diff --git a/src/backends/web.jl b/src/backends/web.jl
index 6781314e..b0be7a3e 100644
--- a/src/backends/web.jl
+++ b/src/backends/web.jl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function open_browser_window(filename::AbstractString)
     @static if is_apple()
         return run(`open $(filename)`)
     end
-    @static if is_linux()
+    @static if is_linux() || is_bsd()    # is_bsd() addition is as yet untested, but based on suggestion in https://github.com/JuliaPlots/Plots.jl/issues/681
         return run(`xdg-open $(filename)`)
     end
     @static if is_windows()