diff --git a/viewer/JFJochViewerWindow.cpp b/viewer/JFJochViewerWindow.cpp
index 555a8c6aa..746bdfeb8 100644
--- a/viewer/JFJochViewerWindow.cpp
+++ b/viewer/JFJochViewerWindow.cpp
@@ -716,8 +716,11 @@ JFJochViewerWindow::JFJochViewerWindow(QWidget *parent, bool dbus, const QString
     menuBar->AddViewToggle(toolBarDisplay->backgroundSliderAction());
     toolBarDisplay->showBackgroundSlider(settings.value("backgroundSlider", false).toBool());
 
-    if (!file.isEmpty())
-        LoadFile(file, 0, 1, false);
+    // A broker URL opens following the collection (image -1), as the URL dialog does; a file opens at its first image.
+    if (!file.isEmpty()) {
+        const bool http = file.startsWith("http://") || file.startsWith("https://");
+        LoadFile(file, http ? -1 : 0, 1, false);
+    }
 }
 
 JFJochViewerWindow::~JFJochViewerWindow() {