diff --git a/src/atom-environment.coffee b/src/atom-environment.coffee
index a32c4424b..7bbc513d6 100644
--- a/src/atom-environment.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-environment.coffee
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ThemeManager = require './theme-manager'
 MenuManager = require './menu-manager'
 ContextMenuManager = require './context-menu-manager'
 CommandInstaller = require './command-installer'
+CoreURIHandlers = require './core-uri-handlers'
 ProtocolHandlerInstaller = require './protocol-handler-installer'
 Project = require './project'
 TitleBar = require './title-bar'
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ class AtomEnvironment extends Model
 
     @commandInstaller.initialize(@getVersion())
     @protocolHandlerInstaller.initialize(@config, @notifications)
+    @uriHandlerRegistry.registerHostHandler('core', CoreURIHandlers.create(@))
     @autoUpdater.initialize()
 
     @config.load()
diff --git a/src/core-uri-handlers.js b/src/core-uri-handlers.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c575b3f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core-uri-handlers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+function openFile (atom, {query}) {
+  const {filename, line, column} = query
+
+  atom.workspace.open(filename, {
+    initialLine: parseInt(line || 0, 10),
+    initialColumn: parseInt(column || 0, 10),
+    searchAllPanes: true
+  })
+}
+
+const ROUTER = {
+  '/open/file': openFile
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  create (atomEnv) {
+    return function coreURIHandler (parsed) {
+      const handler = ROUTER[parsed.pathname]
+      if (handler) {
+        handler(atomEnv, parsed)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}