diff --git a/scripts/xdg-open b/scripts/xdg-open
index fee4204..80e99eb 100755
--- a/scripts/xdg-open
+++ b/scripts/xdg-open
@@ -360,6 +360,15 @@ open_kde()
 open_gnome()
 {
     if gvfs-open --help 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then
+        # Split on ":" in order to get the protocol
+        prot=`echo ${1%:*}`
+
+        case $prot in
+            # We need to mount these protocols before we
+            # open them
+            "smb"|"ftp") gvfs-mount "$1";;
+        esac
+        
         gvfs-open "$1"
     else
         gnome-open "$1"