diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
index 3362cd19a7f..148f03ed425 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ ActionDefinition.uncomment.description= Uncomment the selected // style comment
 ActionDefinition.opendecl.name= Open Declaration
 ActionDefinition.opendecl.description= Open an editor on the selected element's declaration(s)
 
+ActionDefinition.opencview.name= Show in C/C++ Project view
+ActionDefinition.opencview.description= Show the selected resource in the C/C++ Project view
+
 CEditor.name=C Editor
 CPluginPreferencePage.name=C/C++
 CPluginEditorPreferencePage.name=C/C++ Editor
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index 581770bbcf1..3b4b8be4b1a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
    <extension-point id="CElementFilters" name="%elementFiltersName"/>
    <extension-point id="BinaryParserPage" name="Binary Parser Page"/>
 <!-- =========================================================================== -->
+<!-- Extension point: org.eclipse.cdt.ui.textHovers                        -->
 <!-- Extension Implementation: must implement org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextHover  -->
 <!-- Purpose: Provide a perspective specific text hovering for CEditor files     -->
-<!-- Extension point: org.eclipse.cdt.ui.textHovers                        -->
 <!-- =========================================================================== -->
    <extension-point id="textHovers" name="%textHoversName"/>
 
@@ -426,7 +426,14 @@
             command="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.navigate.opentype"
             configuration="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration">
       </keyBinding>
+      <command
+            category="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.category.source"
+            name="%ActionDefinition.opencview.name"
+            description="%ActionDefinition.opencview.description"
+            id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.edit.opencview">
+      </command>
    </extension>
+
    <extension
          id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CSearchPage"
          name="CSearchPage"
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/actions/ShowInCViewAction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/actions/ShowInCViewAction.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..814efacb0a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/actions/ShowInCViewAction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2002,2003 QNX Software Systems and others.
+ * All rights reserved.   This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Common Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/cpl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ * QNX Software Systems - Initial API and implementation
+***********************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.ui.actions;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.editor.CEditorMessages;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart;
+import org.eclipse.ui.part.IShowInSource;
+import org.eclipse.ui.part.IShowInTarget;
+import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditor;
+import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.IUpdate;
+
+/**
+ * This class will open the C/C++ Projects view and highlight the
+ * selected resource matching the current resouce being edited in
+ * the C/C++ Editor.  It uses the IShowInSource/IShowInTarget to 
+ * accomplish this task so as to provide some additional portability
+ * and future proofing.
+ */
+public class ShowInCViewAction extends Action implements IUpdate {
+	private ITextEditor fEditor;
+	final String CVIEW_ID = "org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CView";
+
+	public ShowInCViewAction() {
+		this(null);
+	}
+	
+	public ShowInCViewAction(ITextEditor editor) {	
+		super(CEditorMessages.getString("ShowInCView.label"));		 //$NON-NLS-1$
+		setToolTipText(CEditorMessages.getString("ShowInCView.tooltip")); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		setDescription(CEditorMessages.getString("ShowInCView.description")); //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+		fEditor= editor;
+		//WorkbenchHelp.setHelp(this,	new Object[] { IJavaHelpContextIds.ADD_IMPORT_ON_SELECTION_ACTION });	
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see IAction#actionPerformed
+	 */
+	public void run() {
+		if(fEditor == null) {
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		//Locate a source and a target for us to use
+		IShowInTarget showInTarget;
+		IShowInSource showInSource;
+		try {
+			IWorkbenchPage page = fEditor.getEditorSite().getWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage();
+			IWorkbenchPart part = page.showView(CVIEW_ID);
+			if(part instanceof IShowInTarget) {
+				showInTarget = (IShowInTarget)part;
+			} else {
+				showInTarget = (IShowInTarget)part.getAdapter(IShowInTarget.class);
+			}
+
+			if(fEditor instanceof IShowInSource) {
+				showInSource = (IShowInSource)fEditor;			
+			} else {
+				showInSource = (IShowInSource)fEditor.getAdapter(IShowInSource.class);
+			}
+		} catch(Exception ex) {
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		if(showInTarget == null || showInSource == null) {
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		//Now go ahead and show it (assuming that you can!)
+		showInTarget.show(showInSource.getShowInContext());
+	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.IUpdate#update()
+	 */
+	public void update() {
+	}
+}
+