diff --git a/docs/open_actions.rst b/docs/open_actions.rst
index f64c73bb5..9e5f90b1f 100644
--- a/docs/open_actions.rst
+++ b/docs/open_actions.rst
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ some special variables, documented below:
 ``FRAGMENT``
     The fragment (unquoted), if any of the URL or the empty string.
 
+``NETLOC``
+    The net location aka hostname (unquoted), if any of the URL or the empty string.
+
 ``URL_PATH``
     The path, query and fragment portions of the URL, without any
     unquoting.
diff --git a/kitty/open_actions.py b/kitty/open_actions.py
index 94d957456..409058bfb 100644
--- a/kitty/open_actions.py
+++ b/kitty/open_actions.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def parse(lines: Iterable[str]) -> Iterator[OpenAction]:
         entries.append((tuple(match_criteria), tuple(raw_actions)))
 
     with to_cmdline_implementation.filter_env_vars(
-        'URL', 'FILE_PATH', 'FILE', 'FRAGMENT', 'URL_PATH',
+        'URL', 'FILE_PATH', 'FILE', 'FRAGMENT', 'URL_PATH', 'NETLOC',
         EDITOR=shlex.join(get_editor()),
         SHELL=resolved_shell(get_options())[0]
     ):
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ def actions_for_url_from_list(url: str, actions: Iterable[OpenAction]) -> Iterat
         return
     path = unquote(purl.path)
     up = purl.path
+    netloc = unquote(purl.netloc) if purl.netloc else ''
     frag = ''
     if purl.query:
         up += f'?{purl.query}'
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ def actions_for_url_from_list(url: str, actions: Iterable[OpenAction]) -> Iterat
         'URL_PATH': up,
         'FILE': posixpath.basename(path),
         'FRAGMENT': frag,
+        'NETLOC': netloc,
     }
 
     def expand(x: Any) -> Any:
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ def default_open_actions() -> Tuple[OpenAction, ...]:
 # Open kitty HTML docs links
 protocol kitty+doc
 action show_kitty_doc $URL_PATH
-    '''.splitlines()))
+'''.splitlines()))
 
 
 @run_once
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index 54ca93994..9f8c89e22 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -1073,11 +1073,6 @@ class Window:
                         self.handle_remote_file(purl.netloc, unquote(purl.path))
                         return
                     url = urlunparse(purl._replace(netloc=''))
-            if purl.fragment and purl.fragment.startswith('-'):
-                # Dont allow fragments that startwith - as that can lead to arg
-                # injection
-                log_error('Ignoring fragment that starts with - in URL:', url)
-                url = urlunparse(purl._replace(fragment=''))
             if opts.allow_hyperlinks & 0b10:
                 from kittens.tui.operations import styled
                 boss.choose(