diff --git a/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin b/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin
index 688c8c91a9..d091d48bcb 100644
--- a/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin
+++ b/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@
 		<MenuItem id = "GenerateDocumentation"
 		          label = "${res:ProjectComponent.ContextMenu.GenerateDocumentation}"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Commands.GenerateProjectDocumentation"/>
+		<MenuItem id = "OpenProjectOutputFolder"
+		          label = "${res:ProjectComponent.ContextMenu.OpenProjectOutputFolder}"
+		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Commands.OpenProjectOutputFolder"/>
 	</Path>
 	
 	<Path name = "/SharpDevelop/Pads/ProjectBrowser/ContextMenu/ReferenceFolderNode">
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Commands/ProjectMenuCommands.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Commands/ProjectMenuCommands.cs
index 28445f429e..e3299e5343 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Commands/ProjectMenuCommands.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Commands/ProjectMenuCommands.cs
@@ -85,4 +85,26 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Commands
 			Process.Start(psi);
 		}
 	}
+	
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Opens the projects output folder in an explorer window.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class OpenProjectOutputFolder : AbstractMenuCommand
+	{
+		public override void Run()
+		{
+			CompilableProject project = ProjectService.CurrentProject as CompilableProject;
+			if (project == null) {
+				return;
+			}
+			
+			// Explorer does not handle relative paths as a command line argument properly
+			string outputFolder =  project.OutputFullPath;
+			if (!Directory.Exists(outputFolder)) {
+				Directory.CreateDirectory(outputFolder);
+			}
+			
+			Process.Start(outputFolder);
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Project/CompilableProject.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Project/CompilableProject.cs
index fda9433967..8f4b16901c 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Project/CompilableProject.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Project/CompilableProject.cs
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project
 			set { SetProperty("RootNamespace", value); }
 		}
 		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The full path of the assembly generated by the project.
+		/// </summary>
 		public override string OutputAssemblyFullPath {
 			get {
 				string outputPath = GetEvaluatedProperty("OutputPath") ?? "";
@@ -170,6 +173,18 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project
 			}
 		}
 		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The full path of the folder where the project's primary output files go.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string OutputFullPath {
+			get {
+				string outputPath = GetEvaluatedProperty("OutputPath");
+				// Path.GetFullPath() cleans up any back references.
+				// e.g. C:\windows\system32\..\system becomes C:\windows\system
+				return Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(Directory, outputPath));
+			}
+		}
+		
 		[Browsable(false)]
 		public OutputType OutputType {
 			get {