diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index ee31831b..0e6e7b12 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@
 
         <activity
             android:name=".activities.MainActivity"
-            android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize" />
+            android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize">
+
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
+                <data android:mimeType="vnd.android.cursor.dir/calls" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
 
         <activity
             android:name="com.simplemobiletools.commons.activities.AboutActivity"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/activities/MainActivity.kt
index ff53e345..dd7d3a44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -258,7 +258,14 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         // selecting the proper tab sometimes glitches, add an extra selector to make sure we have it right
         main_tabs_holder.onGlobalLayout {
             Handler().postDelayed({
-                main_tabs_holder.getTabAt(getDefaultTab())?.select()
+                var wantedTab = getDefaultTab()
+
+                // open the Recents tab if we got here by clicking a missed call notification
+                if (intent.action == Intent.ACTION_VIEW) {
+                    wantedTab = main_tabs_holder.tabCount - 1
+                }
+
+                main_tabs_holder.getTabAt(wantedTab)?.select()
                 invalidateOptionsMenu()
             }, 100L)
         }