diff --git a/app/src/uri/mod.rs b/app/src/uri/mod.rs
index 023dadf1..700cb8db 100644
--- a/app/src/uri/mod.rs
+++ b/app/src/uri/mod.rs
@@ -657,6 +657,13 @@ fn find_matching_config_name<'a>(
         .find(|&config| config.name.to_lowercase() == target_name_lower)
 }
 
+/// Extract the `path` query parameter, expanding a leading `~` to the
+/// user's home directory.
+fn parse_tab_path(url: &Url) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let raw = url.query_pairs().find(|(k, _)| k == "path")?.1;
+    Some(PathBuf::from(shellexpand::tilde(&raw).into_owned()))
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum Action {
     NewTab,
@@ -706,11 +713,7 @@ impl Action {
                 } else {
                     None
                 };
-                let Some(Ok(path)) = url
-                    .query_pairs()
-                    .find(|(k, _v)| k == "path")
-                    .map(|(_, path)| PathBuf::from_str(&path))
-                else {
+                let Some(path) = parse_tab_path(url) else {
                     log::warn!("Could not parse path to open a new tab/window");
                     return;
                 };
diff --git a/app/src/uri/uri_test.rs b/app/src/uri/uri_test.rs
index e1586464..a4d0df78 100644
--- a/app/src/uri/uri_test.rs
+++ b/app/src/uri/uri_test.rs
@@ -533,3 +533,43 @@ fn validate_custom_uri_errors_do_not_leak_query_string() {
     assert!(!msg.contains("refresh_token"), "{msg}");
     assert!(!msg.contains("LEAKED"), "{msg}");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse_tab_path_expands_tilde() {
+    let url = Url::parse("warp://action/new_tab?path=~/Projects").unwrap();
+    let home = dirs::home_dir().expect("HOME must be set for this test");
+    assert_eq!(parse_tab_path(&url), Some(home.join("Projects")));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse_tab_path_expands_url_encoded_tilde() {
+    // `%7E` and `%2F` are URL-encoded `~` and `/`.
+    let url = Url::parse("warp://action/new_tab?path=%7E%2FProjects").unwrap();
+    let home = dirs::home_dir().expect("HOME must be set for this test");
+    assert_eq!(parse_tab_path(&url), Some(home.join("Projects")));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse_tab_path_absolute_path_unchanged() {
+    let url = Url::parse("warp://action/new_tab?path=/tmp/foo").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(parse_tab_path(&url), Some(PathBuf::from("/tmp/foo")));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse_tab_path_relative_path_unchanged() {
+    let url = Url::parse("warp://action/new_tab?path=relative/dir").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(parse_tab_path(&url), Some(PathBuf::from("relative/dir")));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse_tab_path_missing_returns_none() {
+    let url = Url::parse("warp://action/new_tab").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(parse_tab_path(&url), None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse_tab_path_bare_tilde() {
+    let url = Url::parse("warp://action/new_tab?path=~").unwrap();
+    let home = dirs::home_dir().expect("HOME must be set for this test");
+    assert_eq!(parse_tab_path(&url), Some(home));
+}