diff --git a/vlib/os/open_uri_default.c.v b/vlib/os/open_uri_default.c.v
index ebada52b24..6505e03c23 100644
--- a/vlib/os/open_uri_default.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/open_uri_default.c.v
@@ -1,32 +1,30 @@
 module os
 
 pub fn open_uri(uri string) ? {
-	$if macos {
-		result := execute('open "$uri"')
-		if result.exit_code != 0 {
-			return error('unable to open url: $result.output')
-		}
-	} $else $if freebsd || openbsd {
-		result := execute('xdg-open "$uri"')
-		if result.exit_code != 0 {
-			return error('unable to open url: $result.output')
-		}
-	} $else $if linux {
-		providers := ['xdg-open', 'x-www-browser', 'www-browser', 'wslview']
-
-		// There are multiple possible providers to open a browser on linux
-		// One of them is xdg-open, another is x-www-browser, then there's www-browser, etc.
-		// Look for one that exists and run it
-		for provider in providers {
-			if exists_in_system_path(provider) {
-				result := execute('$provider "$uri"')
-				if result.exit_code != 0 {
-					return error('unable to open url: $result.output')
+	mut vopen_uri_cmd := getenv('VOPEN_URI_CMD')
+	if vopen_uri_cmd == '' {
+		$if macos {
+			vopen_uri_cmd = 'open'
+		} $else $if freebsd || openbsd {
+			vopen_uri_cmd = 'xdg-open'
+		} $else $if linux {
+			providers := ['xdg-open', 'x-www-browser', 'www-browser', 'wslview']
+			// There are multiple possible providers to open a browser on linux
+			// One of them is xdg-open, another is x-www-browser, then there's www-browser, etc.
+			// Look for one that exists and run it
+			for provider in providers {
+				if exists_in_system_path(provider) {
+					vopen_uri_cmd = provider
+					break
 				}
-				break
 			}
 		}
-	} $else {
+	}
+	if vopen_uri_cmd == '' {
 		return error('unsupported platform')
 	}
+	result := execute('$vopen_uri_cmd "$uri"')
+	if result.exit_code != 0 {
+		return error('unable to open url: $result.output')
+	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/os/open_uri_windows.c.v b/vlib/os/open_uri_windows.c.v
index 4b3d3accb1..296c83df1b 100644
--- a/vlib/os/open_uri_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/open_uri_windows.c.v
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import dl
 type ShellExecuteWin = fn (voidptr, &u16, &u16, &u16, &u16, int)
 
 pub fn open_uri(uri string) ? {
+	mut vopen_uri_cmd := getenv('VOPEN_URI_CMD')
+	if vopen_uri_cmd != '' {
+		result := execute('$vopen_uri_cmd "$uri"')
+		if result.exit_code != 0 {
+			return error('unable to open url: $result.output')
+		}
+		return
+	}
 	handle := dl.open_opt('shell32', dl.rtld_now) ?
 	// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/nf-shellapi-shellexecutew
 	func := ShellExecuteWin(dl.sym_opt(handle, 'ShellExecuteW') ?)