diff --git a/.changes/config.json b/.changes/config.json
index c0135c1e..5837be88 100644
--- a/.changes/config.json
+++ b/.changes/config.json
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@
     },
     "single-instance": {
       "path": "./plugins/single-instance",
-      "manager": "rust"
+      "manager": "rust",
+      "dependencies": ["deep-link"]
     },
     "sql": {
       "path": "./plugins/sql",
diff --git a/.changes/deep-link-get-current-desktop.md b/.changes/deep-link-get-current-desktop.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e03fef81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/deep-link-get-current-desktop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"deep-link": patch
+---
+
+Implement `get_current` on Linux and Windows.
diff --git a/.changes/deep-link-register-all.md b/.changes/deep-link-register-all.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63edee03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/deep-link-register-all.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"deep-link": patch
+---
+
+Added `register_all` to register all desktop schemes - useful for Linux to not require a formal AppImage installation.
diff --git a/.changes/single-instance-deep-link.md b/.changes/single-instance-deep-link.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43aac1bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/single-instance-deep-link.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"single-instance": patch
+---
+
+Integrate with the deep link plugin out of the box.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 356a1730..9a570898 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1534,6 +1534,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri-build",
  "tauri-plugin-deep-link",
  "tauri-plugin-log",
+ "tauri-plugin-single-instance",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6754,6 +6755,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tauri",
+ "tauri-plugin-deep-link",
  "thiserror",
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
  "zbus",
diff --git a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/.gitignore b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/.gitignore
index 251ce6d2..c9b61864 100644
--- a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/.gitignore
+++ b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ dist-ssr
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
+
+dist/
diff --git a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 05d2319f..b4139524 100644
--- a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tauri = { workspace = true, features = ["wry", "compression"] }
 tauri-plugin-deep-link = { path = "../../../" }
 tauri-plugin-log = { path = "../../../../log" }
+tauri-plugin-single-instance = { path = "../../../../single-instance" }
 log = "0.4"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index c3948d90..4efa6e2a 100644
--- a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ fn greet(name: &str) -> String {
 #[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
 pub fn run() {
     tauri::Builder::default()
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_single_instance::init(|_app, argv, _cwd| {
+            println!("single instance triggered: {argv:?}");
+        }))
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_deep_link::init())
         .plugin(
             tauri_plugin_log::Builder::default()
@@ -20,6 +23,16 @@ pub fn run() {
                 .build(),
         )
         .setup(|app| {
+            // ensure deep links are registered on the system
+            // this is useful because AppImages requires additional setup to be available in the system
+            // and calling register() makes the deep links immediately available - without any user input
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            {
+                use tauri_plugin_deep_link::DeepLinkExt;
+
+                app.deep_link().register_all()?;
+            }
+
             app.listen("deep-link://new-url", |url| {
                 dbg!(url);
             });
diff --git a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 8ce12b26..ac1c292b 100644
--- a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@
     },
     "deep-link": {
       "mobile": [
-        { "host": "fabianlars.de", "pathPrefix": ["/intent"] },
-        { "host": "tauri.app" }
+        {
+          "host": "fabianlars.de",
+          "pathPrefix": ["/intent"]
+        },
+        {
+          "host": "tauri.app"
+        }
       ],
       "desktop": {
         "schemes": ["fabianlars", "my-tauri-app"]
diff --git a/plugins/deep-link/src/config.rs b/plugins/deep-link/src/config.rs
index 9cd2e66b..d7bad5b4 100644
--- a/plugins/deep-link/src/config.rs
+++ b/plugins/deep-link/src/config.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
 use tauri_utils::config::DeepLinkProtocol;
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct AssociatedDomain {
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_associated_host")]
     pub host: String,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct Config {
     /// Mobile requires `https://<host>` urls.
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub desktop: DesktopProtocol,
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 #[allow(unused)] // Used in tauri-bundler
 pub enum DesktopProtocol {
@@ -54,3 +54,26 @@ impl Default for DesktopProtocol {
         Self::List(Vec::new())
     }
 }
+
+impl DesktopProtocol {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn contains_scheme(&self, scheme: &String) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::One(protocol) => protocol.schemes.contains(scheme),
+            Self::List(protocols) => protocols
+                .iter()
+                .any(|protocol| protocol.schemes.contains(scheme)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn schemes(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        match self {
+            Self::One(protocol) => protocol.schemes.clone(),
+            Self::List(protocols) => protocols
+                .iter()
+                .flat_map(|protocol| protocol.schemes.clone())
+                .collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/deep-link/src/lib.rs b/plugins/deep-link/src/lib.rs
index 52e37cd1..4dafde7b 100644
--- a/plugins/deep-link/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/deep-link/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use tauri::{
     plugin::{Builder, PluginApi, TauriPlugin},
     AppHandle, Manager, Runtime,
@@ -17,12 +16,14 @@ pub use error::{Error, Result};
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 const PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER: &str = "app.tauri.deep_link";
 
-fn init_deep_link<R: Runtime, C: DeserializeOwned>(
+fn init_deep_link<R: Runtime>(
     app: &AppHandle<R>,
-    _api: PluginApi<R, C>,
+    api: PluginApi<R, Option<config::Config>>,
 ) -> crate::Result<DeepLink<R>> {
     #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
     {
+        let _api = api;
+
         use tauri::{
             ipc::{Channel, InvokeResponseBody},
             Emitter,
@@ -59,11 +60,28 @@ fn init_deep_link<R: Runtime, C: DeserializeOwned>(
         return Ok(DeepLink(handle));
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
-    Ok(DeepLink {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+    return Ok(DeepLink {
         app: app.clone(),
         current: Default::default(),
-    })
+        config: api.config().clone(),
+    });
+
+    #[cfg(desktop)]
+    {
+        let args = std::env::args();
+        let current = if let Some(config) = api.config() {
+            imp::deep_link_from_args(config, args)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        Ok(DeepLink {
+            app: app.clone(),
+            current: std::sync::Mutex::new(current.map(|url| vec![url])),
+            config: api.config().clone(),
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
@@ -90,10 +108,6 @@ mod imp {
 
     impl<R: Runtime> DeepLink<R> {
         /// Get the current URLs that triggered the deep link. Use this on app load to check whether your app was started via a deep link.
-        ///
-        /// ## Platform-specific:
-        ///
-        /// - **Windows / Linux**: Unsupported, will return [`Error::UnsupportedPlatform`](`crate::Error::UnsupportedPlatform`).
         pub fn get_current(&self) -> crate::Result<Option<Vec<url::Url>>> {
             self.0
                 .run_mobile_plugin::<GetCurrentResponse>("getCurrent", ())
@@ -154,23 +168,87 @@ mod imp {
 
     /// Access to the deep-link APIs.
     pub struct DeepLink<R: Runtime> {
-        #[allow(dead_code)]
         pub(crate) app: AppHandle<R>,
-        #[allow(dead_code)]
         pub(crate) current: Mutex<Option<Vec<url::Url>>>,
+        pub(crate) config: Option<crate::config::Config>,
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn deep_link_from_args<S: AsRef<str>, I: Iterator<Item = S>>(
+        config: &crate::config::Config,
+        mut args: I,
+    ) -> Option<url::Url> {
+        if cfg!(windows) || cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+            args.next(); // bin name
+            let arg = args.next();
+
+            let maybe_deep_link = args.next().is_none(); // single argument
+            if !maybe_deep_link {
+                return None;
+            }
+
+            if let Some(url) = arg.and_then(|arg| arg.as_ref().parse::<url::Url>().ok()) {
+                if config.desktop.contains_scheme(&url.scheme().to_string()) {
+                    return Some(url);
+                } else if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+                    log::warn!("argument {url} does not match any configured deep link scheme; skipping it");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        None
     }
 
     impl<R: Runtime> DeepLink<R> {
+        /// Checks if the provided list of arguments (which should match [`std::env::args`])
+        /// contains a deep link argument (for Linux and Windows).
+        ///
+        /// On Linux and Windows the deep links trigger a new app instance with the deep link URL as its only argument.
+        ///
+        /// This function does what it can to verify if the argument is actually a deep link, though it could also be a regular CLI argument.
+        /// To enhance its checks, we only match deep links against the schemes defined in the Tauri configuration
+        /// i.e. dynamic schemes WON'T be processed.
+        ///
+        /// This function updates the [`Self::get_current`] value and emits a `deep-link://new-url` event.
+        #[cfg(desktop)]
+        pub fn handle_cli_arguments<S: AsRef<str>, I: Iterator<Item = S>>(&self, args: I) {
+            use tauri::Emitter;
+
+            let Some(config) = &self.config else {
+                return;
+            };
+
+            if let Some(url) = deep_link_from_args(config, args) {
+                let mut current = self.current.lock().unwrap();
+                current.replace(vec![url.clone()]);
+                let _ = self.app.emit("deep-link://new-url", vec![url]);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// Get the current URLs that triggered the deep link. Use this on app load to check whether your app was started via a deep link.
         ///
         /// ## Platform-specific:
         ///
-        /// - **Windows / Linux**: Unsupported, will return [`Error::UnsupportedPlatform`](`crate::Error::UnsupportedPlatform`).
+        /// - **Windows / Linux**: This function reads the command line arguments and checks if there's only one value, which must be an URL with scheme matching one of the configured values.
+        ///     Note that you must manually check the arguments when registering deep link schemes dynamically with [`Self::register`].
+        ///     Additionally, the deep link might have been provided as a CLI argument so you should check if its format matches what you expect.
         pub fn get_current(&self) -> crate::Result<Option<Vec<url::Url>>> {
-            #[cfg(not(any(windows, target_os = "linux")))]
             return Ok(self.current.lock().unwrap().clone());
-            #[cfg(any(windows, target_os = "linux"))]
-            Err(crate::Error::UnsupportedPlatform)
+        }
+
+        /// Registers all schemes defined in the configuration file.
+        ///
+        /// This is useful to ensure the schemes are registered even if the user did not install the app properly
+        /// (e.g. an AppImage that was not properly registered with an AppImage launcher).
+        pub fn register_all(&self) -> crate::Result<()> {
+            let Some(config) = &self.config else {
+                return Ok(());
+            };
+
+            for scheme in config.desktop.schemes() {
+                self.register(scheme)?;
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
         }
 
         /// Register the app as the default handler for the specified protocol.
diff --git a/plugins/single-instance/Cargo.toml b/plugins/single-instance/Cargo.toml
index 5ccd9598..586f698c 100644
--- a/plugins/single-instance/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/single-instance/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tauri = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
+tauri-plugin-deep-link = { path = "../deep-link", version = "2.0.0-rc.3" }
 semver = { version = "1", optional = true }
 
 [target."cfg(target_os = \"windows\")".dependencies.windows-sys]
diff --git a/plugins/single-instance/src/lib.rs b/plugins/single-instance/src/lib.rs
index 5d2a5e53..1dc9d61a 100644
--- a/plugins/single-instance/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/single-instance/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #![cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
 
 use tauri::{plugin::TauriPlugin, AppHandle, Manager, Runtime};
+use tauri_plugin_deep_link::DeepLink;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 #[path = "platform_impl/windows.rs"]
@@ -31,9 +32,14 @@ pub(crate) type SingleInstanceCallback<R> =
     dyn FnMut(&AppHandle<R>, Vec<String>, String) + Send + Sync + 'static;
 
 pub fn init<R: Runtime, F: FnMut(&AppHandle<R>, Vec<String>, String) + Send + Sync + 'static>(
-    f: F,
+    mut f: F,
 ) -> TauriPlugin<R> {
-    platform_impl::init(Box::new(f))
+    platform_impl::init(Box::new(move |app, args, cwd| {
+        if let Some(deep_link) = app.try_state::<DeepLink<R>>() {
+            deep_link.handle_cli_arguments(args.iter());
+        }
+        f(app, args, cwd)
+    }))
 }
 
 pub fn destroy<R: Runtime, M: Manager<R>>(manager: &M) {