diff --git a/midori/main.c b/midori/main.c
index 595439e4..15e25d85 100644
--- a/midori/main.c
+++ b/midori/main.c
@@ -1561,6 +1561,8 @@ midori_prepare_uri (const gchar *uri)
 
     if (g_path_is_absolute (uri))
         return g_filename_to_uri (uri, NULL, NULL);
+    else if (g_str_has_prefix(uri, "javascript:"))
+        return g_strdup (uri);
     else if (g_file_test (uri, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
     {
         gchar* current_dir = g_get_current_dir ();