diff --git a/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-url-handler/index.js b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-url-handler/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e6391be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-url-handler/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module.exports = {
+  activate: () => null,
+  deactivate: () => null,
+  handleUrl: () => null,
+}
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-url-handler/package.json b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-url-handler/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ecbdb23b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-url-handler/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "package-with-url-handler",
+  "urlHandler": {
+    "method": "handleUrl"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spec/package-manager-spec.js b/spec/package-manager-spec.js
index 1d949859d..2c88c4fbb 100644
--- a/spec/package-manager-spec.js
+++ b/spec/package-manager-spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const path = require('path')
+const url = require('url')
 const Package = require('../src/package')
 const PackageManager = require('../src/package-manager')
 const temp = require('temp').track()
@@ -1038,6 +1039,20 @@ describe('PackageManager', () => {
       })
     })
 
+
+    describe("URL handler registration", () => {
+      it("registers the package's specified URL handler", async () => {
+        const uri = 'atom://package-with-url-handler/some/url?with=args'
+        const mod = require('./fixtures/packages/package-with-url-handler')
+        spyOn(mod, 'handleUrl')
+        spyOn(atom.packages, 'hasLoadedInitialPackages').andReturn(true)
+        const activationPromise = atom.packages.activatePackage('package-with-url-handler')
+        atom.dispatchUrlMessage(uri)
+        await activationPromise
+        expect(mod.handleUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url.parse(uri, true), uri)
+      })
+    })
+
     describe('service registration', () => {
       it("registers the package's provided and consumed services", async () => {
         const consumerModule = require('./fixtures/packages/package-with-consumed-services')
diff --git a/src/package.coffee b/src/package.coffee
index 42647acb5..815d0b537 100644
--- a/src/package.coffee
+++ b/src/package.coffee
@@ -323,15 +323,15 @@ class Package
   registerUrlHandler: ->
     handlerConfig = @getUrlHandler()
     if methodName = handlerConfig?.method
-      @urlHandlerSubscription = @packageManager.registerUrlHandlerForPackage @name, (url) =>
-        @handleUrl(url, methodName)
+      @urlHandlerSubscription = @packageManager.registerUrlHandlerForPackage @name, (args...) =>
+        @handleUrl(methodName, args)
 
   unregisterUrlHandler: ->
     @urlHandlerSubscription?.dispose()
 
-  handleUrl: (url, methodName) ->
+  handleUrl: (methodName, args) ->
     @activate().then =>
-      @mainModule[methodName]?(url)
+      @mainModule[methodName]?.apply(@mainModule, args)
     unless @mainActivated
       @activateNow()