diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp
index 8ba3a2590ea..1d17d42e31c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ ResourceEditorW::ResourceEditorW(const Core::Context &context,
     agg->add(new Find::TreeViewFind(m_resourceEditor->treeView()));
 
     m_resourceEditor->setResourceDragEnabled(true);
+    m_contextMenu->addAction(tr("Open File"), this, SLOT(openCurrentFile()));
     m_openWithMenu = m_contextMenu->addMenu(tr("Open With"));
     // Below we need QueuedConnection because otherwise, if this qrc file
     // is inside of the qrc file, crashes happen when using "Open With" on it.
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ ResourceEditorW::ResourceEditorW(const Core::Context &context,
             this, SLOT(onUndoStackChanged(bool,bool)));
     connect(m_resourceEditor, SIGNAL(showContextMenu(QPoint,QString)),
             this, SLOT(showContextMenu(QPoint,QString)));
+    connect(m_resourceEditor, SIGNAL(itemActivated(QString)),
+            this, SLOT(openFile(QString)));
     connect(m_resourceEditor->commandHistory(), SIGNAL(indexChanged(int)),
             this, SLOT(setShouldAutoSave()));
     connect(m_resourceDocument, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
@@ -280,8 +283,20 @@ void ResourceEditorW::onUndoStackChanged(bool canUndo, bool canRedo)
 void ResourceEditorW::showContextMenu(const QPoint &globalPoint, const QString &fileName)
 {
     Core::DocumentManager::populateOpenWithMenu(m_openWithMenu, fileName);
-    if (!m_openWithMenu->actions().isEmpty())
+    if (!m_openWithMenu->actions().isEmpty()) {
+        m_currentFileName = fileName;
         m_contextMenu->popup(globalPoint);
+    }
+}
+
+void ResourceEditorW::openCurrentFile()
+{
+    openFile(m_currentFileName);
+}
+
+void ResourceEditorW::openFile(const QString &fileName)
+{
+    Core::EditorManager::openEditor(fileName);
 }
 
 void ResourceEditorW::onUndo()
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h
index d74a97711d3..fc16ceb8116 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ private slots:
     void onUndoStackChanged(bool canUndo, bool canRedo);
     void setShouldAutoSave(bool sad = true) { m_shouldAutoSave = sad; }
     void showContextMenu(const QPoint &globalPoint, const QString &fileName);
+    void openCurrentFile();
+    void openFile(const QString &fileName);
 
 private:
     const QString m_extension;
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ private:
     bool m_diskIo;
     QMenu *m_contextMenu;
     QMenu *m_openWithMenu;
+    QString m_currentFileName;
 
 public:
     void onUndo();
diff --git a/src/shared/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp b/src/shared/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp
index 0896574e284..8a60fae2851 100644
--- a/src/shared/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ QrcEditor::QrcEditor(QWidget *parent)
     connect(m_treeview->selectionModel(), SIGNAL(currentChanged(QModelIndex,QModelIndex)),
             this, SLOT(updateCurrent()));
     connect(m_treeview, SIGNAL(dirtyChanged(bool)), this, SIGNAL(dirtyChanged(bool)));
+    connect(m_treeview, SIGNAL(itemActivated(QString)),
+            this, SIGNAL(itemActivated(QString)));
     connect(m_treeview, SIGNAL(showContextMenu(QPoint,QString)),
             this, SIGNAL(showContextMenu(QPoint,QString)));
     m_treeview->setFocus();
diff --git a/src/shared/qrceditor/qrceditor.h b/src/shared/qrceditor/qrceditor.h
index 45d02966a61..b026c12b950 100644
--- a/src/shared/qrceditor/qrceditor.h
+++ b/src/shared/qrceditor/qrceditor.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void dirtyChanged(bool dirty);
+    void itemActivated(const QString &fileName);
     void showContextMenu(const QPoint &globalPos, const QString &fileName);
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/shared/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp b/src/shared/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp
index 7590af1abee..19465ceba94 100644
--- a/src/shared/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ ResourceView::ResourceView(QUndoStack *history, QWidget *parent) :
         this, SIGNAL(dirtyChanged(bool)));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(QPoint)),
             this, SLOT(showContextMenu(QPoint)));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(activated(QModelIndex)),
+            this, SLOT(itemActivated(QModelIndex)));
 }
 
 ResourceView::~ResourceView()
@@ -432,6 +434,14 @@ void ResourceView::changeValue(const QModelIndex &nodeIndex, NodeProperty proper
     }
 }
 
+void ResourceView::itemActivated(const QModelIndex &index)
+{
+    const QString fileName = m_qrcModel->file(index);
+    if (fileName.isEmpty())
+        return;
+    emit itemActivated(fileName);
+}
+
 void ResourceView::showContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
 {
     const QModelIndex index = indexAt(pos);
diff --git a/src/shared/qrceditor/resourceview.h b/src/shared/qrceditor/resourceview.h
index 5cda89c904b..3ca9999d0e6 100644
--- a/src/shared/qrceditor/resourceview.h
+++ b/src/shared/qrceditor/resourceview.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ protected:
 signals:
     void removeItem();
     void dirtyChanged(bool b);
+    void itemActivated(const QString &fileName);
     void showContextMenu(const QPoint &globalPos, const QString &fileName);
 
 public:
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ public:
     void changeValue(const QModelIndex &nodeIndex, NodeProperty property, const QString &value);
 
 private slots:
+    void itemActivated(const QModelIndex &index);
     void showContextMenu(const QPoint &pos);
 
 private: