diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Image/ThumbnailReader.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Image/ThumbnailReader.cs
index 4ce0df0260d..9164e434aa5 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Image/ThumbnailReader.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Image/ThumbnailReader.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Interop;
 using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
+using IniParser;
 using Windows.Win32;
 using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
-using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
 using Windows.Win32.Graphics.Gdi;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
 {
@@ -35,9 +36,32 @@ public class WindowsThumbnailProvider
 
         private static readonly HRESULT S_PATHNOTFOUND = (HRESULT)0x8004B205;
 
+        private const string UrlExtension = ".url";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Obtains a BitmapSource thumbnail for the specified file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If the file is a Windows URL shortcut (".url"), the method attempts to resolve the shortcut's icon and use that for the thumbnail; otherwise it requests a thumbnail for the file path. The native HBITMAP used to create the BitmapSource is always released to avoid native memory leaks.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="fileName">Path to the file (can be a regular file or a ".url" shortcut).</param>
+        /// <param name="width">Requested thumbnail width in pixels.</param>
+        /// <param name="height">Requested thumbnail height in pixels.</param>
+        /// <param name="options">Thumbnail extraction options (flags) controlling fallback and caching behavior.</param>
+        /// <returns>A BitmapSource representing the requested thumbnail.</returns>
         public static BitmapSource GetThumbnail(string fileName, int width, int height, ThumbnailOptions options)
         {
-            HBITMAP hBitmap = GetHBitmap(Path.GetFullPath(fileName), width, height, options);
+            HBITMAP hBitmap;
+
+            var extension = Path.GetExtension(fileName)?.ToLowerInvariant();
+            if (extension is UrlExtension)
+            {
+                hBitmap = GetHBitmapForUrlFile(fileName, width, height, options);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                hBitmap = GetHBitmap(Path.GetFullPath(fileName), width, height, options);
+            }
 
             try
             {
@@ -50,6 +74,21 @@ public static BitmapSource GetThumbnail(string fileName, int width, int height,
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Obtains a native HBITMAP for the specified file at the requested size using the Windows Shell image factory.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If <paramref name="options"/> is <see cref="ThumbnailOptions.ThumbnailOnly"/> and thumbnail extraction fails
+        /// due to extraction errors or a missing path, the method falls back to requesting an icon (<see cref="ThumbnailOptions.IconOnly"/>).
+        /// The returned HBITMAP is a raw GDI handle; the caller is responsible for releasing it (e.g., via DeleteObject) to avoid native memory leaks.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="fileName">Path to the file to thumbnail.</param>
+        /// <param name="width">Requested thumbnail width in pixels.</param>
+        /// <param name="height">Requested thumbnail height in pixels.</param>
+        /// <param name="options">Thumbnail request flags that control behavior (e.g., ThumbnailOnly, IconOnly).</param>
+        /// <returns>An HBITMAP handle containing the image. Caller must free the handle when finished.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException">If creating the shell item fails (HRESULT returned by SHCreateItemFromParsingName).</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">If the shell item does not expose IShellItemImageFactory or if an unexpected error occurs while obtaining the image.</exception>
         private static unsafe HBITMAP GetHBitmap(string fileName, int width, int height, ThumbnailOptions options)
         {
             var retCode = PInvoke.SHCreateItemFromParsingName(
@@ -108,5 +147,43 @@ private static unsafe HBITMAP GetHBitmap(string fileName, int width, int height,
 
             return hBitmap;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Obtains an HBITMAP for a Windows .url shortcut by resolving its IconFile entry and delegating to GetHBitmap.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// The method parses the .url file as an INI, looks in the "InternetShortcut" section for the "IconFile" entry,
+        /// and requests a bitmap for that icon path. If no IconFile is present or any error occurs while reading or
+        /// resolving the icon, it falls back to requesting a thumbnail for the .url file itself.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="fileName">Path to the .url shortcut file.</param>
+        /// <param name="width">Requested thumbnail width (pixels).</param>
+        /// <param name="height">Requested thumbnail height (pixels).</param>
+        /// <param name="options">ThumbnailOptions flags controlling extraction behavior.</param>
+        /// <returns>An HBITMAP containing the requested image; callers are responsible for freeing the native handle.</returns>
+        private static unsafe HBITMAP GetHBitmapForUrlFile(string fileName, int width, int height, ThumbnailOptions options)
+        {
+            HBITMAP hBitmap;
+
+            try
+            {
+                var parser = new FileIniDataParser();
+                var data = parser.ReadFile(fileName);
+                var urlSection = data["InternetShortcut"];
+
+                var iconPath = urlSection?["IconFile"];
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(iconPath))
+                {
+                    throw new FileNotFoundException();
+                }
+                hBitmap = GetHBitmap(Path.GetFullPath(iconPath), width, height, options);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                hBitmap = GetHBitmap(Path.GetFullPath(fileName), width, height, options);
+            }
+
+            return hBitmap;
+        }
     }
 }