diff --git a/yazi-config/src/boot/boot.rs b/yazi-config/src/boot/boot.rs
index bf6a882f..7673d753 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/boot/boot.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/boot/boot.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{env, fs, path::PathBuf, process};
+use std::{env, ffi::OsString, fs, path::PathBuf, process};
 
 use clap::Parser;
 use yazi_shared::expand_path;
@@ -8,24 +8,43 @@ use crate::{Xdg, PREVIEW};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Boot {
-	pub cwd:       PathBuf,
+	pub cwd:  PathBuf,
+	pub file: Option<OsString>,
+
 	pub state_dir: PathBuf,
 
 	pub cwd_file:     Option<PathBuf>,
 	pub chooser_file: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
+impl Boot {
+	fn parse_entry(entry: Option<PathBuf>) -> (PathBuf, Option<OsString>) {
+		let Some(entry) = entry else {
+			return (env::current_dir().unwrap(), None);
+		};
+
+		let entry = expand_path(entry);
+		let parent = entry.parent();
+		if parent.is_none() || entry.is_dir() {
+			return (entry, None);
+		}
+
+		return (parent.unwrap().to_owned(), Some(entry.file_name().unwrap().to_owned()));
+	}
+}
+
 impl Default for Boot {
 	fn default() -> Self {
 		let args = Args::parse();
-
-		let cwd = args.cwd.map(expand_path).filter(|p| p.is_dir()).or_else(|| env::current_dir().ok());
+		let (cwd, file) = Self::parse_entry(args.entry);
 
 		let boot = Self {
-			cwd:       cwd.unwrap_or("/".into()),
+			cwd,
+			file,
+
 			state_dir: Xdg::state_dir().unwrap(),
 
-			cwd_file:     args.cwd_file,
+			cwd_file: args.cwd_file,
 			chooser_file: args.chooser_file,
 		};
 
diff --git a/yazi-config/src/boot/cli.rs b/yazi-config/src/boot/cli.rs
index bd1f3b8e..f18cf09c 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/boot/cli.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/boot/cli.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ use clap::{command, Parser};
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 #[command(name = "yazi", version)]
 pub(super) struct Args {
-	/// Set the current working directory
+	/// Set the current working entry
 	#[arg(index = 1)]
-	pub cwd: Option<PathBuf>,
+	pub entry: Option<PathBuf>,
 
 	/// Write the cwd on exit to this file
 	#[arg(long)]
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/create.rs b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/create.rs
index b46099ea..3548f4b8 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/create.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/create.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use tokio::fs::{self};
+use tokio::fs;
 use yazi_config::keymap::Exec;
 use yazi_shared::Url;
 
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/manager/tabs.rs b/yazi-core/src/manager/tabs.rs
index 5bd2ab6d..f3c63427 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/manager/tabs.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/manager/tabs.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ pub struct Tabs {
 impl Tabs {
 	pub fn make() -> Self {
 		let mut tabs = Self { idx: usize::MAX, items: vec![Tab::from(Url::from(&BOOT.cwd))] };
+		if let Some(file) = &BOOT.file {
+			tabs.items[0].reveal(Url::from(BOOT.cwd.join(file)));
+		}
+
 		tabs.set_idx(0);
 		tabs
 	}
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/reveal.rs b/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/reveal.rs
index e6f5781b..539e9ece 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/reveal.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/reveal.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ impl From<&Exec> for Opt {
 		Self { target: Url::from(expand_path(e.args.first().map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or(""))) }
 	}
 }
+impl From<Url> for Opt {
+	fn from(target: Url) -> Self { Self { target } }
+}
 
 impl Tab {
 	pub fn reveal(&mut self, opt: impl Into<Opt>) -> bool {