diff --git a/src/qmacapplication.cpp b/src/qmacapplication.cpp
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+++ b/src/qmacapplication.cpp
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+/*
+ * Bittorrent Client using Qt4 and libtorrent.
+ * Copyright (C) 2010  Christophe Dumez
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give permission to
+ * link this program with the OpenSSL project's "OpenSSL" library (or with
+ * modified versions of it that use the same license as the "OpenSSL" library),
+ * and distribute the linked executables. You must obey the GNU General Public
+ * License in all respects for all of the code used other than "OpenSSL".  If you
+ * modify file(s), you may extend this exception to your version of the file(s),
+ * but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+ * exception statement from your version.
+ *
+ * Contact : chris@qbittorrent.org
+ */
+
+#include <QFileOpenEvent>
+#include "qmacapplication.h"
+
+#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
+
+QMacApplication::QMacApplication(int &argc, char** argv) :
+    QApplication(argc, argv)
+{
+}
+
+
+bool QMacApplication::event(QEvent * event) {
+  switch (event->type()) {
+  case QEvent::FileOpen:
+    {
+      QStringList paths;
+      paths << static_cast<QFileOpenEvent *>(event)->file();
+      emit newFileOpenMacEvent(paths);
+      return true;
+    }
+  default:
+    return QApplication::event(event);
+  }
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/qmacapplication.h b/src/qmacapplication.h
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+/*
+ * Bittorrent Client using Qt4 and libtorrent.
+ * Copyright (C) 2010  Christophe Dumez
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give permission to
+ * link this program with the OpenSSL project's "OpenSSL" library (or with
+ * modified versions of it that use the same license as the "OpenSSL" library),
+ * and distribute the linked executables. You must obey the GNU General Public
+ * License in all respects for all of the code used other than "OpenSSL".  If you
+ * modify file(s), you may extend this exception to your version of the file(s),
+ * but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+ * exception statement from your version.
+ *
+ * Contact : chris@qbittorrent.org
+ */
+#ifndef QMACAPPLICATION_H
+#define QMACAPPLICATION_H
+
+#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
+
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QStringList>
+
+class QMacApplication : public QApplication
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+public:
+  explicit QMacApplication(int &argc, char** argv);
+
+signals:
+  void newFileOpenMacEvent(QStringList paths);
+
+protected:
+  bool event(QEvent *);
+
+
+};
+
+#endif
+
+#endif // QMACAPPLICATION_H