diff --git a/native/Avalonia.Native/src/OSX/app.mm b/native/Avalonia.Native/src/OSX/app.mm
index 7630de1d0b..d3d3d938e9 100644
--- a/native/Avalonia.Native/src/OSX/app.mm
+++ b/native/Avalonia.Native/src/OSX/app.mm
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ComPtr<IAvnApplicationEvents> _events;
 {
     auto array = CreateAvnStringArray(urls);
     
-    _events->FilesOpened(array);
+    _events->UrlsOpened(array);
 }
 
 - (NSApplicationTerminateReply)applicationShouldTerminate:(NSApplication *)sender
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Native/AvaloniaNativeApplicationPlatform.cs b/src/Avalonia.Native/AvaloniaNativeApplicationPlatform.cs
index 3365da7d36..212088d4cd 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Native/AvaloniaNativeApplicationPlatform.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Native/AvaloniaNativeApplicationPlatform.cs
@@ -13,12 +13,21 @@ namespace Avalonia.Native
         void IAvnApplicationEvents.FilesOpened(IAvnStringArray urls)
         {
             ((IApplicationPlatformEvents)Application.Current).RaiseUrlsOpened(urls.ToStringArray());
+        }
+        
+        void IAvnApplicationEvents.UrlsOpened(IAvnStringArray urls)
+        {
+            // Raise the urls opened event to be compatible with legacy behavior.
+            ((IApplicationPlatformEvents)Application.Current).RaiseUrlsOpened(urls.ToStringArray());
 
             if (Application.Current?.ApplicationLifetime is MacOSClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime lifetime)
             {
                 foreach (var url in urls.ToStringArray())
                 {
-                    lifetime.RaiseUrl(new Uri(url));
+                    if (Uri.TryCreate(url, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute, out var uri))
+                    {
+                        lifetime.RaiseUrl(uri);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Native/avn.idl b/src/Avalonia.Native/avn.idl
index 7791426c0b..27da2fc894 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Native/avn.idl
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Native/avn.idl
@@ -1085,7 +1085,8 @@ interface IAvnNativeControlHostTopLevelAttachment : IUnknown
 [uuid(6575b5af-f27a-4609-866c-f1f014c20f79)]
 interface IAvnApplicationEvents : IUnknown
 {
-     void FilesOpened (IAvnStringArray* urls);
+     void FilesOpened (IAvnStringArray* args);
+     void UrlsOpened (IAvnStringArray* urls);
      bool TryShutdown();
      void OnReopen ();
      void OnHide ();