diff --git a/tests/core/test_core.py b/tests/core/test_core.py
index 2285780f2cf..df75af75510 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_core.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from platform import platform
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -229,6 +230,21 @@ def test_show_all_mentions(self, mocker, controller, index_all_mentions):
         msg_ids = {widget.original_widget.message['id'] for widget in widgets}
         assert msg_ids == id_list
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('server_url', [
+        'https://chat.zulip.org/',
+        'https://foo.zulipchat.com/',
+    ])
+    def test_view_in_browser(self, mocker, controller, message_fixture,
+                             server_url):
+        # Set DISPLAY environ in order to run test in Travis.
+        os.environ['DISPLAY'] = ':0'
+        controller.model.server_url = server_url
+        mocked_open = mocker.patch(CORE + '.webbrowser.open')
+
+        controller.view_in_browser(message_fixture)
+
+        mocked_open.assert_called_once_with(controller.message_url)
+
     def test_main(self, mocker, controller):
         ret_mock = mocker.Mock()
         mock_loop = mocker.patch('urwid.MainLoop', return_value=ret_mock)
diff --git a/zulipterminal/core.py b/zulipterminal/core.py
index 6fba628fa96..6e6aae1f76f 100644
--- a/zulipterminal/core.py
+++ b/zulipterminal/core.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import signal
 import sys
 import time
+import webbrowser
 from functools import partial
 from platform import platform
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Tuple
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
 import zulip
 
 from zulipterminal.config.themes import ThemeSpec
-from zulipterminal.helper import Message, asynch
+from zulipterminal.helper import MACOS, WSL, Message, asynch, near_message_url
 from zulipterminal.model import Model
 from zulipterminal.ui import Screen, View
 from zulipterminal.ui_tools.utils import create_msg_box_list
@@ -270,6 +271,18 @@ def show_all_mentions(self, button: Any) -> None:
                         anchor=None,
                         mentioned=True)
 
+    def view_in_browser(self, message: Message) -> None:
+        # Don't try to open the browser if the client is running without a GUI.
+        if (not(MACOS or WSL or os.environ.get('DISPLAY'))
+                and os.environ.get('TERM')):
+            return
+
+        # Truncate extra '/' from the server url.
+        self.message_url = near_message_url(self.model.server_url[:-1],
+                                            message)
+
+        webbrowser.open(self.message_url)
+
     def _finalize_show(self, w_list: List[Any]) -> None:
         focus_position = self.model.get_focus_in_current_narrow()
         if focus_position == set():
diff --git a/zulipterminal/ui_tools/boxes.py b/zulipterminal/ui_tools/boxes.py
index 92b116be1c3..41f203d488a 100644
--- a/zulipterminal/ui_tools/boxes.py
+++ b/zulipterminal/ui_tools/boxes.py
@@ -842,6 +842,8 @@ def keypress(self, size: urwid_Size, key: str) -> Optional[str]:
             self.model.controller.view.middle_column.set_focus('footer')
         elif is_command_key('MSG_INFO', key):
             self.model.controller.show_msg_info(self.message)
+        elif is_command_key('VIEW_IN_BROWSER', key):
+            self.model.controller.view_in_browser(self.message)
         return key