diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/media/explorerviewlet.css b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/media/explorerviewlet.css
index 5f8ed80fa0fea23013699a3da399898e5372ef73..22378cf0c87b6aad3edee587e86e8318e12a7d3c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/media/explorerviewlet.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/media/explorerviewlet.css
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@
 	border: none;
 }
 
+.explorer-viewlet .explorer-open-editors .monaco-tree .monaco-tree-row .open-editor > .description {
+	opacity: .7;
+	margin-left: .5em;
+	font-size: .9em;
+}
+
 /* Theming */
 .vs-dark .monaco-workbench .explorer-viewlet .collapsible.header .action-close-all-files {
 	background: url("closeall_inverse.svg") center center no-repeat;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsViewer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsViewer.ts
index 28e358d2aefc4fa629f1e8a865315154d27b8b20..16fd4e7deb70eec1961fe55180ba960eb710568c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsViewer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsViewer.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export class DataSource implements tree.IDataSource {
 
 interface IEditorTemplateData {
 	root: HTMLElement;
+	name: HTMLSpanElement;
+	description: HTMLSpanElement;
 }
 
 interface IEditorGroupTemplateData {
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ export class Renderer implements tree.IRenderer {
 
 		const editorTemplate: IEditorTemplateData = Object.create(null);
 		editorTemplate.root = dom.append(container, $('.open-editor'));
+		editorTemplate.name = dom.append(editorTemplate.root, $('span.name'));
+		editorTemplate.description = dom.append(editorTemplate.root, $('span.description'));
 
 		return editorTemplate;
 	}
@@ -97,7 +101,8 @@ export class Renderer implements tree.IRenderer {
 	}
 
 	private renderOpenEditor(tree: tree.ITree, editor: EditorInput, templateData: IEditorTemplateData): void {
-		templateData.root.textContent = editor.getName();
+		templateData.name.textContent = editor.getName();
+		templateData.description.textContent = editor.getDescription();
 	}
 
 	public disposeTemplate(tree: tree.ITree, templateId: string, templateData: any): void {