diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
index 6ecd8e456d2..06e3bb3936f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "target.h"
 #include "toolchain.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/fileutils.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/idocument.h>
 
@@ -93,6 +94,12 @@ public:
         envWidget->setBaseEnvironmentText(bc->baseEnvironmentText());
         envWidget->setUserChanges(bc->userEnvironmentChanges());
 
+        const EnvironmentWidget::OpenTerminalFunc openTerminalFunc
+                = [bc](const Utils::Environment &env) {
+            Core::FileUtils::openTerminal(bc->buildDirectory(), env);
+        };
+        envWidget->setOpenTerminalFunc(openTerminalFunc);
+
         connect(envWidget, &EnvironmentWidget::userChangesChanged, this, [bc, envWidget] {
             bc->setUserEnvironmentChanges(envWidget->userChanges());
         });