diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c3b0ff85..2135aa3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@
           "when": "view == mavenProjects && viewItem == MavenProject",
           "group": "inline"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "maven.project.openPom",
+          "when": "view == javaProjectExplorer && viewItem =~ /java:project(?=.*?\\b\\+maven\\b)(?=.*?\\b\\+uri\\b)/",
+          "group": "inline"
+        },
         {
           "command": "maven.plugin.execute",
           "when": "view == mavenProjects && viewItem == PluginGoal",
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index c4a8fe0c..81664f66 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license.
 
 "use strict";
+import * as path from "path";
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { Progress, Uri } from "vscode";
 import { dispose as disposeTelemetryWrapper, initialize, instrumentOperation, sendInfo } from "vscode-extension-telemetry-wrapper";
@@ -205,8 +206,16 @@ async function refreshExplorerHandler(item?: ITreeItem): Promise<void> {
     }
 }
 
-async function openPomHandler(node: MavenProject): Promise<void> {
-    if (node !== undefined && node.pomPath) {
-        await openFileIfExists(node.pomPath);
+async function openPomHandler(node: MavenProject | {uri: string}): Promise<void> {
+    if (node instanceof MavenProject) {
+        if (node.pomPath) {
+            await openFileIfExists(node.pomPath);
+        }
+    } else {
+        // for nodes from Project Manager
+        if (node.uri) {
+            const pomPath: string = path.join(Uri.parse(node.uri).fsPath, "pom.xml");
+            await openFileIfExists(pomPath);
+        }
     }
 }