diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/opener-service.ts b/packages/core/src/browser/opener-service.ts
index 029798a4da182..d4f58f44a6fac 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/opener-service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/opener-service.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
 // *****************************************************************************
 
-import { named, injectable, inject, postConstruct } from 'inversify';
+import { named, injectable, inject } from 'inversify';
 import URI from '../common/uri';
 import { ContributionProvider, Prioritizeable, MaybePromise, Emitter, Event, Disposable } from '../common';
 
@@ -109,23 +109,6 @@ export class DefaultOpenerService implements OpenerService {
         protected readonly handlersProvider: ContributionProvider<OpenHandler>
     ) { }
 
-    @postConstruct()
-    init(): void {
-        window.electronTheiaCore.setOpenUrlHandler(async url => {
-            const uri = new URI(url);
-            try {
-                const handler = await this.getOpener(uri);
-                if (handler) {
-                    await handler.open(uri);
-                    return true;
-                }
-            } catch (e) {
-                // no handler
-            }
-            return false;
-        });
-    }
-
     addHandler(openHandler: OpenHandler): Disposable {
         this.customEditorOpenHandlers.push(openHandler);
         this.onDidChangeOpenersEmitter.fire();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/electron-browser/electron-uri-handler.ts b/packages/core/src/electron-browser/electron-uri-handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c3fdd3a993dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/electron-browser/electron-uri-handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// *****************************************************************************
+// Copyright (C) 2024 STMicroelectronics and others.
+//
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
+// http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
+//
+// This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
+// Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the Eclipse
+// Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License, version 2
+// with the GNU Classpath Exception which is available at
+// https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+// *****************************************************************************
+
+import { FrontendApplicationContribution, OpenerService } from '../browser';
+
+import { injectable, inject } from 'inversify';
+import { URI } from '../common';
+
+@injectable()
+export class ElectronUriHandlerContribution implements FrontendApplicationContribution {
+    @inject(OpenerService)
+    protected readonly openenerService: OpenerService;
+
+    initialize(): void {
+        window.electronTheiaCore.setOpenUrlHandler(async url => {
+            const uri = new URI(url);
+            try {
+                const handler = await this.openenerService.getOpener(uri);
+                if (handler) {
+                    await handler.open(uri);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                // no handler
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/electron-browser/window/electron-window-module.ts b/packages/core/src/electron-browser/window/electron-window-module.ts
index 78f490c1c98db..b4edcee810a10 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/electron-browser/window/electron-window-module.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/electron-browser/window/electron-window-module.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { ElectronSecondaryWindowService } from './electron-secondary-window-serv
 import { bindWindowPreferences } from './electron-window-preferences';
 import { ElectronWindowService } from './electron-window-service';
 import { ExternalAppOpenHandler } from './external-app-open-handler';
+import { ElectronUriHandlerContribution } from '../electron-uri-handler';
 
 export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
     bind(ElectronMainWindowService).toDynamicValue(context =>
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
     bindWindowPreferences(bind);
     bind(WindowService).to(ElectronWindowService).inSingletonScope();
     bind(FrontendApplicationContribution).toService(WindowService);
+    bind(ElectronUriHandlerContribution).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
+    bind(FrontendApplicationContribution).toService(ElectronUriHandlerContribution);
     bind(ClipboardService).to(ElectronClipboardService).inSingletonScope();
     rebind(FrontendApplicationStateService).to(ElectronFrontendApplicationStateService).inSingletonScope();
     bind(SecondaryWindowService).to(ElectronSecondaryWindowService).inSingletonScope();