diff --git a/desktop/src/app.rs b/desktop/src/app.rs
index 6c2764cbf931..f8ff057de5e1 100644
--- a/desktop/src/app.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/app.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ impl App {
 
         // Poll UI events.
         let event_loop = self.event_loop.take().expect("App already running");
+        let event_loop_proxy = event_loop.create_proxy();
         event_loop.run(move |event, elwt| {
             let mut check_redraw = false;
             match event {
@@ -514,13 +515,16 @@ impl App {
                 }
 
                 winit::event::Event::UserEvent(RuffleEvent::BrowseAndOpen(options)) => {
-                    if let Some(url) = pick_file(None, Some(&self.window))
-                        .and_then(|p| Url::from_file_path(p).ok())
-                    {
-                        self.gui
-                            .borrow_mut()
-                            .create_movie(&mut self.player, *options, url);
-                    }
+                    let event_loop = event_loop_proxy.clone();
+                    let window = self.window.clone();
+                    tokio::spawn(async move {
+                        if let Some(url) = pick_file(None, Some(&window))
+                            .await
+                            .and_then(|p| Url::from_file_path(p).ok())
+                        {
+                            let _ = event_loop.send_event(RuffleEvent::OpenURL(url, options));
+                        }
+                    });
                 }
 
                 winit::event::Event::UserEvent(RuffleEvent::OpenURL(url, options)) => {
diff --git a/desktop/src/gui/widgets.rs b/desktop/src/gui/widgets.rs
index 44cc8ffc919f..ca05e4acd0bc 100644
--- a/desktop/src/gui/widgets.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/gui/widgets.rs
@@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ impl PathOrUrlField {
                         path
                     });
 
-                if let Some(path) = pick_file(dir, self.window.upgrade().as_ref()) {
-                    let mut value_lock = Self::lock_value(&self.value);
-                    *value_lock = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
-                }
+                let value = self.value.clone();
+                let window = self.window.upgrade();
+                tokio::spawn(async move {
+                    if let Some(path) = pick_file(dir, window.as_ref()).await {
+                        let mut value_lock = Self::lock_value(&value);
+                        *value_lock = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+                    }
+                });
             }
 
             let mut value_locked = Self::lock_value(&self.value);
diff --git a/desktop/src/util.rs b/desktop/src/util.rs
index 84900d240195..d60404061d00 100644
--- a/desktop/src/util.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/util.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::custom_event::RuffleEvent;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Error};
 use gilrs::Button;
-use rfd::FileDialog;
+use rfd::AsyncFileDialog;
 use ruffle_core::events::{GamepadButton, KeyCode, TextControlCode};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use url::Url;
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ pub fn parse_url(path: &Path) -> Result<Url, Error> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn pick_file<W: HasWindowHandle + HasDisplayHandle>(
+pub async fn pick_file<W: HasWindowHandle + HasDisplayHandle>(
     dir: Option<PathBuf>,
     parent: Option<&W>,
 ) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    let mut dialog = FileDialog::new()
+    let mut dialog = AsyncFileDialog::new()
         .add_filter("Flash Files", &["swf", "spl", "ruf"])
         .add_filter("All Files", &["*"])
         .set_title("Load a Flash File");
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ pub fn pick_file<W: HasWindowHandle + HasDisplayHandle>(
         dialog = dialog.set_parent(parent);
     }
 
-    dialog.pick_file()
+    dialog.pick_file().await.map(|h| h.into())
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "tracy"))]