diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/AutotoolsSharedLibraryProject/template.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/AutotoolsSharedLibraryProject/template.xml
index e9978ef1353..671ee3532c9 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/AutotoolsSharedLibraryProject/template.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/AutotoolsSharedLibraryProject/template.xml
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@
 			</element>
 		</complex-array>
 	</process>
+	<process type="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.OpenFiles">
+		<simple name="projectName" value="$(projectName)"/>
+		<complex-array name="files">
+			<element>
+				<simple name="target" value="$(libName)/$(libName).c"/>
+			</element>
+		</complex-array>
+	</process>
+	
 
 </template>
 
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCAutotoolsProject/template.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCAutotoolsProject/template.xml
index 0f6941adf6e..6e2dabb393d 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCAutotoolsProject/template.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCAutotoolsProject/template.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@
 			</element>
 		</complex-array>
 	</process>
+	<process type="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.OpenFiles">
+		<simple name="projectName" value="$(projectName)"/>
+		<complex-array name="files">
+			<element>
+				<simple name="target" value="$(sourceDir)/$(projectName).c"/>
+			</element>
+		</complex-array>
+	</process>
+	
 
 </template>
 
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCPPAutotoolsProject/template.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCPPAutotoolsProject/template.xml
index 0634577e308..f9ef5795a69 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCPPAutotoolsProject/template.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCPPAutotoolsProject/template.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@
 			</element>
 		</complex-array>
 	</process>
+	<process type="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.OpenFiles">
+		<simple name="projectName" value="$(projectName)"/>
+		<complex-array name="files">
+			<element>
+				<simple name="target" value="$(sourceDir)/$(projectName).cpp"/>
+			</element>
+		</complex-array>
+	</process>
+	
 
 </template>