diff --git a/tests/test_launch.py b/tests/test_launch.py
index 75aaa2f091..eeb11f0e05 100644
--- a/tests/test_launch.py
+++ b/tests/test_launch.py
@@ -48,4 +48,11 @@ def test_calls_original_launch_when_not_passing_urls():
     with patch("typer.main.click.launch", return_value=0) as launch_mock:
         typer.launch("not a url")
 
-    launch_mock.assert_called_once_with("not a url")
+    launch_mock.assert_called_once_with("not a url", wait=False, locate=False)
+
+
+def test_launch_locating_file():
+    with patch("typer.main.click.launch", return_value=0) as launch_mock:
+        typer.launch("/path/to/file", locate=True)
+
+    launch_mock.assert_called_once_with("/path/to/file", wait=False, locate=True)
diff --git a/typer/main.py b/typer/main.py
index 508d96617e..1987df3dad 100644
--- a/typer/main.py
+++ b/typer/main.py
@@ -1136,4 +1136,4 @@ def launch(url: str, wait: bool = False, locate: bool = False) -> int:
         return 0
 
     else:
-        return click.launch(url)
+        return click.launch(url, wait=wait, locate=locate)