diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e056cf55d72c7..e0464ffd25b98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - [core] `ContextKeyService` is now an interface. Extenders should extend `ContextKeyServiceDummyImpl` [#10546](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/10546)
 - [plugin] Removed deprecated fields `id` and `label` from `theia.Command` [#10512](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/10512)
 - [plugin-ext] `ViewContextKeyService#with` method removed. Use `ContextKeyService#with` instead. `PluginViewWidget` and `PluginTreeWidget` inject the `ContextKeyService` rather than `ViewContextKeyService`. [#10546](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/10546)
+- [navigator] added `Open Containing Folder` command [#10523](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/10523)
 
 
 ## v1.21.0 - 12/16/2021
diff --git a/packages/navigator/package.json b/packages/navigator/package.json
index 2a934559112de..3e24438425c9e 100644
--- a/packages/navigator/package.json
+++ b/packages/navigator/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
   "theiaExtensions": [
     {
       "frontend": "lib/browser/navigator-frontend-module"
+    },
+    {
+      "frontendElectron": "lib/electron-browser/electron-navigator-module"
     }
   ],
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/packages/navigator/src/electron-browser/electron-navigator-menu-contribution.ts b/packages/navigator/src/electron-browser/electron-navigator-menu-contribution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6fb0eb1c9db23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigator/src/electron-browser/electron-navigator-menu-contribution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/********************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 EclipseSource and others.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
+ *
+ * This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
+ * Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the Eclipse
+ * Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License, version 2
+ * with the GNU Classpath Exception which is available at
+ * https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+import { Command, CommandContribution, CommandRegistry, MenuContribution, MenuModelRegistry } from '@theia/core';
+import { CommonCommands, KeybindingContribution, KeybindingRegistry } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import { WidgetManager } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/widget-manager';
+import * as electron from '@theia/core/shared/electron';
+import { inject, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
+import { FileStatNode } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/browser';
+import { FileNavigatorWidget, FILE_NAVIGATOR_ID } from '../browser';
+import { NavigatorContextMenu } from '../browser/navigator-contribution';
+import { isWindows, isOSX } from '@theia/core/lib/common/os';
+
+export const OPEN_CONTAINING_FOLDER = Command.toDefaultLocalizedCommand({
+    id: 'revealFileInOS',
+    category: CommonCommands.FILE_CATEGORY,
+    label: isWindows ? 'Reveal in File Explorer' :
+        isOSX ? 'Reveal in Finder' :
+        /* linux */ 'Open Containing Folder'
+});
+
+@injectable()
+export class ElectronNavigatorMenuContribution implements MenuContribution, CommandContribution, KeybindingContribution {
+
+    @inject(WidgetManager)
+    protected readonly widgetManager: WidgetManager;
+
+    registerCommands(commands: CommandRegistry): void {
+        commands.registerCommand(OPEN_CONTAINING_FOLDER, {
+            isEnabled: () => this.getSelectedFileStatNodes().length > 0,
+            isVisible: () => this.getSelectedFileStatNodes().length > 0,
+            execute: () => {
+                // workaround for https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/4349:
+                // use electron.remote.shell to open the window in the foreground on Windows
+                const shell = electron.remote?.shell ?? electron.shell;
+                this.getSelectedFileStatNodes().forEach(node => {
+                    shell.showItemInFolder(node.uri['codeUri'].fsPath);
+                });
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    registerMenus(menus: MenuModelRegistry): void {
+        menus.registerMenuAction(NavigatorContextMenu.NAVIGATION, {
+            commandId: OPEN_CONTAINING_FOLDER.id,
+            label: OPEN_CONTAINING_FOLDER.label
+        });
+    }
+
+    registerKeybindings(keybindings: KeybindingRegistry): void {
+        keybindings.registerKeybinding({
+            command: OPEN_CONTAINING_FOLDER.id,
+            keybinding: 'ctrlcmd+alt+p',
+            when: 'filesExplorerFocus'
+        });
+    }
+
+    protected getSelectedFileStatNodes(): FileStatNode[] {
+        const navigator = this.tryGetNavigatorWidget();
+        return navigator ? navigator.model.selectedNodes.filter(FileStatNode.is) : [];
+    }
+
+    tryGetNavigatorWidget(): FileNavigatorWidget | undefined {
+        return this.widgetManager.tryGetWidget(FILE_NAVIGATOR_ID);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/packages/navigator/src/electron-browser/electron-navigator-module.ts b/packages/navigator/src/electron-browser/electron-navigator-module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a85643509df6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigator/src/electron-browser/electron-navigator-module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/********************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 EclipseSource and others.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
+ *
+ * This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
+ * Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the Eclipse
+ * Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License, version 2
+ * with the GNU Classpath Exception which is available at
+ * https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+import { CommandContribution, MenuContribution } from '@theia/core';
+import { ContainerModule } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
+import { KeybindingContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import { ElectronNavigatorMenuContribution } from './electron-navigator-menu-contribution';
+
+export default new ContainerModule(bind => {
+    bind(MenuContribution).to(ElectronNavigatorMenuContribution).inSingletonScope();
+    bind(CommandContribution).to(ElectronNavigatorMenuContribution).inSingletonScope();
+    bind(KeybindingContribution).to(ElectronNavigatorMenuContribution).inSingletonScope();
+});