diff --git a/doomsday/libs/gui/include/de/gui/guiapp.h b/doomsday/libs/gui/include/de/gui/guiapp.h
index dc0c23ac94..d9e9bf79ab 100644
--- a/doomsday/libs/gui/include/de/gui/guiapp.h
+++ b/doomsday/libs/gui/include/de/gui/guiapp.h
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ class LIBGUI_PUBLIC GuiApp : public App
      */
     static void revealFile(const NativePath &fileOrFolder);
 
+    /**
+     * Opens an URL in the operating system's default web browser.
+     *
+     * @param url  URL to open.
+     */
+    static void openBrowserUrl(const String &url);
+
 protected:
     NativePath appDataPath() const override;
 
diff --git a/doomsday/libs/gui/src/guiapp.cpp b/doomsday/libs/gui/src/guiapp.cpp
index d2a27f0054..60e11207e1 100644
--- a/doomsday/libs/gui/src/guiapp.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/libs/gui/src/guiapp.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,12 @@ void GuiApp::revealFile(const NativePath &fileOrFolder) // static
             CommandLine{{"/usr/bin/osascript", scriptPath, fileOrFolder}}.execute();
         }
     }
+    #elif defined (DE_X11)
+    {
+        String path = (fileOrFolder.isDirectory() ? fileOrFolder.toString()
+                                                  : fileOrFolder.fileNamePath().toString());
+        CommandLine({"/usr/bin/xdg-open", path}).execute();
+    }
     #else
     {
         DE_ASSERT_FAIL("File revealing not implemented on this platform");
@@ -369,6 +375,19 @@ void GuiApp::revealFile(const NativePath &fileOrFolder) // static
 #endif
 }
 
+void GuiApp::openBrowserUrl(const String &url)
+{
+    #if defined (DE_X11)
+    {
+        CommandLine({"/usr/bin/x-www-browser", url}).execute();
+    }
+#else
+    {
+        DE_ASSERT_FAIL("Browser URL opening not implemented on this platform");
+    }
+    #endif
+}
+
 void GuiApp::quitRequested()
 {
     quit(0);