diff --git a/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml b/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml
index e7a23dc..c6ab1f2 100644
--- a/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
                   android:exported="true">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.virtualization.VM_LAUNCHER" />
+                <action android:name="android.virtualization.VM_OPEN_URL" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
-	    </intent-filter>
+            </intent-filter>
         </activity>
     </application>
 
diff --git a/vmlauncher_app/java/com/android/virtualization/vmlauncher/MainActivity.java b/vmlauncher_app/java/com/android/virtualization/vmlauncher/MainActivity.java
index 105ae03..0b93968 100644
--- a/vmlauncher_app/java/com/android/virtualization/vmlauncher/MainActivity.java
+++ b/vmlauncher_app/java/com/android/virtualization/vmlauncher/MainActivity.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.ClipData;
 import android.content.ClipboardManager;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.crosvm.ICrosvmAndroidDisplayService;
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
@@ -80,12 +81,17 @@
 public class MainActivity extends Activity implements InputManager.InputDeviceListener {
     private static final String TAG = "VmLauncherApp";
     private static final String VM_NAME = "my_custom_vm";
+
     private static final boolean DEBUG = true;
+    private static final int RECORD_AUDIO_PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE = 101;
+
+    private static final String ACTION_VM_LAUNCHER = "android.virtualization.VM_LAUNCHER";
+    private static final String ACTION_VM_OPEN_URL = "android.virtualization.VM_OPEN_URL";
+
     private ExecutorService mExecutorService;
     private VirtualMachine mVirtualMachine;
     private CursorHandler mCursorHandler;
     private ClipboardManager mClipboardManager;
-    private static final int RECORD_AUDIO_PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE = 101;
 
     private VirtualMachineConfig createVirtualMachineConfig(String jsonPath) {
         VirtualMachineConfig.Builder configBuilder =
@@ -321,6 +327,12 @@
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        String action = getIntent().getAction();
+        if (!ACTION_VM_LAUNCHER.equals(action)) {
+            finish();
+            Log.e(TAG, "onCreate unsupported intent action: " + action);
+            return;
+        }
         checkAndRequestRecordAudioPermission();
         mExecutorService = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
         try {
@@ -571,6 +583,7 @@
     private static final byte READ_CLIPBOARD_FROM_VM = 0;
     private static final byte WRITE_CLIPBOARD_TYPE_EMPTY = 1;
     private static final byte WRITE_CLIPBOARD_TYPE_TEXT_PLAIN = 2;
+    private static final byte OPEN_URL = 3;
 
     private ClipboardManager getClipboardManager() {
         if (mClipboardManager == null) {
@@ -688,6 +701,32 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
+        String action = intent.getAction();
+        if (!ACTION_VM_OPEN_URL.equals(action)) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "onNewIntent unsupported intent action: " + action);
+            return;
+        }
+        Log.d(TAG, "onNewIntent intent action: " + action);
+        String text = intent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT);
+        if (text != null) {
+            mExecutorService.execute(
+                    () -> {
+                        byte[] data = text.getBytes();
+                        try (ParcelFileDescriptor pfd = connectDataSharingService();
+                                OutputStream stream =
+                                        new FileOutputStream(pfd.getFileDescriptor())) {
+                            stream.write(constructClipboardHeader(OPEN_URL, data.length));
+                            stream.write(data);
+                            Log.d(TAG, "Successfully sent URL to the VM");
+                        } catch (IOException | VirtualMachineException e) {
+                            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to send URL to the VM", e);
+                        }
+                    });
+        }
+    }
+
     @FunctionalInterface
     public interface RemoteExceptionCheckedFunction<T> {
         void apply(T t) throws RemoteException;