diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/NavigationBar.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/NavigationBar.tsx
index e8ee4f475..b73704c70 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/NavigationBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/NavigationBar.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { useAsyncAsHook } from "./hooks/useAsyncAsHook.js";
 import qrIcon from "./svg/qr_code_24px.svg";
 import settingsIcon from "./svg/settings_black_24dp.svg";
 import warningIcon from "./svg/warning_24px.svg";
+import { parseTalerUri, TalerUriAction } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
 
 /**
  * List of pages used by the wallet
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export const Pages = {
     "/settings/exchange/add/:currency?",
   ),
 
+  defaultCta: pageDefinition<{ uri: string }>("/taler-uri/:uri"),
   cta: pageDefinition<{ action: string }>("/cta/:action"),
   ctaPay: "/cta/pay",
   ctaPayTemplate: "/cta/pay/template",
@@ -136,6 +138,34 @@ export const Pages = {
   ),
 };
 
+const talerUriActionToPageName: {
+  [t in TalerUriAction]: keyof typeof Pages | undefined;
+} = {
+  [TalerUriAction.Withdraw]: "ctaWithdraw",
+  [TalerUriAction.Pay]: "ctaPay",
+  [TalerUriAction.Tip]: "ctaTips",
+  [TalerUriAction.Refund]: "ctaRefund",
+  [TalerUriAction.PayPull]: "ctaInvoicePay",
+  [TalerUriAction.PayPush]: "ctaTransferPickup",
+  [TalerUriAction.Restore]: "ctaRecovery",
+  [TalerUriAction.PayTemplate]: "ctaPayTemplate",
+  [TalerUriAction.DevExperiment]: undefined,
+  [TalerUriAction.Exchange]: undefined,
+  [TalerUriAction.Auditor]: undefined,
+};
+
+export function getPathnameForTalerURI(talerUri: string): string | undefined {
+  const uri = parseTalerUri(talerUri);
+  if (!uri) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const pageName = talerUriActionToPageName[uri.type];
+  if (!pageName) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return `${Pages[pageName]}?talerUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`;
+}
+
 export type PopupNavBarOptions = "balance" | "backup" | "dev";
 export function PopupNavBar({ path }: { path?: PopupNavBarOptions }): VNode {
   const api = useBackendContext();
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/platform/chrome.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/platform/chrome.ts
index 4b0bdbfb7..03259314e 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/platform/chrome.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/platform/chrome.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
  */
 
 import {
-  classifyTalerUri,
   Logger,
   TalerErrorCode,
-  TalerUriType,
+  TalerUriAction,
   TalerError,
+  parseTalerUri,
 } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
 import { WalletOperations } from "@gnu-taler/taler-wallet-core";
 import { BackgroundOperations } from "../wxApi.js";
@@ -239,80 +239,83 @@ function openWalletURIFromPopup(maybeTalerUri: string): void {
   const talerUri = maybeTalerUri.startsWith("ext+")
     ? maybeTalerUri.substring(4)
     : maybeTalerUri;
-  const uriType = classifyTalerUri(talerUri);
+  const uri = parseTalerUri(talerUri);
+  if (!uri) {
+    logger.warn(
+      `Response with HTTP 402 the Taler header but could not classify ${talerUri}`,
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  //FIXME: this should redirect to just one place
+  // the target pathname should handle what happens if the endpoint is not there
+  // like "trying to open from popup but this uri is not handled"
 
   encodeURIComponent;
   let url: string | undefined = undefined;
-  switch (uriType) {
-    case TalerUriType.TalerWithdraw:
+  switch (uri.type) {
+    case TalerUriAction.Withdraw:
       url = chrome.runtime.getURL(
-        `static/wallet.html#/cta/withdraw?talerWithdrawUri=${encodeURIComponent(
+        `static/wallet.html#/cta/withdraw?talerUri=${encodeURIComponent(
           talerUri,
         )}`,
       );
       break;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerRecovery:
+    case TalerUriAction.Restore:
       url = chrome.runtime.getURL(
-        `static/wallet.html#/cta/recovery?talerRecoveryUri=${encodeURIComponent(
+        `static/wallet.html#/cta/recovery?talerUri=${encodeURIComponent(
           talerUri,
         )}`,
       );
       break;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerPay:
+    case TalerUriAction.Pay:
       url = chrome.runtime.getURL(
-        `static/wallet.html#/cta/pay?talerPayUri=${encodeURIComponent(
+        `static/wallet.html#/cta/pay?talerUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
+      );
+      break;
+    case TalerUriAction.Tip:
+      url = chrome.runtime.getURL(
+        `static/wallet.html#/cta/tip?talerUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
+      );
+      break;
+    case TalerUriAction.Refund:
+      url = chrome.runtime.getURL(
+        `static/wallet.html#/cta/refund?talerUri=${encodeURIComponent(
           talerUri,
         )}`,
       );
       break;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerTip:
+    case TalerUriAction.PayPull:
       url = chrome.runtime.getURL(
-        `static/wallet.html#/cta/tip?talerTipUri=${encodeURIComponent(
+        `static/wallet.html#/cta/invoice/pay?talerUri=${encodeURIComponent(
           talerUri,
         )}`,
       );
       break;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerRefund:
+    case TalerUriAction.PayPush:
       url = chrome.runtime.getURL(
-        `static/wallet.html#/cta/refund?talerRefundUri=${encodeURIComponent(
+        `static/wallet.html#/cta/transfer/pickup?talerUri=${encodeURIComponent(
           talerUri,
         )}`,
       );
       break;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerPayPull:
+    case TalerUriAction.PayTemplate:
       url = chrome.runtime.getURL(
-        `static/wallet.html#/cta/invoice/pay?talerPayPullUri=${encodeURIComponent(
+        `static/wallet.html#/cta/pay/template?talerUri=${encodeURIComponent(
           talerUri,
         )}`,
       );
       break;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerPayPush:
-      url = chrome.runtime.getURL(
-        `static/wallet.html#/cta/transfer/pickup?talerPayPushUri=${encodeURIComponent(
-          talerUri,
-        )}`,
-      );
-      break;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerPayTemplate:
-      url = chrome.runtime.getURL(
-        `static/wallet.html#/cta/pay/template?talerPayTemplateUri=${encodeURIComponent(
-          talerUri,
-        )}`,
-      );
-      break;
-    case TalerUriType.Unknown:
-      logger.warn(
-        `Response with HTTP 402 the Taler header but could not classify ${talerUri}`,
-      );
-      return;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerDevExperiment:
+    case TalerUriAction.DevExperiment:
       logger.warn(`taler://dev-experiment URIs are not allowed in headers`);
       return;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerTemplate:
-      logger.warn(`taler://dev-template URIs are not allowed in headers`);
+    case TalerUriAction.Exchange:
+      logger.warn(`taler://exchange not yet supported`);
+      return;
+    case TalerUriAction.Auditor:
+      logger.warn(`taler://auditor not yet supported`);
       return;
     default: {
-      const error: never = uriType;
+      const error: never = uri;
       logger.warn(
         `Response with HTTP 402 the Taler header "${error}", but header value is not a taler:// URI.`,
       );
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Application.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Application.tsx
index 4a5ef30eb..2b03bb947 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Application.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Application.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
  * @author sebasjm
  */
 
-import { TranslatedString } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
+import {
+  TalerUriAction,
+  TranslatedString,
+  parseTalerUri,
+} from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
 import { createHashHistory } from "history";
 import { ComponentChildren, Fragment, h, VNode } from "preact";
 import { route, Route, Router } from "preact-router";
@@ -55,7 +59,12 @@ import {
   WithdrawPageFromParams,
   WithdrawPageFromURI,
 } from "../cta/Withdraw/index.js";
-import { Pages, WalletNavBar, WalletNavBarOptions } from "../NavigationBar.js";
+import {
+  Pages,
+  WalletNavBar,
+  WalletNavBarOptions,
+  getPathnameForTalerURI,
+} from "../NavigationBar.js";
 import { platform } from "../platform/foreground.js";
 import CloseIcon from "../svg/close_24px.svg";
 import { AddBackupProviderPage } from "./AddBackupProvider/index.js";
@@ -285,12 +294,22 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
             {/**
              * CALL TO ACTION
              */}
+            <Route
+              path={Pages.defaultCta.pattern}
+              component={({ uri }: { uri: string }) => {
+                const path = getPathnameForTalerURI(uri);
+                if (!path) {
+                  return <Redirect to={Pages.balance} />;
+                }
+                return <Redirect to={path} />;
+              }}
+            />
             <Route
               path={Pages.ctaPay}
-              component={({ talerPayUri }: { talerPayUri: string }) => (
+              component={({ talerUri }: { talerUri: string }) => (
                 <CallToActionTemplate title={i18n.str`Digital cash payment`}>
                   <PaymentPage
-                    talerPayUri={decodeURIComponent(talerPayUri)}
+                    talerPayUri={decodeURIComponent(talerUri)}
                     goToWalletManualWithdraw={(amount?: string) =>
                       redirectTo(Pages.receiveCash({ amount }))
                     }
@@ -304,14 +323,10 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
             />
             <Route
               path={Pages.ctaPayTemplate}
-              component={({
-                talerPayTemplateUri,
-              }: {
-                talerPayTemplateUri: string;
-              }) => (
+              component={({ talerUri }: { talerUri: string }) => (
                 <CallToActionTemplate title={i18n.str`Digital cash payment`}>
                   <PaymentTemplatePage
-                    talerTemplateUri={decodeURIComponent(talerPayTemplateUri)}
+                    talerTemplateUri={decodeURIComponent(talerUri)}
                     goToWalletManualWithdraw={(amount?: string) =>
                       redirectTo(Pages.receiveCash({ amount }))
                     }
@@ -325,10 +340,10 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
             />
             <Route
               path={Pages.ctaRefund}
-              component={({ talerRefundUri }: { talerRefundUri: string }) => (
+              component={({ talerUri }: { talerUri: string }) => (
                 <CallToActionTemplate title={i18n.str`Digital cash refund`}>
                   <RefundPage
-                    talerRefundUri={decodeURIComponent(talerRefundUri)}
+                    talerRefundUri={decodeURIComponent(talerUri)}
                     cancel={() => redirectTo(Pages.balance)}
                     onSuccess={(tid: string) =>
                       redirectTo(Pages.balanceTransaction({ tid }))
@@ -339,10 +354,10 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
             />
             <Route
               path={Pages.ctaTips}
-              component={({ talerTipUri }: { talerTipUri: string }) => (
+              component={({ talerUri }: { talerUri: string }) => (
                 <CallToActionTemplate title={i18n.str`Digital cash tip`}>
                   <TipPage
-                    talerTipUri={decodeURIComponent(talerTipUri)}
+                    talerTipUri={decodeURIComponent(talerUri)}
                     onCancel={() => redirectTo(Pages.balance)}
                     onSuccess={(tid: string) =>
                       redirectTo(Pages.balanceTransaction({ tid }))
@@ -353,14 +368,10 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
             />
             <Route
               path={Pages.ctaWithdraw}
-              component={({
-                talerWithdrawUri,
-              }: {
-                talerWithdrawUri: string;
-              }) => (
+              component={({ talerUri }: { talerUri: string }) => (
                 <CallToActionTemplate title={i18n.str`Digital cash withdrawal`}>
                   <WithdrawPageFromURI
-                    talerWithdrawUri={decodeURIComponent(talerWithdrawUri)}
+                    talerWithdrawUri={decodeURIComponent(talerUri)}
                     cancel={() => redirectTo(Pages.balance)}
                     onSuccess={(tid: string) =>
                       redirectTo(Pages.balanceTransaction({ tid }))
@@ -387,15 +398,15 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
               path={Pages.ctaDeposit}
               component={({
                 amount,
-                talerDepositUri,
+                talerUri,
               }: {
                 amount: string;
-                talerDepositUri: string;
+                talerUri: string;
               }) => (
                 <CallToActionTemplate title={i18n.str`Digital cash deposit`}>
                   <DepositPageCTA
                     amountStr={amount}
-                    talerDepositUri={decodeURIComponent(talerDepositUri)}
+                    talerDepositUri={decodeURIComponent(talerUri)}
                     cancel={() => redirectTo(Pages.balance)}
                     onSuccess={(tid: string) =>
                       redirectTo(Pages.balanceTransaction({ tid }))
@@ -434,10 +445,10 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
             />
             <Route
               path={Pages.ctaInvoicePay}
-              component={({ talerPayPullUri }: { talerPayPullUri: string }) => (
+              component={({ talerUri }: { talerUri: string }) => (
                 <CallToActionTemplate title={i18n.str`Digital cash invoice`}>
                   <InvoicePayPage
-                    talerPayPullUri={decodeURIComponent(talerPayPullUri)}
+                    talerPayPullUri={decodeURIComponent(talerUri)}
                     goToWalletManualWithdraw={(amount?: string) =>
                       redirectTo(Pages.receiveCash({ amount }))
                     }
@@ -451,10 +462,10 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
             />
             <Route
               path={Pages.ctaTransferPickup}
-              component={({ talerPayPushUri }: { talerPayPushUri: string }) => (
+              component={({ talerUri }: { talerUri: string }) => (
                 <CallToActionTemplate title={i18n.str`Digital cash transfer`}>
                   <TransferPickupPage
-                    talerPayPushUri={decodeURIComponent(talerPayPushUri)}
+                    talerPayPushUri={decodeURIComponent(talerUri)}
                     onClose={() => redirectTo(Pages.balance)}
                     onSuccess={(tid: string) =>
                       redirectTo(Pages.balanceTransaction({ tid }))
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wxBackend.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wxBackend.ts
index 3655c5dbc..c50412053 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wxBackend.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wxBackend.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import {
   WalletDiagnostics,
   makeErrorDetail,
   getErrorDetailFromException,
+  parseTalerUri,
+  TalerUriAction,
 } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
 import {
   DbAccess,
@@ -332,69 +334,17 @@ function parseTalerUriAndRedirect(tabId: number, maybeTalerUri: string): void {
   const talerUri = maybeTalerUri.startsWith("ext+")
     ? maybeTalerUri.substring(4)
     : maybeTalerUri;
-  const uriType = classifyTalerUri(talerUri);
-  switch (uriType) {
-    case TalerUriType.TalerWithdraw:
-      return platform.redirectTabToWalletPage(
-        tabId,
-        `/cta/withdraw?talerWithdrawUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
-      );
-    case TalerUriType.TalerPay:
-      return platform.redirectTabToWalletPage(
-        tabId,
-        `/cta/pay?talerPayUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
-      );
-    case TalerUriType.TalerTip:
-      return platform.redirectTabToWalletPage(
-        tabId,
-        `/cta/tip?talerTipUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
-      );
-    case TalerUriType.TalerRefund:
-      return platform.redirectTabToWalletPage(
-        tabId,
-        `/cta/refund?talerRefundUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
-      );
-    case TalerUriType.TalerPayPull:
-      return platform.redirectTabToWalletPage(
-        tabId,
-        `/cta/invoice/pay?talerPayPullUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
-      );
-    case TalerUriType.TalerPayPush:
-      return platform.redirectTabToWalletPage(
-        tabId,
-        `/cta/transfer/pickup?talerPayPushUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
-      );
-    case TalerUriType.TalerRecovery:
-      return platform.redirectTabToWalletPage(
-        tabId,
-        `/cta/transfer/recovery?talerBackupUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
-      );
-    case TalerUriType.TalerPayTemplate:
-      return platform.redirectTabToWalletPage(
-        tabId,
-        `/cta/pay/template?talerPayTemplateUri=${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
-      );
-      return;
-    case TalerUriType.Unknown:
-      logger.warn(
-        `Response with HTTP 402 the Taler header but could not classify ${talerUri}`,
-      );
-      return;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerDevExperiment:
-      // FIXME: Implement!
-      logger.warn("not implemented");
-      return;
-    case TalerUriType.TalerTemplate:
-      logger.warn("not implemented");
-      return;
-    default: {
-      const error: never = uriType;
-      logger.warn(
-        `Response with HTTP 402 the Taler header "${error}", but header value is not a taler:// URI.`,
-      );
-      return;
-    }
+  const uri = parseTalerUri(talerUri);
+  if (!uri) {
+    logger.warn(
+      `Response with HTTP 402 the Taler header but could not classify ${talerUri}`,
+    );
+    return;
   }
+  return platform.redirectTabToWalletPage(
+    tabId,
+    `/taler-uri/${encodeURIComponent(talerUri)}`,
+  );
 }
 
 /**