diff --git a/plugins/opener/src/lib.rs b/plugins/opener/src/lib.rs
index 1a8b6f0cb3..a35b94103e 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/opener/src/lib.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl<R: Runtime> Opener<R> {
     /// - **Android / iOS**: Always opens using default program, unless `with` is provided as "inAppBrowser".
     #[cfg(desktop)]
     pub fn open_url(&self, url: impl Into<String>, with: Option<impl Into<String>>) -> Result<()> {
-        crate::open::open(
+        crate::open::open_path(
             url.into(),
             with.map(Into::into).filter(|with| with != "inAppBrowser"),
         )
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl<R: Runtime> Opener<R> {
         path: impl Into<String>,
         with: Option<impl Into<String>>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        crate::open::open(
+        crate::open::open_path(
             path.into(),
             with.map(Into::into).filter(|with| with != "inAppBrowser"),
         )
diff --git a/plugins/opener/src/open.rs b/plugins/opener/src/open.rs
index a3d46c508d..0b20414c4c 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/src/open.rs
+++ b/plugins/opener/src/open.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,97 @@ pub fn open_path<P: AsRef<Path>, S: AsRef<str>>(path: P, with: Option<S>) -> cra
     let path = path.as_ref();
     if with.is_none() {
         // Returns an IO error if not exists, and besides `exists()` is a shorthand for `metadata()`
-        _ = path.metadata()?;
+        let metadata = path.metadata()?;
+
+        #[cfg(any(
+            target_os = "linux",
+            target_os = "dragonfly",
+            target_os = "freebsd",
+            target_os = "netbsd",
+            target_os = "openbsd"
+        ))]
+        if metadata.is_dir() {
+            if let Ok(()) = open_dir_dbus(path) {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
     }
     open(path, with)
 }
+
+/// Opens a dir with the default file manager via D-Bus.
+#[cfg(any(
+    target_os = "linux",
+    target_os = "dragonfly",
+    target_os = "freebsd",
+    target_os = "netbsd",
+    target_os = "openbsd"
+))]
+fn open_dir_dbus(path: &Path) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    let connection = zbus::blocking::Connection::session()?;
+
+    open_with_filemanager1(path, &connection)
+        .or_else(|e| open_with_open_uri_portal(path, &connection).map_err(|_| e))
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(
+    target_os = "linux",
+    target_os = "dragonfly",
+    target_os = "freebsd",
+    target_os = "netbsd",
+    target_os = "openbsd"
+))]
+fn open_with_filemanager1(
+    path: &Path,
+    connection: &zbus::blocking::Connection,
+) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    let uri =
+        url::Url::from_file_path(path).map_err(|_| crate::Error::FailedToConvertPathToFileUrl)?;
+
+    #[zbus::proxy(
+        interface = "org.freedesktop.FileManager1",
+        default_service = "org.freedesktop.FileManager1",
+        default_path = "/org/freedesktop/FileManager1"
+    )]
+    trait FileManager1 {
+        async fn ShowFolders(&self, uris: Vec<&str>, startup_id: &str) -> crate::Result<()>;
+    }
+
+    let proxy = FileManager1ProxyBlocking::new(connection)?;
+
+    proxy.ShowFolders(vec![uri.as_str()], "")
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(
+    target_os = "linux",
+    target_os = "dragonfly",
+    target_os = "freebsd",
+    target_os = "netbsd",
+    target_os = "openbsd"
+))]
+fn open_with_open_uri_portal(
+    path: &Path,
+    connection: &zbus::blocking::Connection,
+) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    use std::collections::HashMap;
+    let uri =
+        url::Url::from_file_path(path).map_err(|_| crate::Error::FailedToConvertPathToFileUrl)?;
+
+    #[zbus::proxy(
+        interface = "org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop",
+        default_service = "org.freedesktop.portal.OpenURI",
+        default_path = "/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop"
+    )]
+    trait PortalDesktop {
+        async fn OpenDirectory(
+            &self,
+            parent_window: &str,
+            uri: &str,
+            options: HashMap<&str, &str>,
+        ) -> crate::Result<()>;
+    }
+
+    let proxy = PortalDesktopProxyBlocking::new(connection)?;
+
+    proxy.OpenDirectory("", uri.as_str(), HashMap::new())
+}