diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 285135e..e106693 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -228,7 +228,10 @@ async function handlePPPPPUri(ev, uri) {
     setTimeout(handlePPPPPUri, 100, null, uri)
     return
   }
-  if (!uri.startsWith('ppppp://')) return console.log('Not a ppppp:// URI', uri)
+  if (uri.startsWith("http:") || uri.startsWith("https://")) {
+    uri = decodeURIComponent(uri.split('/invite#')[1])
+  }
+  if (!uri.startsWith('ppppp://')) return console.log('Not a ppppp invite URI', uri)
   const commands = peer.invite.parse(uri)
   for (const command of commands) {
     console.log('Executing command', JSON.stringify(command))
diff --git a/src/JoinModal.js b/src/JoinModal.js
index 467a081..a340884 100644
--- a/src/JoinModal.js
+++ b/src/JoinModal.js
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ function JoinModal({ isOpen, onClose }) {
 
   return (
     <Modal isOpen={isOpen} onClose={onClose}>
-      Insert here the ppppp:// invite code you received from your friend.
+      Insert here the ppppp:// or http(s):// invite code you received from your friend.
       <textarea
         key="input"
-        placeholder={'ppppp://...'}
+        placeholder={'ppppp://... or http(s)://...'}
         className="border font-mono border-gray-400 resize-none rounded px-1 text-wrap break-all outline-offset-3 outline-2 outline-green-500 my-4 h-64"
         onChange={updateCode}
       />