diff --git a/commons/res/menu/fragment_image_detail.xml b/commons/res/menu/fragment_image_detail.xml
index 62ea7445b..4425559c8 100644
--- a/commons/res/menu/fragment_image_detail.xml
+++ b/commons/res/menu/fragment_image_detail.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,10 @@
           android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_share"
           android:title="@string/menu_share"
           />
+    <item android:id="@+id/menu_browser_current_image"
+          android:showAsAction="always"
+          android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_view"
+          android:title="@string/menu_open_in_browser"
+            />
 
 </menu>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commons/res/values/strings.xml b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
index 2bcc27f2d..5949c4cc7 100644
--- a/commons/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
     <string name="provider_contributions">My uploads</string>
     <string name="menu_share">Share</string>
+    <string name="menu_open_in_browser">View in Browser</string>
 
     <plurals name="contributions_subtitle">
         <item quantity="zero">No uploads yet</item>
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java
index 5f7015af0..22ce16b90 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.wikimedia.commons.media;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
@@ -62,16 +63,22 @@ public class MediaDetailPagerFragment extends SherlockFragment {
 
     @Override
     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        MediaDetailProvider provider = (MediaDetailProvider)getSherlockActivity();
+        Media m = provider.getItem(pager.getCurrentItem());
         switch(item.getItemId()) {
             case R.id.menu_share_current_image:
                 Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
                 shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                 shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
-                MediaDetailProvider provider = (MediaDetailProvider)getSherlockActivity();
-                Media m = provider.getItem(pager.getCurrentItem());
                 shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, m.getDisplayTitle() + " " + m.getDescriptionUrl());
                 startActivity(shareIntent);
                 return true;
+            case R.id.menu_browser_current_image:
+                Intent viewIntent = new Intent();
+                viewIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+                viewIntent.setData(Uri.parse(m.getDescriptionUrl()));
+                startActivity(viewIntent);
+                return true;
             default:
                 return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
         }