diff --git a/surf.c b/surf.c
index f8c8dec..2780072 100644
--- a/surf.c
+++ b/surf.c
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ loaduri(Client *c, const Arg *a)
 	if (g_str_has_prefix(uri, "http://")  ||
 	    g_str_has_prefix(uri, "https://") ||
 	    g_str_has_prefix(uri, "file://")  ||
+	    g_str_has_prefix(uri, "webkit://") ||
 	    g_str_has_prefix(uri, "about:")) {
 		url = g_strdup(uri);
 	} else {
@@ -1739,6 +1740,7 @@ decideresource(WebKitPolicyDecision *d, Client *c)
 	    && !g_str_has_prefix(uri, "https://")
 	    && !g_str_has_prefix(uri, "about:")
 	    && !g_str_has_prefix(uri, "file://")
+	    && !g_str_has_prefix(uri, "webkit://")
 	    && !g_str_has_prefix(uri, "data:")
 	    && !g_str_has_prefix(uri, "blob:")
 	    && strlen(uri) > 0) {