diff --git a/include/webui.h b/include/webui.h
index 45f3c0d63..2ce517bbc 100644
--- a/include/webui.h
+++ b/include/webui.h
@@ -595,6 +595,15 @@ WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_set_proxy(size_t window, const char* proxy_server);
  */
 WEBUI_EXPORT const char* webui_get_url(size_t window);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Open an URL in the native default web browser.
+ *
+ * @param url The URL to open
+ *
+ * @example webui_open_url("https://webui.me");
+ */
+WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_open_url(const char* url);
+
 /**
  * @brief Allow a specific window address to be accessible from a public network.
  *
diff --git a/src/webui.c b/src/webui.c
index 13accc67d..e90afc97c 100644
--- a/src/webui.c
+++ b/src/webui.c
@@ -2612,6 +2612,18 @@ void webui_set_proxy(size_t window, const char* proxy_server) {
         win->proxy_set = true;
 }
 
+void webui_open_url(const char* url) {
+
+    #ifdef WEBUI_LOG
+    printf("[User] webui_open_url([%s])\n", url);
+    #endif
+
+    // Initialization
+    _webui_init();
+
+    _webui_open_url_native(url);
+}
+
 const char* webui_get_url(size_t window) {
 
     #ifdef WEBUI_LOG
@@ -7495,6 +7507,8 @@ static void _webui_http_send_file(
 
     // Send body
     mg_send_file_body(client, path);
+
+    fclose(file);
 }
 
 static void _webui_http_send(