diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/deeplink_actions.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/deeplink_actions.rs
index a117028487..7755d0902c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/deeplink_actions.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/deeplink_actions.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ pub enum DeepLinkAction {
     OpenSettings {
         page: Option<String>,
     },
+    StartDefaultRecording,
+    PauseRecording,
+    ResumeRecording,
 }
 
 pub fn handle(app_handle: &AppHandle, urls: Vec<Url>) {
@@ -88,6 +91,16 @@ impl TryFrom<&Url> for DeepLinkAction {
                 .map_err(|_| ActionParseFromUrlError::Invalid);
         }
 
+        if url.scheme() == "cap" {
+            return match url.host_str() {
+                Some("record") => Ok(Self::StartDefaultRecording),
+                Some("stop") => Ok(Self::StopRecording),
+                Some("pause") => Ok(Self::PauseRecording),
+                Some("resume") => Ok(Self::ResumeRecording),
+                _ => Err(ActionParseFromUrlError::Invalid),
+            };
+        }
+
         match url.domain() {
             Some(v) if v != "action" => Err(ActionParseFromUrlError::NotAction),
             _ => Err(ActionParseFromUrlError::Invalid),
@@ -153,6 +166,15 @@ impl DeepLinkAction {
             DeepLinkAction::OpenSettings { page } => {
                 crate::show_window(app.clone(), ShowCapWindow::Settings { page }).await
             }
+            DeepLinkAction::StartDefaultRecording => {
+                app.emit("request-open-recording-picker", ()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+            }
+            DeepLinkAction::PauseRecording => {
+                crate::recording::pause_recording(app.clone(), app.state()).await
+            }
+            DeepLinkAction::ResumeRecording => {
+                crate::recording::resume_recording(app.clone(), app.state()).await
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 691c2f0995..80aba7fd80 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		"updater": { "active": false, "pubkey": "" },
 		"deep-link": {
 			"desktop": {
-				"schemes": ["cap-desktop"]
+				"schemes": ["cap-desktop", "cap"]
 			}
 		}
 	},