diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilelauncher.c b/gtk/gtkfilelauncher.c
index 1536883030..82fdd6ed31 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilelauncher.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilelauncher.c
@@ -433,7 +433,11 @@ gtk_file_launcher_launch (GtkFileLauncher     *self,
 #ifndef G_OS_WIN32
   if (gtk_openuri_portal_is_available ())
     {
-      gtk_openuri_portal_open_async (self->file, FALSE, self->always_ask, parent, cancellable, open_done, task);
+      GtkOpenuriFlags flags = 0;
+
+      if (self->always_ask)
+        flags |= GTK_OPENURI_FLAGS_ASK;
+      gtk_openuri_portal_open_async (self->file, FALSE, flags, parent, cancellable, open_done, task);
     }
   else
 #endif
@@ -527,7 +531,9 @@ gtk_file_launcher_open_containing_folder (GtkFileLauncher     *self,
 #ifndef G_OS_WIN32
   if (gtk_openuri_portal_is_available ())
     {
-      gtk_openuri_portal_open_async (self->file, TRUE, FALSE, parent, cancellable, open_done, task);
+      GtkOpenuriFlags flags = 0;
+
+      gtk_openuri_portal_open_async (self->file, TRUE, flags, parent, cancellable, open_done, task);
     }
   else
 #endif
diff --git a/gtk/gtkopenuriportal.c b/gtk/gtkopenuriportal.c
index e41305acd5..3d5bc76c33 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkopenuriportal.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkopenuriportal.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ typedef struct {
   GFile *file;
   char *uri;
   gboolean open_folder;
-  gboolean always_ask;
+  GtkOpenuriFlags flags;
   GDBusConnection *connection;
   GCancellable *cancellable;
   GTask *task;
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ open_uri (OpenUriData         *data,
 {
   GFile *file = data->file;
   gboolean open_folder = data->open_folder;
-  gboolean always_ask = data->always_ask;
   GTask *task;
   GVariant *opts = NULL;
   int i;
@@ -321,8 +320,13 @@ open_uri (OpenUriData         *data,
   if (activation_token)
     g_variant_builder_add (&opt_builder, "{sv}", "activation_token", g_variant_new_string (activation_token));
 
-  if (always_ask && !open_folder)
-    g_variant_builder_add (&opt_builder, "{sv}", "ask", g_variant_new_boolean (always_ask));
+  if (!open_folder)
+    {
+      if (data->flags & GTK_OPENURI_FLAGS_ASK)
+        g_variant_builder_add (&opt_builder, "{sv}", "ask", g_variant_new_boolean (TRUE));
+      if (data->flags & GTK_OPENURI_FLAGS_WRITABLE)
+        g_variant_builder_add (&opt_builder, "{sv}", "writable", g_variant_new_boolean (TRUE));
+    }
 
   opts = g_variant_builder_end (&opt_builder);
 
@@ -458,7 +462,7 @@ window_handle_exported (GtkWindow  *window,
 void
 gtk_openuri_portal_open_async (GFile               *file,
                                gboolean             open_folder,
-                               gboolean             always_ask,
+                               GtkOpenuriFlags      flags,
                                GtkWindow           *parent,
                                GCancellable        *cancellable,
                                GAsyncReadyCallback  callback,
@@ -478,7 +482,7 @@ gtk_openuri_portal_open_async (GFile               *file,
   data->parent = parent ? g_object_ref (parent) : NULL;
   data->file = g_object_ref (file);
   data->open_folder = open_folder;
-  data->always_ask = always_ask;
+  data->flags = flags;
   data->cancellable = cancellable ? g_object_ref (cancellable) : NULL;
   data->task = g_task_new (parent, cancellable, callback, user_data);
   g_task_set_check_cancellable (data->task, FALSE);
diff --git a/gtk/gtkopenuriportal.h b/gtk/gtkopenuriportal.h
index 9eb153fb8e..3236f46e68 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkopenuriportal.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkopenuriportal.h
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 gboolean gtk_openuri_portal_is_available (void);
 
+typedef enum
+{
+ GTK_OPENURI_FLAGS_ASK      = 1 << 0,
+ GTK_OPENURI_FLAGS_WRITABLE = 1 << 1,
+} GtkOpenuriFlags;
+
 void     gtk_openuri_portal_open_async   (GFile               *file,
                                           gboolean             open_folder,
-                                          gboolean             always_ask,
+                                          GtkOpenuriFlags      flags,
                                           GtkWindow           *window,
                                           GCancellable        *cancellable,
                                           GAsyncReadyCallback  callback,