diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/preferencesActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/preferencesActions.ts
index 36af7cc275182a5c264cd41b0b5a1886a5a3998b..b40d4055be583a49bdd60fbf08fde0a0ed75ba88 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/preferencesActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/preferencesActions.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ export class OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction extends Action {
 	}
 }
 
+export class OpenRawUserSettingsAction extends Action {
+
+	public static readonly ID = 'workbench.action.openRawUserSettings';
+	public static readonly LABEL = nls.localize('openRawUserSettings', "Open Raw Global User Settings");
+
+	constructor(
+		id: string,
+		label: string,
+		@IPreferencesService private preferencesService: IPreferencesService
+	) {
+		super(id, label);
+	}
+
+	public run(event?: any): TPromise<any> {
+		return this.preferencesService.openRawUserSettings();
+	}
+}
+
 export class OpenSettings2Action extends Action {
 
 	public static readonly ID = 'workbench.action.openSettings2';
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/electron-browser/preferences.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/electron-browser/preferences.contribution.ts
index f3e03e7e6d89e667edbf5b9fcdecb16ccedb519e..570d98515b76882c67bcf80d300aeb03a7c6ea78 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/electron-browser/preferences.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/electron-browser/preferences.contribution.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { PreferencesEditor } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/prefer
 import { SettingsEditor2 } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/settingsEditor2';
 import { DefaultPreferencesEditorInput, PreferencesEditorInput, KeybindingsEditorInput, SettingsEditor2Input } from 'vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferencesEditorInput';
 import { KeybindingsEditor } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/keybindingsEditor';
-import { OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction, OpenSettingsAction, OpenGlobalSettingsAction, OpenGlobalKeybindingsFileAction, OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction, OpenFolderSettingsAction, ConfigureLanguageBasedSettingsAction, OPEN_FOLDER_SETTINGS_COMMAND, OpenGlobalKeybindingsAction, OpenSettings2Action } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/preferencesActions';
+import { OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction, OpenSettingsAction, OpenGlobalSettingsAction, OpenGlobalKeybindingsFileAction, OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction, OpenFolderSettingsAction, ConfigureLanguageBasedSettingsAction, OPEN_FOLDER_SETTINGS_COMMAND, OpenGlobalKeybindingsAction, OpenSettings2Action, OpenRawUserSettingsAction } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/preferencesActions';
 import {
 	IKeybindingsEditor, IPreferencesSearchService, CONTEXT_KEYBINDING_FOCUS, CONTEXT_KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR, CONTEXT_KEYBINDINGS_SEARCH_FOCUS, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_DEFINE, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_REMOVE, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_SEARCH,
 	KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_COPY, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_RESET, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_COPY_COMMAND, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_SHOW_SIMILAR, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_FOCUS_KEYBINDINGS, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_CLEAR_SEARCH_RESULTS
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ Registry.as<IEditorInputFactoryRegistry>(EditorInputExtensions.EditorInputFactor
 const category = nls.localize('preferences', "Preferences");
 const registry = Registry.as<IWorkbenchActionRegistry>(Extensions.WorkbenchActions);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction, OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction.ID, OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction.LABEL), 'Preferences: Open Raw Default Settings', category);
+registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenRawUserSettingsAction, OpenRawUserSettingsAction.ID, OpenRawUserSettingsAction.LABEL), 'Preferences: Open Raw User Settings', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenSettingsAction, OpenSettingsAction.ID, OpenSettingsAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.US_COMMA }), 'Preferences: Open Settings', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenSettings2Action, OpenSettings2Action.ID, OpenSettings2Action.LABEL), 'Preferences: Open Settings (Experimental)', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenGlobalSettingsAction, OpenGlobalSettingsAction.ID, OpenGlobalSettingsAction.LABEL), 'Preferences: Open User Settings', category);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/browser/preferencesService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/browser/preferencesService.ts
index 87340293eed831d905e801f023034cf4ff940c41..2c990a6d3fc48a22caca59042ce54b41efc7a924 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/browser/preferencesService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/browser/preferencesService.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ export class PreferencesService extends Disposable implements IPreferencesServic
 		return this.editorService.openEditor({ resource: this.defaultSettingsRawResource }, EditorPosition.ONE) as TPromise<any>;
 	}
 
+	openRawUserSettings(): TPromise<void> {
+		return this.editorService.openEditor({ resource: this.userSettingsResource }) as TPromise<any>;
+	}
+
 	openSettings(): TPromise<IEditor> {
 		const editorInput = this.getActiveSettingsEditorInput() || this.lastOpenedSettingsInput;
 		const resource = editorInput ? editorInput.master.getResource() : this.userSettingsResource;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences.ts
index ccc4547988e6926be87e9879935b8575d1240427..940bf5b058dc487736cbbf3d4de834bba91a848d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export interface IPreferencesService {
 	createPreferencesEditorModel<T>(uri: URI): TPromise<IPreferencesEditorModel<T>>;
 
 	openRawDefaultSettings(): TPromise<void>;
+	openRawUserSettings(): TPromise<void>;
 	openSettings(): TPromise<IEditor>;
 	openSettings2(): TPromise<IEditor>;
 	openGlobalSettings(options?: IEditorOptions, position?: Position): TPromise<IEditor>;