diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 9c0f30c413..01f4315142 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -873,8 +873,10 @@ void Application::controlledBroadcastToNodes(const QByteArray& packet, const Nod
     }
 }
 
-void Application::importSVOFromURL(QUrl url) {
+bool Application::importSVOFromURL(const QString& urlString) {
+    QUrl url(urlString);
     emit svoImportRequested(url.url());
+    return true; // assume it's accepted
 }
 
 bool Application::event(QEvent* event) {
@@ -887,14 +889,9 @@ bool Application::event(QEvent* event) {
         QUrl url = fileEvent->url();
         
         if (!url.isEmpty()) {
-            if (url.scheme() == HIFI_URL_SCHEME) {
-                DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>()->handleLookupString(fileEvent->url().toString());
-            } else if (url.path().toLower().endsWith(SVO_EXTENSION)) {
-                emit svoImportRequested(url.url());
-            } else if (url.path().toLower().endsWith(JS_EXTENSION)) {
-                askToLoadScript(url.toString());
-            //} else if (url.path().toLower().endsWith(FST_EXTENSION)) {
-            //    askToSetAvatarUrl(url.toString());
+            QString urlString = url.toString();
+            if (canAcceptURL(urlString)) {
+                return acceptURL(urlString);
             }
         }
         return false;
@@ -1482,17 +1479,16 @@ void Application::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
                 msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok);
                 msgBox.exec();
             }
-        } else if (lower.endsWith(SVO_EXTENSION)) {
-            emit svoImportRequested(url.url());
-            event->acceptProposedAction();
-            atLeastOneFileAccepted = true;
-        } else if (lower.endsWith(JS_EXTENSION)) {
-            askToLoadScript(url.url());
-            atLeastOneFileAccepted = true;
-        } else if (lower.endsWith(FST_EXTENSION)) {
-            askToSetAvatarUrl(url.url());
-            atLeastOneFileAccepted = true;
-        }
+        } else {
+            QString urlString = url.toString();
+            if (canAcceptURL(urlString)) {
+                if (acceptURL(urlString)) {
+                    atLeastOneFileAccepted = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+        }        
     }
     
     if (atLeastOneFileAccepted) {
@@ -3601,7 +3597,61 @@ void Application::registerScriptEngineWithApplicationServices(ScriptEngine* scri
     workerThread->start();
 }
 
-void Application::askToSetAvatarUrl(const QString& url) {
+void Application::initializeAcceptedFiles() {
+    if (_acceptedExtensions.size() == 0) {
+        qDebug() << "Application::initializeAcceptedFiles()";
+        _acceptedExtensions[SVO_EXTENSION] = &Application::importSVOFromURL;
+        _acceptedExtensions[JS_EXTENSION] = &Application::askToLoadScript;
+        _acceptedExtensions[FST_EXTENSION] = &Application::askToSetAvatarUrl;
+    }
+}
+
+bool Application::canAcceptURL(const QString& urlString) {
+    qDebug() << "Application::canAcceptURL() urlString:" << urlString;
+    initializeAcceptedFiles();
+    
+    QUrl url(urlString);
+    if (urlString.startsWith(HIFI_URL_SCHEME)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    QHashIterator<QString, AcceptURLMethod> i(_acceptedExtensions);
+    QString lowerPath = url.path().toLower();
+    while (i.hasNext()) {
+        i.next();
+        if (lowerPath.endsWith(i.key())) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool Application::acceptURL(const QString& urlString) {
+    qDebug() << "Application::acceptURL() urlString:" << urlString;
+    initializeAcceptedFiles();
+    
+    if (urlString.startsWith(HIFI_URL_SCHEME)) {
+        // this is a hifi URL - have the AddressManager handle it
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>().data(), "handleLookupString",
+                                  Qt::AutoConnection, Q_ARG(const QString&, urlString));
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        QUrl url(urlString);
+        QHashIterator<QString, AcceptURLMethod> i(_acceptedExtensions);
+        QString lowerPath = url.path().toLower();
+        while (i.hasNext()) {
+            i.next();
+            if (lowerPath.endsWith(i.key())) {
+                AcceptURLMethod method = i.value();
+                (this->*method)(urlString);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+bool Application::askToSetAvatarUrl(const QString& url) {
     QUrl realUrl(url);
     if (realUrl.isLocalFile()) {
         QString message = "You can not use local files for avatar components.";
@@ -3611,7 +3661,7 @@ void Application::askToSetAvatarUrl(const QString& url) {
         msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok);
         msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Warning);
         msgBox.exec();
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     QString message = "Would you like to use this model for part of avatar:\n" + url;
@@ -3624,7 +3674,7 @@ void Application::askToSetAvatarUrl(const QString& url) {
     QPushButton* headButton = msgBox.addButton(tr("Head"), QMessageBox::ActionRole);
     QPushButton* bodyButton = msgBox.addButton(tr("Body"), QMessageBox::ActionRole);
     QPushButton* bodyAndHeadButton = msgBox.addButton(tr("Body + Head"), QMessageBox::ActionRole);
-    QPushButton* cancelButton = msgBox.addButton(QMessageBox::Cancel);
+    msgBox.addButton(QMessageBox::Cancel);
 
     msgBox.exec();
 
@@ -3650,10 +3700,11 @@ void Application::askToSetAvatarUrl(const QString& url) {
     } else {
         qDebug() << "Declined to use the avatar: " << url;
     }
+    return true;
 }
 
 
-void Application::askToLoadScript(const QString& scriptFilenameOrURL) {
+bool Application::askToLoadScript(const QString& scriptFilenameOrURL) {
     QMessageBox::StandardButton reply;
     QString message = "Would you like to run this script:\n" + scriptFilenameOrURL;
     reply = QMessageBox::question(getWindow(), "Run Script", message, QMessageBox::Yes|QMessageBox::No);
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 3eaaeb6f6b..6bfdc7ad3a 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ class Application;
 #endif
 #define qApp (static_cast<Application*>(QCoreApplication::instance()))
 
+typedef bool (Application::* AcceptURLMethod)(const QString &);
+
 class Application : public QApplication, public AbstractViewStateInterface, AbstractScriptingServicesInterface {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ public:
     float getFieldOfView() { return _fieldOfView.get(); }
     void setFieldOfView(float fov) { _fieldOfView.set(fov); }
 
-    void importSVOFromURL(QUrl url);
+    bool importSVOFromURL(const QString& urlString);
 
     NodeToOctreeSceneStats* getOcteeSceneStats() { return &_octreeServerSceneStats; }
     void lockOctreeSceneStats() { _octreeSceneStatsLock.lockForRead(); }
@@ -307,6 +309,10 @@ public:
     
     QString getScriptsLocation();
     void setScriptsLocation(const QString& scriptsLocation);
+    
+    void initializeAcceptedFiles();
+    bool canAcceptURL(const QString& url);
+    bool acceptURL(const QString& url);
 
 signals:
 
@@ -342,8 +348,8 @@ public slots:
     void loadDialog();
     void loadScriptURLDialog();
     void toggleLogDialog();
-    void askToSetAvatarUrl(const QString& url);
-    void askToLoadScript(const QString& scriptFilenameOrURL);
+    bool askToSetAvatarUrl(const QString& url);
+    bool askToLoadScript(const QString& scriptFilenameOrURL);
     ScriptEngine* loadScript(const QString& scriptFilename = QString(), bool isUserLoaded = true, 
         bool loadScriptFromEditor = false, bool activateMainWindow = false);
     void scriptFinished(const QString& scriptName);
@@ -597,6 +603,8 @@ private:
 
     QWidget* _fullscreenMenuWidget = new QWidget();
     int _menuBarHeight;
+    
+    QHash<QString, AcceptURLMethod> _acceptedExtensions;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_Application_h
diff --git a/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp b/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp
index 3e39841fd4..304740e146 100644
--- a/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ void GLCanvas::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent* event) {
     const QMimeData* mimeData = event->mimeData();
     foreach (QUrl url, mimeData->urls()) {
         auto lower = url.path().toLower();
-        if (lower.endsWith(SNAPSHOT_EXTENSION) || lower.endsWith(SVO_EXTENSION)
-                 || lower.endsWith(JS_EXTENSION)  || lower.endsWith(FST_EXTENSION)) {
+        auto urlString = url.toString();
+        if (lower.endsWith(SNAPSHOT_EXTENSION) || Application::getInstance()->canAcceptURL(urlString)) {
             event->acceptProposedAction();
             break;
         }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/DataWebPage.cpp b/interface/src/ui/DataWebPage.cpp
index 2c41fad7d5..41dd1149cc 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/DataWebPage.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/DataWebPage.cpp
@@ -33,16 +33,11 @@ void DataWebPage::javaScriptConsoleMessage(const QString& message, int lineNumbe
 
 bool DataWebPage::acceptNavigationRequest(QWebFrame* frame, const QNetworkRequest& request, QWebPage::NavigationType type) {
     if (!request.url().toString().startsWith(HIFI_URL_SCHEME)) {
-        if (request.url().path().toLower().endsWith(SVO_EXTENSION)) {
-            Application::getInstance()->importSVOFromURL(request.url());
-            return false;
-        } else if (request.url().path().toLower().endsWith(JS_EXTENSION)) {
-            Application::getInstance()->askToLoadScript(request.url().toString());
-            return false;
-        } else if (request.url().path().toLower().endsWith(FST_EXTENSION)) {
-        
-            Application::getInstance()->askToSetAvatarUrl(request.url().toString());
-            return false;
+        QString urlString = request.url().toString();
+        if (Application::getInstance()->canAcceptURL(urlString)) {
+            if (Application::getInstance()->acceptURL(urlString)) {
+                return false; // we handled it, so QWebPage doesn't need to handle it
+            }
         }
         return true;
     } else {