diff --git a/dist/changes-1.3.0 b/dist/changes-1.3.0
index 8b6dd998ad9f0402b286a9d2937696d6f97ca17f..51b48427ba0429d5a0593ffeb790e7ec8de22efb 100644
--- a/dist/changes-1.3.0
+++ b/dist/changes-1.3.0
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ Project support
    * By default projects using the Microsoft Visual Studio toolchain use jom
      instead of nmake, for better utilization of all processors.
    * Show subdirectory structure below .pro/.pri files in project tree
+   * Add "Show file in Finder/Explorer" (Mac/Windows) to context menu.
+     On Linux it opens the containing directory.
 
 Compilation
-   * Support distributed compilation on Windows/MSVC via jom 
+   * Support multi-core compilation on Windows/MSVC via jom
      (see http://qt.gitorious.org/qt-labs/jom/)
 
 Debugging
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 7cc4087a8e40d7ad5daa3782ac915d6755a389c2..3c9ceb5971c27266e5db98ee953c2a9861fca6fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -420,14 +420,17 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
                        globalcontext);
     mfilec->addAction(cmd, Constants::G_FILE_OPEN);
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    // Show in Finder action
-    m_showInFinder = new QAction(tr("Show in Finder..."), this);
-    cmd = am->registerAction(m_showInFinder, ProjectExplorer::Constants::SHOWINFINDER,
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    m_showInGraphicalShell = new QAction(tr("Show in Explorer..."), this);
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+    m_showInGraphicalShell = new QAction(tr("Show in Finder..."), this);
+#else
+    m_showInGraphicalShell = new QAction(tr("Show containing folder..."), this);
+#endif
+    cmd = am->registerAction(m_showInGraphicalShell, ProjectExplorer::Constants::SHOWINGRAPHICALSHELL,
                        globalcontext);
     mfilec->addAction(cmd, Constants::G_FILE_OPEN);
     mfolder->addAction(cmd, Constants::G_FOLDER_FILES);
-#endif
 
     // Open With menu
     mfilec->addMenu(openWith, ProjectExplorer::Constants::G_FILE_OPEN);
@@ -681,9 +684,7 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     connect(m_addNewFileAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(addNewFile()));
     connect(m_addExistingFilesAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(addExistingFiles()));
     connect(m_openFileAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(openFile()));
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    connect(m_showInFinder, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(showInFinder()));
-#endif
+    connect(m_showInGraphicalShell, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(showInGraphicalShell()));
     connect(m_removeFileAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(removeFile()));
     connect(m_renameFileAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(renameFile()));
 
@@ -1751,10 +1752,21 @@ void ProjectExplorerPlugin::openFile()
     em->ensureEditorManagerVisible();
 }
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-void ProjectExplorerPlugin::showInFinder()
+void ProjectExplorerPlugin::showInGraphicalShell()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(m_currentNode, return)
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    QString explorer = Environment::systemEnvironment().searchInPath("explorer.exe");
+    if (explorer.isEmpty()) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(Core::ICore::instance()->mainWindow(),
+                             tr("Launching Windows Explorer failed"),
+                             tr("Could not find explorer.exe in path to launch Windows Explorer."));
+        return;
+    }
+    QProcess::execute(explorer,
+                      QStringList() << QString("/select,%1")
+                      .arg(QDir::toNativeSeparators(m_currentNode->path())));
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
     QProcess::execute("/usr/bin/osascript", QStringList()
                       << "-e"
                       << QString("tell application \"Finder\" to reveal POSIX file \"%1\"")
@@ -1762,8 +1774,19 @@ void ProjectExplorerPlugin::showInFinder()
     QProcess::execute("/usr/bin/osascript", QStringList()
                       << "-e"
                       << "tell application \"Finder\" to activate");
-}
+#elif
+    // we cannot select a file here, because no file browser really supports it...
+    QFileInfo fileInfo(m_currentNode->path());
+    QString xdgopen = Environment::systemEnvironment().searchInPath("xdg-open");
+    if (xdgopen.isEmpty()) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(Core::ICore::instance()->mainWindow(),
+                             tr("Launching a file explorer failed"),
+                             tr("Could not find xdg-open to launch the native file explorer."));
+        return;
+    }
+    QProcess::execute(xdgopen, QStringList() <<  fileInfo.path());
 #endif
+}
 
 void ProjectExplorerPlugin::removeFile()
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
index 126849a72e81b0f2e40298ec4528cff4dc559a68..c651e2f95320713294b0502f7b2d3a3e560d3de7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ private slots:
     void addNewFile();
     void addExistingFiles();
     void openFile();
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    void showInFinder();
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    void showInGraphicalShell();
 #endif
     void removeFile();
     void renameFile();
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ private:
     QAction *m_addNewFileAction;
     QAction *m_addExistingFilesAction;
     QAction *m_openFileAction;
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    QAction *m_showInFinder;
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    QAction *m_showInGraphicalShell;
 #endif
     QAction *m_removeFileAction;
     QAction *m_renameFileAction;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h
index 6c67ddbd8f45e118f99f88c6b40f4009d4300cdc..222f83053622c7a6d9892fb532e3a5327bbed346 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const char * const SHOWPROPERTIES       = "ProjectExplorer.ShowProperties";
 const char * const ADDNEWFILE           = "ProjectExplorer.AddNewFile";
 const char * const ADDEXISTINGFILES     = "ProjectExplorer.AddExistingFiles";
 const char * const OPENFILE             = "ProjectExplorer.OpenFile";
-const char * const SHOWINFINDER         = "ProjectExplorer.ShowInFinder";
+const char * const SHOWINGRAPHICALSHELL = "ProjectExplorer.ShowInGraphicalShell";
 const char * const REMOVEFILE           = "ProjectExplorer.RemoveFile";
 const char * const RENAMEFILE           = "ProjectExplorer.RenameFile";