Index: gnome-screenshot/screenshot-dialog.c
===================================================================
--- gnome-screenshot/screenshot-dialog.c.orig
+++ gnome-screenshot/screenshot-dialog.c
@@ -330,7 +330,10 @@ screenshot_dialog_get_uri (ScreenshotDia
     }
 
   file = gnome_vfs_escape_host_and_path_string (tmp);
-  uri = g_build_filename (folder, file, NULL);
+  if (*file == '/')
+      uri = g_strdup_printf ("file://%s", file);
+  else
+      uri = g_build_filename (folder, file, NULL);
 
   g_free (folder);
   g_free (tmp);
