diff --git a/git-open b/git-open
index a0a11fd..ba6328f 100755
--- a/git-open
+++ b/git-open
@@ -301,4 +301,4 @@ if (( print_only )); then
 fi
 
 # open it in a browser
-${BROWSER:-${browser:-$open}} "$openurl"
+eval "${BROWSER:-${browser:-$open}}" \"\$openurl\"
diff --git a/test/git-open.bats b/test/git-open.bats
index 03818b3..f5e74f4 100755
--- a/test/git-open.bats
+++ b/test/git-open.bats
@@ -701,6 +701,15 @@ setup() {
   assert_output "DEFAULT https://github.com/personal/repo"
 }
 
+@test "browser: handles quoted arguments in browser command" {
+  git remote set-url origin "git@github.com:user/repo.git"
+  git checkout -B "master"
+  git config --local open.browser "echo 'spaced arg'"
+  unset BROWSER
+  run ../git-open
+  assert_output "spaced arg https://github.com/user/repo"
+}
+
 @test "browser: BROWSER env var takes priority over config" {
   git remote set-url origin "git@github.com:user/repo.git"
   git checkout -B "master"