1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/ui/documentwidget.c b/src/ui/documentwidget.c
index 32120cff..1bc2ec12 100644
--- a/src/ui/documentwidget.c
+++ b/src/ui/documentwidget.c
@@ -1462,6 +1462,10 @@ static iBool handleCommand_DocumentWidget_(iDocumentWidget *d, const char *cmd)
                     setRange_String(name, fn);
                 }
             }
+            if (startsWith_String(name, "~")) {
+                /* This would be interpreted as a reference to a home directory. */
+                remove_Block(&name->chars, 0, 1);
+            }
             iString *savePath = concat_Path(downloadDir_App(), name);
             if (lastIndexOfCStr_String(savePath, ".") == iInvalidPos) {
                 /* No extension specified in URL. */