diff --git a/collects/net/sendurl.ss b/collects/net/sendurl.ss
index 93fb823741..6f271580af 100644
--- a/collects/net/sendurl.ss
+++ b/collects/net/sendurl.ss
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ;; order matters: the default will be the first of these that is found
 (define all-unix-browsers
   '(;; common browsers
-    firefox galeon opera mozilla konqueror seamonkey epiphany
+    firefox galeon opera mozilla konqueror seamonkey epiphany google-chrome
     ;; known browsers
     camino skipstone
     ;; broken browsers (broken in that they won't work with plt-help)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
     ;; finally, deal with the actual browser process
     [else
      (case browser
-       [(gnome-open firefox konqueror dillo htmlview) (simple)]
+       [(gnome-open firefox konqueror dillo htmlview google-chrome) (simple)]
        ;; don't really know how to run these
        [(camino skipstone mosaic) (simple)]
        [(galeon) (if (eq? 'browser-default separate-window?)