diff --git a/src/lib/navigation/locationbar.cpp b/src/lib/navigation/locationbar.cpp
index 7d2178311..4a37bfd28 100644
--- a/src/lib/navigation/locationbar.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/navigation/locationbar.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ LocationBar::LoadAction LocationBar::loadAction(const QString &text)
             // Only allow whitelisted schemes
             const QSet<QString> whitelistedSchemes = {
                 QSL("http"), QSL("https"), QSL("ftp"), QSL("file"),
-                QSL("about"), QSL("qupzilla")
+                QSL("data"), QSL("about"), QSL("qupzilla")
             };
             if (whitelistedSchemes.contains(guessedUrl.scheme())) {
                 action.type = LoadAction::Url;
diff --git a/tests/autotests/locationbartest.cpp b/tests/autotests/locationbartest.cpp
index 042fc563f..1984c21fc 100644
--- a/tests/autotests/locationbartest.cpp
+++ b/tests/autotests/locationbartest.cpp
@@ -153,3 +153,24 @@ void LocationBarTest::loadAction_kdebug389491()
     QCOMPARE(action.type, LocationBar::LoadAction::Url);
     QCOMPARE(action.loadRequest.url(), QUrl("http://website.com?search=searchterm and another"));
 }
+
+void LocationBarTest::loadActionSpecialSchemesTest()
+{
+    LocationBar::LoadAction action;
+
+    action = LocationBar::loadAction("data:image/png;base64,xxxxx");
+    QCOMPARE(action.type, LocationBar::LoadAction::Url);
+    QCOMPARE(action.loadRequest.url(), QUrl("data:image/png;base64,xxxxx"));
+
+    action = LocationBar::loadAction("qupzilla:about");
+    QCOMPARE(action.type, LocationBar::LoadAction::Url);
+    QCOMPARE(action.loadRequest.url(), QUrl("qupzilla:about"));
+
+    action = LocationBar::loadAction("file:test.html");
+    QCOMPARE(action.type, LocationBar::LoadAction::Url);
+    QCOMPARE(action.loadRequest.url(), QUrl("file:test.html"));
+
+    action = LocationBar::loadAction("about:blank");
+    QCOMPARE(action.type, LocationBar::LoadAction::Url);
+    QCOMPARE(action.loadRequest.url(), QUrl("about:blank"));
+}
diff --git a/tests/autotests/locationbartest.h b/tests/autotests/locationbartest.h
index a24667a85..d93162ecf 100644
--- a/tests/autotests/locationbartest.h
+++ b/tests/autotests/locationbartest.h
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ private slots:
     void loadActionBookmarksTest();
     void loadActionSearchTest();
     void loadAction_kdebug389491();
+    void loadActionSpecialSchemesTest();
 };