diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 0bf5d9afd34555564cb8fce7fb29a32237443c9f..92453166d8ab38f9e26845b152eba780642fa346 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@
           "dark": "resources/icons/dark/open-file.svg"
         }
       },
+      {
+        "command": "git.openHEADFile",
+        "title": "%command.openHEADFile%",
+        "category": "Git"
+      },
       {
         "command": "git.stage",
         "title": "%command.stage%",
@@ -246,6 +251,10 @@
           "command": "git.openFile",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "git.openHEADFile",
+          "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
+        },
         {
           "command": "git.openChange",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
@@ -513,6 +522,11 @@
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle && scmResourceGroup == index",
           "group": "navigation"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "git.openHEADFile",
+          "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle && scmResourceGroup == index",
+          "group": "navigation"
+        },
         {
           "command": "git.unstage",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle && scmResourceGroup == index",
@@ -528,6 +542,11 @@
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle && scmResourceGroup == workingTree",
           "group": "navigation"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "git.openHEADFile",
+          "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle && scmResourceGroup == workingTree",
+          "group": "navigation"
+        },
         {
           "command": "git.openFile",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle && scmResourceGroup == workingTree",
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 199338a68e6cb180449ea24d2a66de495856e7e6..bc8bc381786fa65bc60fd765d7710dfb61af40c9 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	"command.refresh": "Refresh",
 	"command.openChange": "Open Changes",
 	"command.openFile": "Open File",
+	"command.openHEADFile": "Open File (HEAD)",
 	"command.stage": "Stage Changes",
 	"command.stageAll": "Stage All Changes",
 	"command.stageSelectedRanges": "Stage Selected Ranges",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index c1615041dd361cc5852d19db920bae10c1912a77..f71e3b723f082e1ebb809c595aea6d7a8b1552c8 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,32 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		return await commands.executeCommand<void>('vscode.open', uri, viewColumn);
 	}
 
+	@command('git.openHEADFile')
+	async openHEADFile(arg?: Resource | Uri): Promise<void> {
+		let resource: Resource | undefined = undefined;
+
+		if (arg instanceof Resource) {
+			resource = arg;
+		} else if (arg instanceof Uri) {
+			resource = this.getSCMResource(arg);
+		} else {
+			resource = this.getSCMResource();
+		}
+
+		if (!resource) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const HEAD = this.getLeftResource(resource);
+
+		if (!HEAD) {
+			window.showWarningMessage(localize('HEAD not available', "HEAD version of '{0}' is not available.", path.basename(resource.resourceUri.fsPath)));
+			return;
+		}
+
+		return await commands.executeCommand<void>('vscode.open', HEAD);
+	}
+
 	@command('git.openChange')
 	async openChange(arg?: Resource | Uri): Promise<void> {
 		let resource: Resource | undefined = undefined;
@@ -328,7 +354,6 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		if (!resource) {
 			return;
 		}
-
 		return await this._openResource(resource);
 	}