diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
index bdc64e9e1..bf34b4a91 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
@@ -637,8 +637,9 @@ extension Ghostty {
             
             switch action.kind {
             case .text:
-                // Open with the default text editor
-                if let textEditor = NSWorkspace.shared.defaultTextEditor {
+                // Open with the default editor for `*.ghostty` file or just system text editor
+                let editor = NSWorkspace.shared.defaultApplicationURL(forExtension: url.pathExtension) ?? NSWorkspace.shared.defaultTextEditor
+                if let textEditor = editor {
                     NSWorkspace.shared.open([url], withApplicationAt: textEditor, configuration: NSWorkspace.OpenConfiguration())
                     return true
                 }