diff --git a/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.h b/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.h
--- a/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.h
+++ b/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         void run(const Plasma::RunnerContext &context, const Plasma::QueryMatch &match) override;
 
     private Q_SLOTS:
+        QList<QAction *> actionsForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch &match) override;
         QMimeData * mimeDataForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch &match) override;
 
     private Q_SLOTS:
diff --git a/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp b/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp
--- a/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp
+++ b/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "recentdocuments.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QDir>
 #include <QMimeData>
 
 #include <KDesktopFile>
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    const QString homePath = QDir::homePath();
+
     foreach (const QString &document, m_recentdocuments) {
         if (!context.isValid()) {
             return;
@@ -81,7 +84,17 @@
             match.setIconName(config.readIcon());
             match.setData(config.readUrl());
             match.setText(config.readName());
-            match.setSubtext(i18n("Recent Document"));
+
+            QUrl folderUrl = QUrl(config.readUrl()).adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename | QUrl::StripTrailingSlash);
+            if (folderUrl.isLocalFile()) {
+                QString folderPath = folderUrl.toLocalFile();
+                if (folderPath.startsWith(homePath)) {
+                    folderPath.replace(0, homePath.length(), QStringLiteral("~"));
+                }
+                match.setSubtext(folderPath);
+            } else {
+                match.setSubtext(folderUrl.toDisplayString());
+            }
 
             context.addMatch(match);
         }
@@ -91,18 +104,39 @@
 void RecentDocuments::run(const Plasma::RunnerContext &context, const Plasma::QueryMatch &match)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(context)
-    QString url = match.data().toString();
-    qDebug() << "Opening Recent Document" << url;
+
+    const QString url = match.data().toString();
+
+    if (match.selectedAction() && match.selectedAction()->data().toString() == QLatin1String("openParentDir")) {
+        KIO::highlightInFileManager({QUrl(url)});
+        return;
+    }
+
     new KRun(url, 0);
 }
 
-QMimeData * RecentDocuments::mimeDataForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch& match)
+QList<QAction *> RecentDocuments::actionsForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch &match)
 {
-    QMimeData * result = new QMimeData();
-    QList<QUrl> urls;
-    urls << QUrl(match.data().toString());
-    result->setUrls(urls);
+    Q_UNUSED(match)
+
+    const QString openParentDirId = QStringLiteral("openParentDir");
 
+    if (!action(openParentDirId)) {
+        (addAction(openParentDirId, QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-open-folder")), i18n("Open Containing Folder")))->setData(openParentDirId);
+    }
+
+    QList<QAction *> actions;
+
+    if (QUrl(match.data().toString()).isLocalFile()) {
+        actions << action(openParentDirId);
+    }
+
+    return actions;
+}
+
+QMimeData * RecentDocuments::mimeDataForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch& match)
+{
+    QMimeData *result = new QMimeData();
     result->setText(match.data().toString());
     return result;
 }