diff --git a/addons/filetree/katefiletree.h b/addons/filetree/katefiletree.h
--- a/addons/filetree/katefiletree.h
+++ b/addons/filetree/katefiletree.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     void slotCollapseRecursive();
     void slotDocumentCloseOther();
     void slotDocumentReload();
+    void slotOpenContainingFolder();
     void slotCopyFilename();
     void slotCurrentChanged(const QModelIndex &current, const QModelIndex &previous);
     void slotDocumentFirst();
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@
     QAction *m_filelistCollapseRecursive;
     QAction *m_filelistCloseOtherDocument;
     QAction *m_filelistReloadDocument;
+    QAction *m_filelistOpenContainingFolder;
     QAction *m_filelistCopyFilename;
     QAction *m_filelistRenameFile;
     QAction *m_filelistPrintDocument;
diff --git a/addons/filetree/katefiletree.cpp b/addons/filetree/katefiletree.cpp
--- a/addons/filetree/katefiletree.cpp
+++ b/addons/filetree/katefiletree.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <KStandardAction>
 #include <KIO/DeleteJob>
 #include <KIO/CopyJob>
+#include <KIO/OpenFileManagerWindowJob>
 
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
 #include <QClipboard>
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@
     connect(m_filelistCloseOtherDocument, &QAction::triggered, this, &KateFileTree::slotDocumentCloseOther);
     m_filelistCloseOtherDocument->setWhatsThis(i18n("Close other documents in this folder."));
 
+    m_filelistOpenContainingFolder = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-open-folder")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Open Containing Folder"), this);
+    connect(m_filelistOpenContainingFolder, &QAction::triggered, this, &KateFileTree::slotOpenContainingFolder);
+    m_filelistOpenContainingFolder->setWhatsThis(i18n("Open the folder this file is located in."));
+
     m_filelistCopyFilename = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("edit-copy")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Copy File Path"), this);
     connect(m_filelistCopyFilename, &QAction::triggered, this, &KateFileTree::slotCopyFilename);
     m_filelistCopyFilename->setWhatsThis(i18n("Copy path and filename to the clipboard."));
@@ -237,6 +242,7 @@
     if (isFile) {
         menu.addAction(m_filelistCloseOtherDocument);
         menu.addSeparator();
+        menu.addAction(m_filelistOpenContainingFolder);
         menu.addAction(m_filelistCopyFilename);
         menu.addAction(m_filelistRenameFile);
         menu.addAction(m_filelistPrintDocument);
@@ -246,6 +252,7 @@
         connect(openWithMenu, &QMenu::triggered, this, &KateFileTree::slotOpenWithMenuAction);
 
         const bool hasFileName = doc->url().isValid();
+        m_filelistOpenContainingFolder->setEnabled(hasFileName);
         m_filelistCopyFilename->setEnabled(hasFileName);
         m_filelistRenameFile->setEnabled(hasFileName);
         m_filelistDeleteDocument->setEnabled(hasFileName);
@@ -417,6 +424,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+void KateFileTree::slotOpenContainingFolder()
+{
+    KTextEditor::Document *doc = model()->data(m_indexContextMenu, KateFileTreeModel::DocumentRole).value<KTextEditor::Document *>();
+    if (doc) {
+        KIO::highlightInFileManager({doc->url()});
+    }
+}
+
 void KateFileTree::slotCopyFilename()
 {
     KTextEditor::Document *doc = model()->data(m_indexContextMenu, KateFileTreeModel::DocumentRole).value<KTextEditor::Document *>();