diff --git a/Lib/webbrowser.py b/Lib/webbrowser.py
index 02d2036906178f..44974d433b4696 100755
--- a/Lib/webbrowser.py
+++ b/Lib/webbrowser.py
@@ -467,6 +467,10 @@ def register_X_browsers():
     if shutil.which("gio"):
         register("gio", None, BackgroundBrowser(["gio", "open", "--", "%s"]))
 
+    # Equivalent of gio open before 2015
+    if "GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" in os.environ and shutil.which("gvfs-open"):
+        register("gvfs-open", None, BackgroundBrowser("gvfs-open"))
+
     # The default KDE browser
     if "KDE_FULL_SESSION" in os.environ and shutil.which("kfmclient"):
         register("kfmclient", Konqueror, Konqueror("kfmclient"))