diff --git a/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.cpp b/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.cpp
index ec32551c..41c7633f 100644
--- a/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.cpp
+++ b/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ FileFilterHotSpot::FileFilterHotSpot(int startLine,
     , _session(session)
     , _thumbnailFinished(false)
 {
-    setType(Link);
+    setType(File);
 }
 
 void FileFilterHotSpot::activate(QObject *)
diff --git a/src/filterHotSpots/FilterChain.cpp b/src/filterHotSpots/FilterChain.cpp
index 4f6a45d2..a4349cd3 100644
--- a/src/filterHotSpots/FilterChain.cpp
+++ b/src/filterHotSpots/FilterChain.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void FilterChain::paint(TerminalDisplay *td, QPainter &painter)
 
     for (const auto &spot : spots) {
         QRegion region;
-        if (spot->type() == HotSpot::Link || spot->type() == HotSpot::EMailAddress || spot->type() == HotSpot::EscapedUrl) {
+        if (spot->type() == HotSpot::Link || spot->type() == HotSpot::EMailAddress || spot->type() == HotSpot::EscapedUrl || spot->type() == HotSpot::File) {
             QPair<QRegion, QRect> spotRegion =
                 spot->region(td->terminalFont()->fontWidth(), td->terminalFont()->fontHeight(), td->columns(), td->contentRect());
             region = spotRegion.first;
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void FilterChain::paint(TerminalDisplay *td, QPainter &painter)
 
             // TODO: Move this paint code to HotSpot->drawHint();
             // TODO: Fix the Url Hints access from the Profile.
-            if (_showUrlHint && spot->type() == HotSpot::Link) {
+            if (_showUrlHint && (spot->type() == HotSpot::Link || spot->type() == HotSpot::File)) {
                 if (urlNumber >= 0 && urlNumber < 10) {
                     // Position at the beginning of the URL
                     QRect hintRect(*region.begin());
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ void FilterChain::paint(TerminalDisplay *td, QPainter &painter)
             // TODO: Fix accessing the urlHint here.
             // TODO: Move this code to UrlFilterHotSpot.
             const bool hasMouse = region.contains(td->mapFromGlobal(QCursor::pos()));
-            if ((spot->type() == HotSpot::Link && _showUrlHint) || hasMouse) {
+            if (((spot->type() == HotSpot::Link || spot->type() == HotSpot::File) && _showUrlHint) || hasMouse) {
                 QFontMetrics metrics(td->font());
 
                 // find the baseline (which is the invisible line that the characters in the font sit on,
diff --git a/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.cpp b/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.cpp
index 24292c0a..fb642fcb 100644
--- a/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.cpp
+++ b/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void HotSpot::mouseMoveEvent(TerminalDisplay *td, QMouseEvent *ev)
 
 bool HotSpot::isUrl()
 {
-    return (_type == HotSpot::Link || _type == HotSpot::EMailAddress || _type == HotSpot::EscapedUrl);
+    return (_type == HotSpot::Link || _type == HotSpot::EMailAddress || _type == HotSpot::EscapedUrl || _type == HotSpot::File);
 }
 
 void HotSpot::mouseEnterEvent(TerminalDisplay *td, QMouseEvent *ev)
diff --git a/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.h b/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.h
index 6e3f5860..9a023407 100644
--- a/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.h
+++ b/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.h
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ public:
     enum Type {
         // the type of the hotspot is not specified
         NotSpecified,
-        // this hotspot represents a clickable link
+        // this hotspot rpresents a file on the filesystem
+        File,
+        // this hotspot represents a clickable URL link
         Link,
         // this hotspot represents a clickable e-mail address
         EMailAddress,