+
+    _onOpenButtonClicked(button)
+    {
+        let entry = button.get_prev_sibling();
+        this.openUri(entry.text);
+    }
+});
diff --git a/css/styles.css b/css/styles.css
index d601b308..daa6b6fd 100644
--- a/css/styles.css
+++ b/css/styles.css
@@ -130,3 +130,8 @@ scale marks {
 .prefssubpage header {
   background: transparent;
 }
+
+/* Open URI Dialog */
+.uridialogbox {
+  margin: 12px;
+}
diff --git a/ui/clapper.ui b/ui/clapper.ui
index 3c61483b..12ff8c02 100644
--- a/ui/clapper.ui
+++ b/ui/clapper.ui
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
         <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Open Local File...</attribute>
         <attribute name="action">app.openLocal</attribute>
       </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Open URI...</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">app.openUri</attribute>
+      </item>
     </section>
   </menu>
   <menu id="settingsMenu">