diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/common-frontend-contribution.ts b/packages/core/src/browser/common-frontend-contribution.ts
index ed581ee9fa406..ed3eed5212e1b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/common-frontend-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/common-frontend-contribution.ts
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ export namespace CommonCommands {
 
     export const OPEN: Command = {
         id: 'core.open',
-        category: FILE_CATEGORY,
-        label: 'Open',
     };
 
     export const CUT: Command = {
diff --git a/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-contribution.ts b/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-contribution.ts
index 5773f0c44e5eb..7f41fdbd9a51d 100644
--- a/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-contribution.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ import {
 import { FileSystemCommands } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/browser/filesystem-frontend-contribution';
 import { NavigatorDiff, NavigatorDiffCommands } from './navigator-diff';
 import { UriSelection } from '@theia/core/lib/common/selection';
-import { DirNode } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/browser';
+import { DirNode, FileNode } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/browser';
 import { FileNavigatorModel } from './navigator-model';
 import { ClipboardService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/clipboard-service';
 import { SelectionService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/selection-service';
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ export namespace FileNavigatorCommands {
     export const COPY_RELATIVE_FILE_PATH: Command = {
         id: 'navigator.copyRelativeFilePath'
     };
+    export const OPEN: Command = {
+        id: 'navigator.open',
+        category: 'File',
+        label: 'Open'
+    };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -330,6 +335,29 @@ export class FileNavigatorContribution extends AbstractViewContribution<FileNavi
                 await this.clipboardService.writeText(text);
             }
         }, { multi: true }));
+        registry.registerCommand(FileNavigatorCommands.OPEN, {
+            isEnabled: () => this.getResourceFileNodes().length > 0,
+            isVisible: () => this.getResourceFileNodes().length > 0,
+            execute: () => {
+                this.getResourceFileNodes().forEach(async node => {
+                    const opener = await this.openerService.getOpener(node.uri);
+                    opener.open(node.uri);
+                });
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the list of non-directory file nodes.
+     *
+     * @returns the list of non-directory file nodes.
+     */
+    protected getResourceFileNodes(): FileNode[] {
+        const widget = this.tryGetWidget();
+        if (!widget) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        return widget.model.selectedNodes.filter(node => FileNode.is(node) && !node.fileStat.isDirectory) as FileNode[];
     }
 
     protected withWidget<T>(widget: Widget | undefined = this.tryGetWidget(), cb: (navigator: FileNavigatorWidget) => T): T | false {
@@ -348,7 +376,8 @@ export class FileNavigatorContribution extends AbstractViewContribution<FileNavi
         });
 
         registry.registerMenuAction(NavigatorContextMenu.NAVIGATION, {
-            commandId: CommonCommands.OPEN.id
+            commandId: FileNavigatorCommands.OPEN.id,
+            label: 'Open'
         });
         registry.registerSubmenu(NavigatorContextMenu.OPEN_WITH, 'Open With');
         this.openerService.getOpeners().then(openers => {
diff --git a/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-widget.tsx b/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-widget.tsx
index 0302dbfd20159..06b2717c921d8 100644
--- a/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-widget.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { injectable, inject, postConstruct } from 'inversify';
 import { Message } from '@phosphor/messaging';
 import URI from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri';
 import { CommandService, SelectionService } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
-import { CommonCommands, CorePreferences, ViewContainerTitleOptions, Key } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import { CorePreferences, ViewContainerTitleOptions, Key } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
 import {
     ContextMenuRenderer, ExpandableTreeNode,
     TreeProps, TreeModel, TreeNode
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { FileSystem } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/common/filesystem';
 import { isOSX, environment } from '@theia/core';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { NavigatorContextKeyService } from './navigator-context-key-service';
+import { FileNavigatorCommands } from './navigator-contribution';
 
 export const FILE_NAVIGATOR_ID = 'files';
 export const EXPLORER_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID = 'explorer-view-container';
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ export class FileNavigatorWidget extends FileTreeWidget {
         const mainPanelNode = this.shell.mainPanel.node;
         this.addEventListener(mainPanelNode, 'drop', async ({ dataTransfer }) => {
             const treeNodes = dataTransfer && this.getSelectedTreeNodesFromData(dataTransfer) || [];
-            treeNodes.filter(FileNode.is).forEach(treeNode => this.commandService.executeCommand(CommonCommands.OPEN.id, treeNode.uri));
+            treeNodes.filter(FileNode.is).forEach(treeNode => this.commandService.executeCommand(FileNavigatorCommands.OPEN.id, treeNode.uri));
         });
         const handler = (e: DragEvent) => {
             if (e.dataTransfer) {