diff --git a/after/ftplugin/qf.vim b/after/ftplugin/qf.vim
index d30232c..7de28f0 100644
--- a/after/ftplugin/qf.vim
+++ b/after/ftplugin/qf.vim
@@ -50,4 +50,16 @@ if b:context['denote'] == 'list'
 	xnoremap <buffer> + :DenoteTagAdd 
 	xnoremap <buffer> - :DenoteTagRm 
 	xnoremap <buffer> d :DenoteDelete<CR>
+	" Open non-notes using the 'open' command
+	function OpenDenoteEntry()
+		let l:item = getloclist(0, {'items': 1})['items'][line('.')-1]
+		let l:bufnr = l:item['bufnr']
+		let l:filename = bufname(l:bufnr)
+		if index(g:denote_note_file_extensions, fnamemodify(l:filename, ':e')) == -1
+			call system('open ' .. shellescape(l:filename))
+		else
+			exe 'edit ' ..  fnameescape(l:filename)
+		endif
+	endfunction
+	nnoremap <buffer> <Enter> :call OpenDenoteEntry()<CR>
 endif
diff --git a/autoload/denote/notes.vim b/autoload/denote/notes.vim
index dd223c9..bc38821 100644
--- a/autoload/denote/notes.vim
+++ b/autoload/denote/notes.vim
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ function denote#notes#copy(origfile)
 	" Write front matter, if this is supported
 	if index(g:denote_note_file_extensions, l:ext) >= 0
 		call denote#loclist#jumptowindow()
-		exe 'edit ' .. l:filename
+		exe 'edit ' .. fnameescape(l:filename)
 		call appendbufline(l:filename, 0, libdenote#fm_gen(l:ext, l:identifier, l:title), [], g:denote_fm_md_type)
 		exe 'w'
 	endif