diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java
index 41e765fb..296703c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ public class AppController implements Initializable {
     public void openFile(File file) {
         if(isWalletFile(file)) {
             openWalletFile(file, true);
-        } else if(isSignatureFile(file)) {
+        } else if(isSignatureOrManifestFile(file)) {
             verifyDownload(new ActionEvent(file, rootStack));
         } else {
             openTransactionFile(file);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppServices.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppServices.java
index 8f25979f..ef71dbfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppServices.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppServices.java
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ public class AppServices {
             for(File file : openFiles) {
                 if(isWalletFile(file)) {
                     EventManager.get().post(new RequestWalletOpenEvent(openWindow, file));
-                } else if(isSignatureFile(file)) {
+                } else if(isSignatureOrManifestFile(file)) {
                     EventManager.get().post(new RequestVerifyDownloadEvent(openWindow, file));
                 } else {
                     EventManager.get().post(new RequestTransactionOpenEvent(openWindow, file));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/DownloadVerifierDialog.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/DownloadVerifierDialog.java
index 335f4463..dd553060 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/DownloadVerifierDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/DownloadVerifierDialog.java
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public class DownloadVerifierDialog extends Dialog<ButtonBar.ButtonData> {
         return field;
     }
 
-    public Map<File, String> getManifest(File manifest) throws IOException, InvalidManifestException {
+    public static Map<File, String> getManifest(File manifest) throws IOException, InvalidManifestException {
         if(manifest.length() > MAX_VALID_MANIFEST_SIZE) {
             throw new InvalidManifestException();
         }
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public class DownloadVerifierDialog extends Dialog<ButtonBar.ButtonData> {
         }
     }
 
-    public Map<File, String> getManifest(InputStream manifestStream) throws IOException {
+    public static Map<File, String> getManifest(InputStream manifestStream) throws IOException {
         Map<File, String> manifest = new HashMap<>();
 
         BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(manifestStream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
@@ -477,8 +477,23 @@ public class DownloadVerifierDialog extends Dialog<ButtonBar.ButtonData> {
         return message;
     }
 
-    public static boolean isSignatureFile(File file) {
-        return file != null && file.getName().length() > 4 && SIGNATURE_EXTENSIONS.stream().anyMatch(ext -> file.getName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT).endsWith("." + ext));
+    public static boolean isSignatureOrManifestFile(File file) {
+        if(file != null) {
+            if(file.getName().length() > 4 && SIGNATURE_EXTENSIONS.stream().anyMatch(ext -> file.getName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT).endsWith("." + ext))) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if(file.getName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT).endsWith(".txt")) {
+                try {
+                    Map<File, String> manifest = getManifest(file);
+                    return !manifest.isEmpty();
+                } catch(Exception e) {
+                    //ignore
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
     }
 
     private static class Header extends GridPane {