diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index d7731f487..25fbe8860 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ MainWindow* Application::newMainWindow()
 
     connect( window , SIGNAL(newSessionRequest(Profile::Ptr,const QString&,ViewManager*)), 
                       this , SLOT(createSession(Profile::Ptr,const QString&,ViewManager*)));
+    connect( window , SIGNAL(newSSHSessionRequest(Profile::Ptr,const KUrl&,ViewManager*)),
+                      this , SLOT(createSSHSession(Profile::Ptr,const KUrl&,ViewManager*)));
     connect( window , SIGNAL(newWindowRequest(Profile::Ptr,const QString&)),
                       this , SLOT(createWindow(Profile::Ptr,const QString&)) );
     connect( window->viewManager() , SIGNAL(viewDetached(Session*)) , this , SLOT(detachView(Session*)) );
@@ -320,5 +322,30 @@ Session* Application::createSession(Profile::Ptr profile, const QString& directo
     return session;
 }
 
+Session* Application::createSSHSession(Profile::Ptr profile, const KUrl& url, ViewManager* view)
+{
+    if (!profile)
+        profile = SessionManager::instance()->defaultProfile();
+
+    Session* session = SessionManager::instance()->createSession(profile);
+
+    session->sendText("ssh ");
+
+    if ( url.port() > -1 )
+        session->sendText("-p " + QString::number(url.port()) + ' ' );
+    if ( url.hasUser() )
+        session->sendText(url.user() + '@');
+    if ( url.hasHost() )
+        session->sendText(url.host() + '\r');
+
+    // create view before starting the session process so that the session doesn't suffer
+    // a change in terminal size right after the session starts.  some applications such as GNU Screen
+    // and Midnight Commander don't like this happening
+    view->createView(session);
+    session->run();
+
+    return session;
+}
+
 #include "Application.moc"
 
diff --git a/src/Application.h b/src/Application.h
index 094457835..d4f379bf1 100644
--- a/src/Application.h
+++ b/src/Application.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
 
 private slots:
     Session* createSession(Profile::Ptr profile, const QString& directory , ViewManager* view);
+    Session* createSSHSession(Profile::Ptr profile, const KUrl& url, ViewManager* view);
     void createWindow(Profile::Ptr profile , const QString& directory);
     void detachView(Session* session);
 
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index e328ec227..6242ddc57 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -333,11 +333,13 @@ QString MainWindow::activeSessionDir() const
 
 void MainWindow::openUrls(const QList<KUrl>& urls)
 {
-    // TODO Implement support for SSH bookmarks here
     foreach( const KUrl& url , urls )
     {
         if ( url.isLocalFile() )
             emit newSessionRequest( _defaultProfile , url.path() , _viewManager );
+
+        else if ( url.protocol() == "ssh" )
+            emit newSSHSessionRequest( _defaultProfile , url , _viewManager );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.h b/src/MainWindow.h
index c55ae551a..9f9523f16 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/MainWindow.h
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@ class MainWindow : public KXmlGuiWindow
                                const QString& directory,
                                ViewManager* view);
 
+        /**
+         * Emitted by the main window to request the creation of a new SSH session.
+         *
+         * @param profile The profile to use to create the new session.
+         * @param URL URL for the new session
+         * @param view The view manager owned by this main window
+         */
+        void newSSHSessionRequest(Profile::Ptr profile,
+                                  const KUrl& url,
+                                  ViewManager* view);
+
         /**
          * Emitted by the main window to request the creation of a 
          * new session in a new window.