diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
index fcbd02096c..9d73f7d126 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ const DEBUG_TERMINAL_HEIGHT: f32 = 30.;
 const DEBUG_CELL_WIDTH: f32 = 5.;
 const DEBUG_LINE_HEIGHT: f32 = 5.;
 
-// Regex Copied from alacritty's ui_config.rs
-
 lazy_static! {
+    // Regex Copied from alacritty's ui_config.rs
+    pub static ref URL_REGEX: RegexSearch = RegexSearch::new("(ipfs:|ipns:|magnet:|mailto:|gemini:|gopher:|https:|http:|news:|file:|git:|ssh:|ftp:)[^\u{0000}-\u{001F}\u{007F}-\u{009F}<>\"\\s{-}\\^⟨⟩`]+").unwrap();
+
     static ref WORD_REGEX: RegexSearch = RegexSearch::new("[\\w.:/@-]+").unwrap();
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs
index ad61903a9d..6ad321c735 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs
@@ -261,10 +261,14 @@ impl TerminalPanel {
                         .create_terminal(working_directory, window_id, cx)
                         .log_err()
                 }) {
-                    let terminal =
-                        Box::new(cx.add_view(|cx| {
-                            TerminalView::new(terminal, workspace.database_id(), cx)
-                        }));
+                    let terminal = Box::new(cx.add_view(|cx| {
+                        TerminalView::new(
+                            terminal,
+                            workspace.weak_handle(),
+                            workspace.database_id(),
+                            cx,
+                        )
+                    }));
                     pane.update(cx, |pane, cx| {
                         let focus = pane.has_focus();
                         pane.add_item(terminal, true, focus, None, cx);
diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
index 4dbeb19033..7038eb284b 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use terminal::{
     },
     Event, Terminal, TerminalBlink, WorkingDirectory,
 };
-use util::ResultExt;
+use util::{paths::PathLikeWithPosition, ResultExt};
 use workspace::{
     item::{BreadcrumbText, Item, ItemEvent},
     notifications::NotifyResultExt,
@@ -117,19 +117,27 @@ impl TerminalView {
             .notify_err(workspace, cx);
 
         if let Some(terminal) = terminal {
-            let view = cx.add_view(|cx| TerminalView::new(terminal, workspace.database_id(), cx));
+            let view = cx.add_view(|cx| {
+                TerminalView::new(
+                    terminal,
+                    workspace.weak_handle(),
+                    workspace.database_id(),
+                    cx,
+                )
+            });
             workspace.add_item(Box::new(view), cx)
         }
     }
 
     pub fn new(
         terminal: ModelHandle<Terminal>,
+        workspace: WeakViewHandle<Workspace>,
         workspace_id: WorkspaceId,
         cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>,
     ) -> Self {
         let view_id = cx.view_id();
         cx.observe(&terminal, |_, _, cx| cx.notify()).detach();
-        cx.subscribe(&terminal, |this, _, event, cx| match event {
+        cx.subscribe(&terminal, move |this, _, event, cx| match event {
             Event::Wakeup => {
                 if !cx.is_self_focused() {
                     this.has_new_content = true;
@@ -158,12 +166,30 @@ impl TerminalView {
                         .detach();
                 }
             }
-            Event::Open(url) => {
-                // TODO kb
-                // Get a workspace pointer from the new() function above
-                // Guess for project path or url
-                // Either run open buffer action OR platform open depending on whatever happens
-                cx.platform().open_url(url);
+            Event::Open(maybe_url_or_path) => {
+                // TODO kb, what is the API for this?
+                // terminal::URL_REGEX.matches(maybe_url_or_path)
+                if maybe_url_or_path.starts_with("http") {
+                    cx.platform().open_url(maybe_url_or_path);
+                } else if let Some(workspace) = workspace.upgrade(cx) {
+                    let path_like =
+                        PathLikeWithPosition::parse_str(maybe_url_or_path.as_str(), |path_str| {
+                            Ok::<_, std::convert::Infallible>(Path::new(path_str).to_path_buf())
+                        })
+                        .expect("infallible");
+                    let maybe_path = path_like.path_like;
+                    workspace.update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
+                        if false { //&& workspace.contains_path() {
+                             //
+                        } else if maybe_path.exists() {
+                            workspace
+                                .open_abs_path(maybe_path, true, cx)
+                                .detach_and_log_err(cx);
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+
+                // TODO kb let terminal know if we cannot open the string
             }
             _ => cx.emit(event.clone()),
         })
@@ -639,7 +665,7 @@ impl Item for TerminalView {
                 project.create_terminal(cwd, window_id, cx)
             })?;
             Ok(pane.update(&mut cx, |_, cx| {
-                cx.add_view(|cx| TerminalView::new(terminal, workspace_id, cx))
+                cx.add_view(|cx| TerminalView::new(terminal, workspace, workspace_id, cx))
             })?)
         })
     }
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index ccf381b5b1..8f528771c9 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -895,7 +895,14 @@ pub fn dock_default_item_factory(
         })
         .notify_err(workspace, cx)?;
 
-    let terminal_view = cx.add_view(|cx| TerminalView::new(terminal, workspace.database_id(), cx));
+    let terminal_view = cx.add_view(|cx| {
+        TerminalView::new(
+            terminal,
+            workspace.weak_handle(),
+            workspace.database_id(),
+            cx,
+        )
+    });
 
     Some(Box::new(terminal_view))
 }