diff --git a/lib/core-client/src/typings.d.ts b/lib/core-client/src/typings.d.ts
index 0a7386c391b9..1ef570433a55 100644
--- a/lib/core-client/src/typings.d.ts
+++ b/lib/core-client/src/typings.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ declare module 'pnp-webpack-plugin';
 declare module '@storybook/ui/paths';
 declare module 'better-opn';
 declare module 'open';
-declare module 'x-default-browser';
+declare module '@aw-web-design/x-default-browser';
 declare module '@storybook/ui';
 
diff --git a/lib/core-server/package.json b/lib/core-server/package.json
index 29428263cc6e..d38ddac7b6cf 100644
--- a/lib/core-server/package.json
+++ b/lib/core-server/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "prepare": "node ../../scripts/prepare.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@aw-web-design/x-default-browser": "1.4.88",
     "@discoveryjs/json-ext": "^0.5.3",
     "@storybook/builder-webpack4": "6.5.0-rc.1",
     "@storybook/core-client": "6.5.0-rc.1",
@@ -81,8 +82,7 @@
     "util-deprecate": "^1.0.2",
     "watchpack": "^2.2.0",
     "webpack": "4",
-    "ws": "^8.2.3",
-    "x-default-browser": "^0.4.0"
+    "ws": "^8.2.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@storybook/builder-webpack5": "6.5.0-rc.1",
diff --git a/lib/core-server/src/utils/open-in-browser.ts b/lib/core-server/src/utils/open-in-browser.ts
index bf98fbf9dd48..59f088f230aa 100644
--- a/lib/core-server/src/utils/open-in-browser.ts
+++ b/lib/core-server/src/utils/open-in-browser.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { logger } from '@storybook/node-logger';
 import betterOpn from 'better-opn'; // betterOpn alias used because also loading open
 import open from 'open';
-import getDefaultBrowser from 'x-default-browser';
+import getDefaultBrowser from '@aw-web-design/x-default-browser';
 import dedent from 'ts-dedent';
 
 export function openInBrowser(address: string) {
diff --git a/lib/core-server/typings.d.ts b/lib/core-server/typings.d.ts
index eeb489a5e71a..b539c76578d5 100644
--- a/lib/core-server/typings.d.ts
+++ b/lib/core-server/typings.d.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ declare module '@storybook/theming/paths';
 declare module '@storybook/ui/paths';
 declare module 'better-opn';
 declare module 'open';
-declare module 'x-default-browser';
+declare module '@aw-web-design/x-default-browser';
 declare module '@storybook/ui';
 declare module '@discoveryjs/json-ext';
 declare module 'watchpack';
diff --git a/lib/manager-webpack4/typings.d.ts b/lib/manager-webpack4/typings.d.ts
index 894b889ada8f..6c5e278ef73f 100644
--- a/lib/manager-webpack4/typings.d.ts
+++ b/lib/manager-webpack4/typings.d.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ declare module '@storybook/theming/paths';
 declare module '@storybook/ui/paths';
 declare module 'better-opn';
 declare module 'open';
-declare module 'x-default-browser';
+declare module '@aw-web-design/x-default-browser';
 declare module '@storybook/ui';
diff --git a/lib/manager-webpack5/typings.d.ts b/lib/manager-webpack5/typings.d.ts
index 70fcabe6c3bb..febd3228fce6 100644
--- a/lib/manager-webpack5/typings.d.ts
+++ b/lib/manager-webpack5/typings.d.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ declare module '@storybook/theming/paths';
 declare module '@storybook/ui/paths';
 declare module 'better-opn';
 declare module 'open';
-declare module 'x-default-browser';
+declare module '@aw-web-design/x-default-browser';
 declare module '@storybook/ui';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 08135ba78f4f..f955dd323bc4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -375,6 +375,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@aw-web-design/x-default-browser@npm:1.4.88":
+  version: 1.4.88
+  resolution: "@aw-web-design/x-default-browser@npm:1.4.88"
+  dependencies:
+    default-browser-id: 3.0.0
+  bin:
+    x-default-browser: bin/x-default-browser.js
+  checksum: ae604e01aeb226b48cad226bfce55a88a12d759d139ede20aa71ee9ed94fefe912659678ae663bb277d9c02f281f62a965bdc0adf43817b0f95d397cbf97d8b2
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@axe-core/puppeteer@npm:^4.2.0":
   version: 4.4.0
   resolution: "@axe-core/puppeteer@npm:4.4.0"
@@ -7736,6 +7747,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@storybook/core-server@workspace:lib/core-server"
   dependencies:
+    "@aw-web-design/x-default-browser": 1.4.88
     "@discoveryjs/json-ext": ^0.5.3
     "@storybook/builder-webpack4": 6.5.0-rc.1
     "@storybook/builder-webpack5": 6.5.0-rc.1
@@ -7785,7 +7797,6 @@ __metadata:
     watchpack: ^2.2.0
     webpack: 4
     ws: ^8.2.3
-    x-default-browser: ^0.4.0
   peerDependencies:
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
     react-dom: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
@@ -14888,7 +14899,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"big-integer@npm:^1.6.7":
+"big-integer@npm:^1.6.44":
   version: 1.6.51
   resolution: "big-integer@npm:1.6.51"
   checksum: c8139662d57f8833a44802f4b65be911679c569535ea73c5cfd3c1c8994eaead1b84b6f63e1db63833e4d4cacb6b6a9e5522178113dfdc8e4c81ed8436f1e8cc
@@ -15118,12 +15129,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"bplist-parser@npm:^0.1.0":
-  version: 0.1.1
-  resolution: "bplist-parser@npm:0.1.1"
+"bplist-parser@npm:^0.2.0":
+  version: 0.2.0
+  resolution: "bplist-parser@npm:0.2.0"
   dependencies:
-    big-integer: ^1.6.7
-  checksum: cd50206f956e74f6e46cb5ed14be5eb00b2e14676ea3dd36703470715177a2770fc22032eca63a36adb3b56a1e51138a95bb0fc6849a78c21e92caeedf219ea7
+    big-integer: ^1.6.44
+  checksum: ce79c69e0f6efe506281e7c84e3712f7d12978991675b6e3a58a295b16f13ca81aa9b845c335614a545e0af728c8311b6aa3142af76ba1cb616af9bbac5c4a9f
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -19369,16 +19380,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"default-browser-id@npm:^1.0.4":
-  version: 1.0.4
-  resolution: "default-browser-id@npm:1.0.4"
+"default-browser-id@npm:3.0.0":
+  version: 3.0.0
+  resolution: "default-browser-id@npm:3.0.0"
   dependencies:
-    bplist-parser: ^0.1.0
-    meow: ^3.1.0
-    untildify: ^2.0.0
-  bin:
-    default-browser-id: cli.js
-  checksum: a00a2ab66beab70490b4d76258a1f2eadfadca6414bf67ab78aa25b33dc3de0c4c813bb8f204271aa7a08281c39474487db0229e325112456464fb97a0522a8a
+    bplist-parser: ^0.2.0
+    untildify: ^4.0.0
+  checksum: 8db3ab882eb3e1e8b59d84c8641320e6c66d8eeb17eb4bb848b7dd549b1e6fd313988e4a13542e95fbaeff03f6e9dedc5ad191ad4df7996187753eb0d45c00b7
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -31844,7 +31852,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"meow@npm:^3.1.0, meow@npm:^3.3.0":
+"meow@npm:^3.3.0":
   version: 3.7.0
   resolution: "meow@npm:3.7.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -45397,7 +45405,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"untildify@npm:^2.0.0, untildify@npm:^2.1.0":
+"untildify@npm:^2.1.0":
   version: 2.1.0
   resolution: "untildify@npm:2.1.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -47974,20 +47982,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"x-default-browser@npm:^0.4.0":
-  version: 0.4.0
-  resolution: "x-default-browser@npm:0.4.0"
-  dependencies:
-    default-browser-id: ^1.0.4
-  dependenciesMeta:
-    default-browser-id:
-      optional: true
-  bin:
-    x-default-browser: bin/x-default-browser.js
-  checksum: a19e42ffeab19560ea05a423561f5b3b82bb3a5878dc932cfd0847fadc5890b8b685d6b39e2356c8304b3943f5a7120ba4b233365d686ff8f9bf2499ce11f052
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "xdg-basedir@npm:^4.0.0":
   version: 4.0.0
   resolution: "xdg-basedir@npm:4.0.0"