diff --git a/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/bookmarksToolbar.js b/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/bookmarksToolbar.js
index 20c2c2c0f45..b9c98d21d4d 100644
--- a/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/bookmarksToolbar.js
+++ b/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/bookmarksToolbar.js
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ class BookmarksToolbar extends ImmutableComponent {
       }
     }
     if (e.dataTransfer.files.length > 0) {
-      Array.from(e.dataTransfer.files).forEach((file) =>
-        appActions.addSite({ location: file.path, title: file.name }, siteTags.BOOKMARK))
+      Array.from(e.dataTransfer.items).forEach((item) => {
+        item.getAsString((name) => appActions.addSite({ location: item.type, title: name }, siteTags.BOOKMARK))
+      })
       return
     }
 
diff --git a/app/renderer/components/navigation/navigator.js b/app/renderer/components/navigation/navigator.js
index fb22f3e557a..ff6b2dd64b6 100644
--- a/app/renderer/components/navigation/navigator.js
+++ b/app/renderer/components/navigation/navigator.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const {getCurrentWindowId, isMaximized, isFullScreen, isFocused} = require('../.
 const {isWindows} = require('../../../common/lib/platformUtil')
 const {braveShieldsEnabled} = require('../../../common/state/shieldState')
 const eventUtil = require('../../../../js/lib/eventUtil')
-const {isNavigatableAboutPage, getBaseUrl, fileUrl} = require('./../../../../js/lib/appUrlUtil')
+const {isNavigatableAboutPage, getBaseUrl} = require('./../../../../js/lib/appUrlUtil')
 const frameStateUtil = require('../../../../js/state/frameStateUtil')
 const siteSettings = require('../../../../js/state/siteSettings')
 const cx = require('../../../../js/lib/classSet')
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@ class Navigator extends React.Component {
 
   onDrop (e) {
     if (e.dataTransfer.files.length > 0) {
-      Array.from(e.dataTransfer.files).forEach((file) => {
-        const path = fileUrl(file.path)
-        appActions.createTabRequested({ url: path })
+      Array.from(e.dataTransfer.items).forEach((item) => {
+        if (item.kind === 'string') {
+          appActions.createTabRequested({ url: item.type })
+        }
       })
     } else if (e.dataTransfer.getData('text/plain')) {
       if (this.props.activeTabId) {
diff --git a/app/renderer/components/tabs/tabs.js b/app/renderer/components/tabs/tabs.js
index 17d0221682f..019ecaa5220 100644
--- a/app/renderer/components/tabs/tabs.js
+++ b/app/renderer/components/tabs/tabs.js
@@ -98,9 +98,10 @@ class Tabs extends React.Component {
     }
 
     if (e.dataTransfer.files) {
-      Array.from(e.dataTransfer.files).forEach((file) => {
-        const path = encodeURI(file.path)
-        return appActions.createTabRequested({url: path, title: file.name})
+      Array.from(e.dataTransfer.items).forEach((item) => {
+        if (item.kind === 'string') {
+          return appActions.createTabRequested({url: item.type})
+        }
       })
     }
   }