diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/WebxdcActivity.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/WebxdcActivity.java
index da25f9011..b6f62cbea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/WebxdcActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/WebxdcActivity.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import com.b44t.messenger.DcEvent;
 import com.b44t.messenger.DcMsg;
 import com.b44t.messenger.rpc.Rpc;
 import com.b44t.messenger.rpc.RpcException;
+import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
 
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.connect.AccountManager;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ public class WebxdcActivity extends WebViewActivity implements DcEventCenter.DcE
   private static final String EXTRA_ACCOUNT_ID = "accountId";
   private static final String EXTRA_APP_MSG_ID = "appMessageId";
   private static final String EXTRA_HIDE_ACTION_BAR = "hideActionBar";
+  private static final String EXTRA_HREF = "href";
   private static final int REQUEST_CODE_FILE_PICKER = 51426;
 
   private ValueCallback<Uri[]> filePathCallback;
@@ -91,29 +95,34 @@ public class WebxdcActivity extends WebViewActivity implements DcEventCenter.DcE
          return;
       }
     }
-    openWebxdcActivity(context, msgId, true);
+    openWebxdcActivity(context, msgId, true, "");
   }
 
   public static void openWebxdcActivity(Context context, DcMsg instance) {
-    openWebxdcActivity(context, instance.getId(), false);
+    openWebxdcActivity(context, instance, "");
   }
 
-  public static void openWebxdcActivity(Context context, int msgId, boolean hideActionBar) {
+  public static void openWebxdcActivity(Context context, DcMsg instance, String href) {
+    openWebxdcActivity(context, instance.getId(), false, href);
+  }
+
+  public static void openWebxdcActivity(Context context, int msgId, boolean hideActionBar, String href) {
     if (!Util.isClickedRecently()) {
       if (Prefs.isDeveloperModeEnabled(context)) {
         WebView.setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled(true);
       }
-      context.startActivity(getWebxdcIntent(context, msgId, hideActionBar));
+      context.startActivity(getWebxdcIntent(context, msgId, hideActionBar, href));
     }
   }
 
-  private static Intent getWebxdcIntent(Context context, int msgId, boolean hideActionBar) {
+  private static Intent getWebxdcIntent(Context context, int msgId, boolean hideActionBar, String href) {
     DcContext dcContext = DcHelper.getContext(context);
     Intent intent = new Intent(context, WebxdcActivity.class);
     intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
     intent.putExtra(EXTRA_ACCOUNT_ID, dcContext.getAccountId());
     intent.putExtra(EXTRA_APP_MSG_ID, msgId);
     intent.putExtra(EXTRA_HIDE_ACTION_BAR, hideActionBar);
+    intent.putExtra(EXTRA_HREF, href);
     return intent;
   }
 
@@ -124,7 +133,7 @@ public class WebxdcActivity extends WebViewActivity implements DcEventCenter.DcE
       .putExtra(ConversationActivity.CHAT_ID_EXTRA, dcContext.getMsg(msgId).getChatId())
       .setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
 
-    final Intent webxdcIntent = getWebxdcIntent(context, msgId, false);
+    final Intent webxdcIntent = getWebxdcIntent(context, msgId, false, "");
 
     return TaskStackBuilder.create(context)
       .addNextIntentWithParentStack(chatIntent)
@@ -205,7 +214,15 @@ public class WebxdcActivity extends WebViewActivity implements DcEventCenter.DcE
     webView.setNetworkAvailable(internetAccess); // this does not block network but sets `window.navigator.isOnline` in js land
     webView.addJavascriptInterface(new InternalJSApi(), "InternalJSApi");
 
-    webView.loadUrl(this.baseURL + (internetAccess? "/index.html" : "/webxdc_bootstrap324567869.html"));
+    String href = b.getString(EXTRA_HREF, "");
+    String encodedHref = "";
+    try {
+      encodedHref = URLEncoder.encode(href, Charsets.UTF_8.name());
+    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();
+    }
+
+    webView.loadUrl(this.baseURL + "/webxdc_bootstrap324567869.html?i=" + (internetAccess? "1" : "0") + "&href=" + encodedHref);
 
     Util.runOnAnyBackgroundThread(() -> {
       final DcChat chat = dcContext.getChat(dcAppMsg.getChatId());
diff --git a/src/main/res/raw/webxdc_wrapper.html b/src/main/res/raw/webxdc_wrapper.html
index 9dd7898c6..69a756342 100644
--- a/src/main/res/raw/webxdc_wrapper.html
+++ b/src/main/res/raw/webxdc_wrapper.html
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@
       style="display: none"
     ></iframe>
     <script>
-      const thisUnchangable = (async () => {
+      const loadingDiv = document.getElementById("loading");
+      const iframe = document.getElementById("frame");
+
+      let fill500 = async (href) => {
         const connections = [];
         const loadingProgress = document.getElementById("progress");
-        const loadingDiv = document.getElementById("loading");
-        const iframe = document.getElementById("frame");
         const isolatedContextTest = document.getElementById(
           "test-isolated-sandbox-context"
         );
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@
           } else {
             loadingDiv.innerHTML = "";
             iframe.style.display = 'block';
-            iframe.src = "index.html";
+            iframe.src = href;
           }
         }
 
@@ -140,7 +141,24 @@
             return connections.length;
           },
         });
-      })();
+      };
+
+     const params = new URLSearchParams(document.location.search);
+     const internetAccess = (params.get("i") || "0") === "1";
+     let href = params.get("href") || "";
+     if (!href || href.startsWith("#")) {
+         href = "index.html" + href;
+     }
+
+     if (internetAccess) {  // fill500 not needed, just load the frame
+         fill500 = (href) => {
+             loadingDiv.innerHTML = "";
+             iframe.style.display = 'block';
+             iframe.src = href;
+         }
+     }
+
+     const thisUnchangable = fill500(href)
     </script>
   </body>
 </html>