diff --git a/.changes/shell-xdgopen.md b/.changes/shell-xdgopen.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddd0fc67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/shell-xdgopen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+shell: patch
+---
+
+shell.open will now try to execute `/usr/bin/xdg-open` before using `xdg-open` from `PATH`.
diff --git a/plugins/opener/src/open.rs b/plugins/opener/src/open.rs
index a3d46c50..d3bd2919 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/src/open.rs
+++ b/plugins/opener/src/open.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ use std::{ffi::OsStr, path::Path};
 pub(crate) fn open<P: AsRef<OsStr>, S: AsRef<str>>(path: P, with: Option<S>) -> crate::Result<()> {
     match with {
         Some(program) => ::open::with_detached(path, program.as_ref()),
+        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+        None => {
+            // ref https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/issues/10617
+            ::open::with_detached(&path, "/usr/bin/xdg-open")
+                .or_else(|_| ::open::that_detached(path))
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
         None => ::open::that_detached(path),
     }
     .map_err(Into::into)
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/scope.rs b/plugins/shell/src/scope.rs
index 35fdeaff..c1196f44 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/scope.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/scope.rs
@@ -225,6 +225,13 @@ impl OpenScope {
         // the `open` dependency. This behavior should be re-confirmed during upgrades of `open`.
         match with.map(Program::name) {
             Some(program) => ::open::with_detached(path, program),
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            None => {
+                // ref https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/issues/10617
+                ::open::with_detached(path, "/usr/bin/xdg-open")
+                    .or_else(|_| ::open::that_detached(path))
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
             None => ::open::that_detached(path),
         }
         .map_err(Into::into)