diff --git a/packages/desktop/package.json b/packages/desktop/package.json
index ca592ca..f50271f 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktop/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@
   "config": {
     "forge": {
       "packagerConfig": {
-        "icon": "./src/assets/1024x1024"
+        "icon": "./src/assets/1024x1024",
+        "protocols": [
+          {
+            "protocol": "nirvana-desktop",
+            "name": "nirvana-desktop",
+            "schemes": "nirvana-desktop"
+          }
+        ]
       },
       "makers": [
         {
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/index.ts b/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
index 48e5e54..fc1e38c 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BrowserWindow, app, ipcMain } from "electron";
+import { BrowserWindow, app, dialog, ipcMain } from "electron";
 import Channels, { Dimensions } from "./electron/constants";
 
 import { handleLogin } from "./electron/handleLogin";
@@ -88,3 +88,21 @@ app.on("activate", () => {
 
 // In this file you can include the rest of your app's specific main process
 // code. You can also put them in separate files and import them here.
+
+// open deep links from nirvana web app
+if (process.defaultApp) {
+  if (process.argv.length >= 2) {
+    app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient("nirvana-desktop", process.execPath, [
+      path.resolve(process.argv[1]),
+    ]);
+  }
+} else {
+  app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient("nirvana-desktop");
+}
+
+// Handle the protocol. In this case, we choose to show an Error Box.
+app.on("open-url", (event, url) => {
+  console.log("welcome back, you arrived from: ", url);
+
+  browserWindow.focus();
+});
diff --git a/packages/web/pages/auth/success.tsx b/packages/web/pages/auth/success.tsx
index f450fea..2ecc80a 100644
--- a/packages/web/pages/auth/success.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/pages/auth/success.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import { FcGoogle } from "react-icons/fc";
 import Footer from "../../components/footer";
 import Header from "../../components/header";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
 
 export default function AuthSuccess() {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    window.open("nirvana-desktop://login", "_self");
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <>
       <Header />