diff --git a/kittens/ssh/main.py b/kittens/ssh/main.py
index e6359786e..cf6b1ca26 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/main.py
+++ b/kittens/ssh/main.py
@@ -358,6 +358,15 @@ def get_connection_data(args: List[str], cwd: str = '', extra_args: Tuple[str, .
             host_name = arg
     if not host_name:
         return None
+    if host_name.startswith('ssh://'):
+        from urllib.parse import urlparse
+        purl = urlparse(host_name)
+        if purl.hostname:
+            host_name = purl.hostname
+        if purl.username:
+            host_name = f'{purl.username}@{host_name}'
+        if port is None and purl.port:
+            port = purl.port
     if identity_file:
         if not os.path.isabs(identity_file):
             identity_file = os.path.expanduser(identity_file)
diff --git a/kitty_tests/ssh.py b/kitty_tests/ssh.py
index 426e703c2..919a9d362 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/ssh.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/ssh.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ print(' '.join(map(str, buf)))'''), lines=13, cols=77)
         t('ssh un@ip -i ident -p34', host='un@ip', port=34, identity_file='ident')
         t('ssh un@ip -iident -p34', host='un@ip', port=34, identity_file='ident')
         t('ssh -p 33 main', port=33)
+        t('ssh -p 34 ssh://un@ip:33/', host='un@ip', port=34)
         t('ssh --kitten=one -p 12 --kitten two -ix main', identity_file='x', port=12, extra_args=(('--kitten', 'one'), ('--kitten', 'two')))
         self.assertTrue(runtime_dir())