2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/protocolhandler.cpp b/src/protocolhandler.cpp
index 7b6c9318..186b93d3 100644
--- a/src/protocolhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/protocolhandler.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ bool ProtocolHandler::postHandling(const QNetworkRequest &request, QWebFrame *fr
 
             return true;
         }
+
+        return false;
     }
 
     // we cannot handle this protocol in any way.
diff --git a/src/webpage.cpp b/src/webpage.cpp
index b4f6e03d..c028ee58 100644
--- a/src/webpage.cpp
+++ b/src/webpage.cpp
@@ -368,6 +368,19 @@ void WebPage::handleUnsupportedContent(QNetworkReply *reply)
         return;
     }
 
+    // NOTE
+    // This is needed in case rekonq has been associated with something it cannot
+    // properly handle (eg: xbel files, see BUG:299056). This way we break an eventual
+    // "recall" loop.
+    if (appService->exec().trimmed().startsWith() == QL1S("rekonq"))
+    {
+        isLocal
+        ? KMessageBox::sorry(view(), i18n("rekonq cannot properly handle this, sorry"))
+        : downloadUrl(reply->url());
+
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (isLocal)
     {
         // Load outside local files