diff --git a/src/lib/webengine/webpage.cpp b/src/lib/webengine/webpage.cpp
index fa252e43f..d6abf0eca 100644
--- a/src/lib/webengine/webpage.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webengine/webpage.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ bool WebPage::acceptNavigationRequest(const QUrl &url, QWebEnginePage::Navigatio
     const bool result = QWebEnginePage::acceptNavigationRequest(url, type, isMainFrame);
 
     if (result && isMainFrame) {
-        const bool isWeb = url.scheme() == QL1S("http") || url.scheme() == QL1S("https");
+        const bool isWeb = url.scheme() == QL1S("http") || url.scheme() == QL1S("https") || url.scheme() == QL1S("file");
         const bool globalJsEnabled = mApp->webSettings()->testAttribute(QWebEngineSettings::JavascriptEnabled);
         settings()->setAttribute(QWebEngineSettings::JavascriptEnabled, isWeb ? globalJsEnabled : true);