diff --git a/src/kiri/init.js b/src/kiri/init.js
index db0c11f0..814abd82 100644
--- a/src/kiri/init.js
+++ b/src/kiri/init.js
@@ -2507,6 +2507,11 @@
             console.log({octoprint:ohost});
         }
 
+        // load workspace from url
+        if (SETUP.wrk) {
+            api.settings.import_url(`${proto}//${SETUP.wrk[0]}`, true);
+        }
+
         // bind this to UI so main can call it on settings import
         ui.sync = function() {
             const current = settings();
diff --git a/src/kiri/settings.js b/src/kiri/settings.js
index 002e883a..aacd984c 100644
--- a/src/kiri/settings.js
+++ b/src/kiri/settings.js
@@ -575,6 +575,15 @@ function settingsImport(data, ask) {
     }
 }
 
+function settingsImportUrl(url, ask) {
+    fetch(url).then(r => r.arrayBuffer()).then(a => {
+        settingsImport(a, ask);
+    }).catch(error => {
+        console.log({workspace_url: url, error: error.message || error});
+        api.show.alert('workspace load failed');
+    });
+}
+
 function settingsImportZip(data, ask) {
     let alert = api.show.alert("Importing Workspace");
     JSZip.loadAsync(data).then(zip => {
@@ -679,6 +688,7 @@ api.settings = {
     get: getSettings,
     import: settingsImport,
     import_zip: settingsImportZip,
+    import_url: settingsImportUrl,
     import_prusa: settingsPrusaConvert,
     dev()  { return settings.device },
     proc() { return settings.process },