diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 959f80f93e1..2afe540f1dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ public:
     QAction *m_openFileAction;
     QAction *m_projectTreeCollapseAllAction;
     QAction *m_projectTreeExpandAllAction;
+    QAction *m_projectTreeExpandNodeAction = nullptr;
     Utils::ParameterAction *m_closeProjectFilesActionFileMenu;
     Utils::ParameterAction *m_closeProjectFilesActionContextMenu;
     QAction *m_searchOnFileSystem;
@@ -1416,6 +1417,13 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
 
     // Collapse & Expand.
     const Id treeGroup = Constants::G_PROJECT_TREE;
+
+    dd->m_projectTreeExpandNodeAction = new QAction(tr("Expand"), this);
+    connect(dd->m_projectTreeExpandNodeAction, &QAction::triggered,
+            ProjectTree::instance(), &ProjectTree::expandCurrentNodeRecursively);
+    Command * const expandNodeCmd = ActionManager::registerAction(
+                dd->m_projectTreeExpandNodeAction, "ProjectExplorer.ExpandNode",
+                projectTreeContext);
     dd->m_projectTreeCollapseAllAction = new QAction(tr("Collapse All"), this);
     Command * const collapseCmd = ActionManager::registerAction(
                 dd->m_projectTreeCollapseAllAction, Constants::PROJECTTREE_COLLAPSE_ALL,
@@ -1427,6 +1435,7 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     for (Core::ActionContainer * const ac : {mfileContextMenu, msubProjectContextMenu,
          mfolderContextMenu, mprojectContextMenu, msessionContextMenu}) {
         ac->addSeparator(treeGroup);
+        ac->addAction(expandNodeCmd, treeGroup);
         ac->addAction(collapseCmd, treeGroup);
         ac->addAction(expandCmd, treeGroup);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.cpp
index 1ff829a061e..fed383008d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void ProjectTree::update()
     ProjectTreeWidget *focus = m_focusForContextMenu;
     static QPointer<ProjectTreeWidget> lastFocusedProjectTreeWidget;
     if (!focus) {
-        focus = Utils::findOrDefault(m_projectTreeWidgets, &ProjectTree::hasFocus);
+        focus = currentWidget();
         lastFocusedProjectTreeWidget = focus;
     }
     if (!focus)
@@ -284,15 +284,21 @@ void ProjectTree::sessionAndTreeChanged()
     emit treeChanged();
 }
 
+void ProjectTree::expandCurrentNodeRecursively()
+{
+    if (const auto w = currentWidget())
+        w->expandCurrentNodeRecursively();
+}
+
 void ProjectTree::collapseAll()
 {
-    if (auto w = Utils::findOrDefault(s_instance->m_projectTreeWidgets, &ProjectTree::hasFocus))
+    if (const auto w = currentWidget())
         w->collapseAll();
 }
 
 void ProjectTree::expandAll()
 {
-    if (auto w = Utils::findOrDefault(s_instance->m_projectTreeWidgets, &ProjectTree::hasFocus))
+    if (const auto w = currentWidget())
         w->expandAll();
 }
 
@@ -344,6 +350,11 @@ bool ProjectTree::hasFocus(ProjectTreeWidget *widget)
                 || s_instance->m_focusForContextMenu == widget);
 }
 
+ProjectTreeWidget *ProjectTree::currentWidget() const
+{
+    return findOrDefault(m_projectTreeWidgets, &ProjectTree::hasFocus);
+}
+
 void ProjectTree::showContextMenu(ProjectTreeWidget *focus, const QPoint &globalPos, Node *node)
 {
     QMenu *contextMenu = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.h
index bf1335e5be5..bedcb45862d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public:
     static Project *projectForNode(const Node *node);
     static Node *nodeForFile(const Utils::FilePath &fileName);
 
+    void expandCurrentNodeRecursively();
+
     void collapseAll();
     void expandAll();
 
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ private:
 
     void updateExternalFileWarning();
     static bool hasFocus(Internal::ProjectTreeWidget *widget);
+    Internal::ProjectTreeWidget *currentWidget() const;
     void hideContextMenu();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
index ddf1bdf496b..cdd24622cd5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,20 @@ void ProjectTreeWidget::setAutoSynchronization(bool sync)
         syncFromDocumentManager();
 }
 
+void ProjectTreeWidget::expandNodeRecursively(const QModelIndex &index)
+{
+    const int rc = index.model()->rowCount(index);
+    for (int i = 0; i < rc; ++i)
+        expandNodeRecursively(index.model()->index(i, index.column(), index));
+    if (rc > 0)
+        m_view->expand(index);
+}
+
+void ProjectTreeWidget::expandCurrentNodeRecursively()
+{
+    expandNodeRecursively(m_view->currentIndex());
+}
+
 void ProjectTreeWidget::collapseAll()
 {
     m_view->collapseAll();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.h
index e53396c4b9a..aa612fdf7e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 
     void toggleAutoSynchronization();
     void editCurrentItem();
+    void expandCurrentNodeRecursively();
     void collapseAll();
     void expandAll();
 
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ private:
 
     void syncFromDocumentManager();
 
+    void expandNodeRecursively(const QModelIndex &index);
+
     QTreeView *m_view = nullptr;
     FlatModel *m_model = nullptr;
     QAction *m_filterProjectsAction = nullptr;