diff --git a/src/main/app/index.js b/src/main/app/index.js
index 3424b6a2..b1e79497 100644
--- a/src/main/app/index.js
+++ b/src/main/app/index.js
@@ -460,17 +460,30 @@ class App {
     ipcMain.on('app-create-settings-window', category => {
       this._openSettingsWindow(category)
     })
-
-    ipcMain.on('app-open-file-by-id', (windowId, filePath) => {
+    ipcMain.on('scroll-to-header-by-name', (windowId, slug) => {
+      let editor = this._windowManager.get(windowId)
+      const win = editor.browserWindow
+      win.webContents.send('mt::scroll-to-header-by-name', slug)
+    })
+    ipcMain.on('app-open-file-by-id', (windowId, filePath, slug) => {
       const openFilesInNewWindow = this._accessor.preferences.getItem('openFilesInNewWindow')
+      let editor = null
       if (openFilesInNewWindow) {
         this._createEditorWindow(null, [filePath])
       } else {
-        const editor = this._windowManager.get(windowId)
+        editor = this._windowManager.get(windowId)
         if (editor) {
           editor.openTab(filePath, {}, true)
         }
       }
+      if (!slug) { return }
+
+      if (!editor) { editor = this._windowManager.get(windowId) }
+      if (!editor) { return }
+      const win = editor.browserWindow
+
+      // probably should pass this further down but at least createEditorWindow isn't setup great for taking params.
+      setTimeout(() => win.webContents.send('mt::scroll-to-header-by-name', slug), 250)
     })
     ipcMain.on('app-open-files-by-id', (windowId, fileList) => {
       const openFilesInNewWindow = this._accessor.preferences.getItem('openFilesInNewWindow')
diff --git a/src/main/menu/actions/file.js b/src/main/menu/actions/file.js
index b743735a..b3f46a86 100644
--- a/src/main/menu/actions/file.js
+++ b/src/main/menu/actions/file.js
@@ -417,8 +417,25 @@ ipcMain.on('mt::format-link-click', (e, { data, dirname }) => {
   if (!data || (!data.href && !data.text)) {
     return
   }
+  let parsedUrl = null
+  let slug = null
 
-  const urlCandidate = data.href || data.text
+  let urlCandidate = data.href || data.text
+  if (typeof (urlCandidate) === 'string') {
+    try {
+      parsedUrl = new URL(urlCandidate, 'b:/fake/')
+      if (parsedUrl.protocol === 'b:') { // seems like a local file
+        if (parsedUrl.hash) {
+          slug = parsedUrl.hash.substring(1)
+          if (urlCandidate.endsWith(parsedUrl.hash)) {
+            urlCandidate = urlCandidate.substring(0, urlCandidate.length - parsedUrl.hash.length)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+
+    }
+  }
   if (URL_REG.test(urlCandidate)) {
     shell.openExternal(urlCandidate)
     return
@@ -427,8 +444,12 @@ ipcMain.on('mt::format-link-click', (e, { data, dirname }) => {
     return
   }
 
-  const href = data.href
+  const href = urlCandidate
   if (!href) {
+    if (slug) {
+      const win = BrowserWindow.fromWebContents(e.sender)
+      gotoSlug(win, slug)
+    }
     return
   }
 
@@ -443,7 +464,7 @@ ipcMain.on('mt::format-link-click', (e, { data, dirname }) => {
     pathname = path.normalize(pathname)
     if (isMarkdownFile(pathname)) {
       const win = BrowserWindow.fromWebContents(e.sender)
-      openFileOrFolder(win, pathname)
+      openFileOrFolder(win, pathname, slug)
     } else {
       shell.openPath(pathname)
     }
@@ -533,11 +554,13 @@ export const openFolder = async win => {
     openFileOrFolder(win, filePaths[0])
   }
 }
-
-export const openFileOrFolder = (win, pathname) => {
+export const gotoSlug = (win, slug) => {
+    ipcMain.emit('scroll-to-header-by-name', win.id, slug)
+}
+export const openFileOrFolder = (win, pathname, slug) => {
   const resolvedPath = normalizeAndResolvePath(pathname)
   if (isFile(resolvedPath)) {
-    ipcMain.emit('app-open-file-by-id', win.id, resolvedPath)
+    ipcMain.emit('app-open-file-by-id', win.id, resolvedPath, slug)
   } else if (isDirectory(resolvedPath)) {
     ipcMain.emit('app-open-directory-by-id', win.id, resolvedPath)
   } else {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/editorWithTabs/editor.vue b/src/renderer/components/editorWithTabs/editor.vue
index 0b407039..833e5306 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/editorWithTabs/editor.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/components/editorWithTabs/editor.vue
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ export default {
       bus.$on('deleteParagraph', this.handleParagraph)
       bus.$on('insertParagraph', this.handleInsertParagraph)
       bus.$on('scroll-to-header', this.scrollToHeader)
+      bus.$on('scroll-to-header-by-name', this.scrollToHeaderByName)
       bus.$on('screenshot-captured', this.handleScreenShot)
       bus.$on('switch-spellchecker-language', this.switchSpellcheckLanguage)
       bus.$on('open-command-spellchecker-switch-language', this.openSpellcheckerLanguageCommand)
@@ -907,6 +908,16 @@ export default {
     scrollToHeader (slug) {
       return this.scrollToElement(`#${slug}`)
     },
+    tocNameToSlugName (slug) {
+      return slug.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9 ]/g, '').replace(/\s+/g, '-')
+    },
+    scrollToHeaderByName (slug) {
+      this.editor.contentState.getTOC().forEach(item => {
+        if (this.tocNameToSlugName(item.content) === slug) {
+          this.scrollToHeader(item.slug)
+        }
+      })
+    },
 
     scrollToElement (selector) {
       // Scroll to search highlight word
@@ -1142,6 +1153,7 @@ export default {
     bus.$off('deleteParagraph', this.handleParagraph)
     bus.$off('insertParagraph', this.handleInsertParagraph)
     bus.$off('scroll-to-header', this.scrollToHeader)
+    bus.$off('scroll-to-header-by-name', this.scrollToHeaderByName)
     bus.$off('screenshot-captured', this.handleScreenShot)
     bus.$off('switch-spellchecker-language', this.switchSpellcheckLanguage)
     bus.$off('open-command-spellchecker-switch-language', this.openSpellcheckerLanguageCommand)
diff --git a/src/renderer/pages/app.vue b/src/renderer/pages/app.vue
index cd1784a7..4e4dd220 100644
--- a/src/renderer/pages/app.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/pages/app.vue
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ export default {
     dispatch('LISTEN_FOR_UPDATE')
     // module: editor
     dispatch('LISTEN_SCREEN_SHOT')
+    dispatch('LISTEN_SCROLL_TO_HEADER')
     dispatch('ASK_FOR_USER_PREFERENCE')
     dispatch('LISTEN_TOGGLE_VIEW')
     dispatch('LISTEN_FOR_CLOSE')
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/editor.js b/src/renderer/store/editor.js
index 3b1c3ee6..6b7e6ac9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/editor.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/editor.js
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ const actions = {
       bus.$emit('screenshot-captured')
     })
   },
+  LISTEN_SCROLL_TO_HEADER ({ commit }) {
+    ipcRenderer.on('mt::scroll-to-header-by-name', (e, slug) => {
+      bus.$emit('scroll-to-header-by-name', slug)
+    })
+  },
 
   // image path auto complement
   ASK_FOR_IMAGE_AUTO_PATH ({ commit, state }, src) {