diff --git a/shell/ev-window.c b/shell/ev-window.c
index ba282e18abf94e60a064432a8a75cc1facbee44a..3acb68a3d29491b4513895391c2f6e851613e7b4 100644
--- a/shell/ev-window.c
+++ b/shell/ev-window.c
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ ev_window_update_actions_sensitivity (EvWindow *ev_window)
 	gboolean recent_view_mode;
 	gboolean dual_mode = FALSE;
 	gboolean has_pages = FALSE;
+	gboolean is_native = FALSE;
 	int      n_pages = 0, page = -1;
 
 	if (document) {
@@ -499,6 +500,12 @@ ev_window_update_actions_sensitivity (EvWindow *ev_window)
 		ok_to_print = FALSE;
 	}
 
+	if (has_document) {
+		GFile *file = g_file_new_for_uri (priv->uri);
+		is_native = g_file_is_native (file);
+		g_object_unref (file);
+	}
+
 	/* Get modes */
 	presentation_mode = EV_WINDOW_IS_PRESENTATION (priv);
 	recent_view_mode = ev_window_is_recent_view (ev_window);
@@ -513,7 +520,7 @@ ev_window_update_actions_sensitivity (EvWindow *ev_window)
 				      has_document && has_properties &&
 				      !recent_view_mode);
 	ev_window_set_action_enabled (ev_window, "open-containing-folder",
-				      has_document && !recent_view_mode);
+				      has_document && !recent_view_mode && is_native);
 	ev_window_set_action_enabled (ev_window, "send-to", has_document &&
 				      priv->has_mailto_handler &&
 	                              nautilus_sendto &&