diff --git a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/MainWindow.cpp b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/MainWindow.cpp
index 11d184b76dc..7ce16d51307 100644
--- a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -2623,6 +2623,20 @@ void MainWindow::TLMSimulate()
   }
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief MainWindow::openTemporaryDirectory
+ * Opens the temporary directory
+ */
+void MainWindow::openTemporaryDirectory()
+{
+  QUrl temporaryDirectory (QString("file:///%1").arg(Utilities::tempDirectory()));
+  if (!QDesktopServices::openUrl(temporaryDirectory)) {
+    MessagesWidget::instance()->addGUIMessage(MessageItem(MessageItem::Modelica,
+                                                          GUIMessages::getMessage(GUIMessages::UNABLE_TO_OPEN_FILE).arg(temporaryDirectory.toString()),
+                                                          Helper::scriptingKind, Helper::errorLevel));
+  }
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief MainWindow::openWorkingDirectory
  * Opens the current working directory.
@@ -3542,6 +3556,10 @@ void MainWindow::createActions()
     mpShowOMCDiffWidgetAction->setStatusTip(tr("Shows OpenModelica Compiler Diff"));
     connect(mpShowOMCDiffWidgetAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), mpOMCProxy, SLOT(openOMCDiffWidget()));
   }
+  // open temporary directory action
+  mpOpenTemporaryDirectoryAction = new QAction(tr("Open Temporary Directory"), this);
+  mpOpenTemporaryDirectoryAction->setStatusTip(tr("Opens the temporary directory"));
+  connect(mpOpenTemporaryDirectoryAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(openTemporaryDirectory()));
   // open working directory action
   mpOpenWorkingDirectoryAction = new QAction(tr("Open Working Directory"), this);
   mpOpenWorkingDirectoryAction->setStatusTip(tr("Opens the current working directory"));
@@ -3975,6 +3993,7 @@ void MainWindow::createMenus()
     pToolsMenu->addAction(mpShowOMCDiffWidgetAction);
   }
   pToolsMenu->addSeparator();
+  pToolsMenu->addAction(mpOpenTemporaryDirectoryAction);
   pToolsMenu->addAction(mpOpenWorkingDirectoryAction);
   pToolsMenu->addAction(mpOpenTerminalAction);
   pToolsMenu->addSeparator();
diff --git a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/MainWindow.h b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/MainWindow.h
index f0610d6d5b0..ba10f8f6e58 100644
--- a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/MainWindow.h
+++ b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/MainWindow.h
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
   QAction *mpShowOMCLoggerWidgetAction;
   QAction *mpShowOpenModelicaCommandPromptAction;
   QAction *mpShowOMCDiffWidgetAction;
+  QAction *mpOpenTemporaryDirectoryAction;
   QAction *mpOpenWorkingDirectoryAction;
   QAction *mpOpenTerminalAction;
   QAction *mpOptionsAction;
@@ -520,6 +521,7 @@ public slots:
   void exportToClipboard();
   void fetchInterfaceData();
   void TLMSimulate();
+  void openTemporaryDirectory();
   void openWorkingDirectory();
   void openTerminal();
   void openConfigurationOptions();
diff --git a/doc/UsersGuide/source/omedit.rst b/doc/UsersGuide/source/omedit.rst
index d29dc787f11..5634471e8cc 100644
--- a/doc/UsersGuide/source/omedit.rst
+++ b/doc/UsersGuide/source/omedit.rst
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ The users can perform multiple searches and go back to old search results using
 
   Search History
 
-Temporary Directory, Working Directory and Log Files
+Temporary Directory, Log Files and Working Directory
 ----------------------------------------------------
 
 On Unix/Linux systems temporary directory is the path in the `TMPDIR` environment variable
@@ -1765,7 +1765,8 @@ so the complete path is usually `/tmp/OpenModelica<USERNAME>/OMEdit`.
 On Windows its the path in the `TEMP` or `TMP` environment variable appended with directory paths
 `OpenModelica/OMEdit` so the complete path is usually `%TEMP%/OpenModelica/OMEdit`.
 
-All the log files are always generated in the temporary directory.
+All the log files are always generated in the temporary directory. Choose *Tools > Open Temporary Directory*
+to open the temporary directory.
 
 By default the working directory has the same path as the temporary directory. You can change
 the working directory from *Tools > Options > General* see section :ref:`omedit-options-general`.