diff --git a/kitty/file_transmission.py b/kitty/file_transmission.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d406502a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kitty/file_transmission.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
+# License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2021, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+from enum import Enum, auto
+from base64 import standard_b64decode
+
+
+class Action(Enum):
+    send = auto()
+    data = auto()
+    receive = auto()
+    invalid = auto()
+
+
+class FileTransmissionCommand:
+
+    action = Action.invalid
+    id: str = ''
+    secret: str = ''
+
+    payload = b''
+
+
+def parse_command(data: str) -> FileTransmissionCommand:
+    parts = data.split(':', 1)
+    ans = FileTransmissionCommand()
+    if len(parts) == 1:
+        control, payload = parts[0], ''
+    else:
+        control, payload = parts
+        ans.payload = standard_b64decode(payload)
+
+    for x in control.split(','):
+        k, v = x.partition('=')[::2]
+        if k == 'action':
+            ans.action = Action[v]
+        elif k == 'id':
+            ans.id = v
+        elif k == 'secret':
+            ans.secret = v
+
+    if ans.action is Action.invalid:
+        raise ValueError('No valid action specified in file transmission command')
+
+    return ans
diff --git a/kitty/parser.c b/kitty/parser.c
index b1258a13d..aa6e8831d 100644
--- a/kitty/parser.c
+++ b/kitty/parser.c
@@ -445,6 +445,10 @@ dispatch_osc(Screen *screen, PyObject DUMP_UNUSED *dump_callback) {
             START_DISPATCH
             DISPATCH_OSC(shell_prompt_marking);
             END_DISPATCH
+        case 5113:
+            START_DISPATCH
+            DISPATCH_OSC(file_transmission);
+            END_DISPATCH
         case 30001:
             REPORT_COMMAND(screen_push_dynamic_colors);
             screen_push_colors(screen, 0);
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 048b6cc77..c531346e5 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -1786,6 +1786,12 @@ clipboard_control(Screen *self, int code, PyObject *data) {
     CALLBACK("clipboard_control", "OO", data, code == -52 ? Py_True: Py_False);
 }
 
+void
+file_transmission(Screen *self, PyObject *data) {
+    if (PyUnicode_READY(data) != 0) { PyErr_Clear(); return; }
+    CALLBACK("file_transmission", "O", data);
+}
+
 void
 shell_prompt_marking(Screen *self, PyObject *data) {
     if (PyUnicode_READY(data) != 0) { PyErr_Clear(); return; }
diff --git a/kitty/screen.h b/kitty/screen.h
index cb1f0dfea..c705aad94 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.h
+++ b/kitty/screen.h
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ void set_icon(Screen *self, PyObject*);
 void set_dynamic_color(Screen *self, unsigned int code, PyObject*);
 void clipboard_control(Screen *self, int code, PyObject*);
 void shell_prompt_marking(Screen *self, PyObject*);
+void file_transmission(Screen *self, PyObject*);
 void set_color_table_color(Screen *self, unsigned int code, PyObject*);
 void process_cwd_notification(Screen *self, unsigned int code, PyObject*);
 uint32_t* translation_table(uint32_t which);
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index 4a96f3ac6..de8ef02ff 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -799,6 +799,10 @@ class Window:
     def send_cmd_response(self, response: Any) -> None:
         self.screen.send_escape_code_to_child(DCS, '@kitty-cmd' + json.dumps(response))
 
+    def file_transmission(self, data: str) -> None:
+        from .file_transmission import parse_command
+        parse_command(data)
+
     def clipboard_control(self, data: str, is_partial: bool = False) -> None:
         where, text = data.partition(';')[::2]
         if is_partial: