diff --git a/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas b/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
index e8868b0eae..ffcc2f54be 100644
--- a/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
+++ b/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
@@ -2270,6 +2270,7 @@ resourcestring
   lisPckEditRecompileAllRequired = 'Recompile all required';
   lisPckEditInstall = 'Install';
   lisPckEditUninstall = 'Uninstall';
+  lisPckEditViewPackgeSource = 'View Package Source';
   lisPckEditGeneralOptions = 'General Options';
   lisPckEditSaveChanges = 'Save Changes?';
   lisPckEditPackageHasChangedSavePackage = 'Package %s%s%s has changed.%sSave '
diff --git a/packager/packageeditor.pas b/packager/packageeditor.pas
index 02ac275961..1ebc65b879 100644
--- a/packager/packageeditor.pas
+++ b/packager/packageeditor.pas
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ type
     function(Sender: TObject; APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult of object;
   TOnUninstallPackage =
     function(Sender: TObject; APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult of object;
+  TOnViewPackageSource =
+    function(Sender: TObject; APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult of object;
   TOnCreateNewPkgFile =
     function(Sender: TObject; Params: TAddToPkgResult): TModalResult  of object;
   TOnDeleteAmbigiousFiles =
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ type
     procedure SaveAsClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure SortFilesMenuItemClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure UninstallClick(Sender: TObject);
+    procedure ViewPkgSourceClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure UseMaxVersionCheckBoxClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure UseMinVersionCheckBoxClick(Sender: TObject);
   private
@@ -211,6 +214,7 @@ type
     FOnRevertPackage: TOnRevertPackage;
     FOnSavePackage: TOnSavePackage;
     FOnUninstallPackage: TOnUninstallPackage;
+    FOnViewPackageSource: TOnViewPackageSource;
     function GetEditors(Index: integer): TPackageEditorForm;
     procedure ApplyLayout(AnEditor: TPackageEditorForm);
     procedure SaveLayout(AnEditor: TPackageEditorForm);
@@ -239,6 +243,7 @@ type
     procedure UpdateAllEditors;
     function InstallPackage(APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult;
     function UninstallPackage(APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult;
+    function ViewPkgSourcePackage(APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult;
     function DeleteAmbigiousFiles(APackage: TLazPackage;
                                   const Filename: string): TModalResult;
   public
@@ -266,6 +271,8 @@ type
                                                  write FOnInstallPackage;
     property OnUninstallPackage: TOnUninstallPackage read FOnUninstallPackage
                                                  write FOnUninstallPackage;
+    property OnViewPackageSource: TOnViewPackageSource read FOnViewPackageSource
+                                                 write FOnViewPackageSource;
     property OnDeleteAmbigiousFiles: TOnDeleteAmbigiousFiles
                      read FOnDeleteAmbigiousFiles write FOnDeleteAmbigiousFiles;
     property OnImExportCompilerOptions: TNotifyEvent
@@ -539,7 +546,9 @@ begin
     OptionsBitBtn.Enabled);
   AddPopupMenuItem(dlgCompilerOptions, @CompilerOptionsBitBtnClick,
     CompilerOptionsBitBtn.Enabled);
+  AddPopupMenuItem(lisPckEditViewPackgeSource, @ViewPkgSourceClick,true);
 
+  // remove unneeded menu items
   while FilesPopupMenu.Items.Count>ItemCnt do
     FilesPopupMenu.Items.Delete(FilesPopupMenu.Items.Count-1);
 end;
@@ -794,6 +803,11 @@ begin
   PackageEditors.UninstallPackage(LazPackage);
 end;
 
+procedure TPackageEditorForm.ViewPkgSourceClick(Sender: TObject);
+begin
+  PackageEditors.ViewPkgSourcePackage(LazPackage);
+end;
+
 procedure TPackageEditorForm.UseMaxVersionCheckBoxClick(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   MaxVersionEdit.Enabled:=UseMaxVersionCheckBox.Checked;
@@ -2105,6 +2119,13 @@ begin
     Result:=OnUninstallPackage(Self,APackage);
 end;
 
+function TPackageEditors.ViewPkgSourcePackage(APackage: TLazPackage
+  ): TModalResult;
+begin
+  if Assigned(OnViewPackageSource) then
+    Result:=OnViewPackageSource(Self,APackage);
+end;
+
 function TPackageEditors.DeleteAmbigiousFiles(APackage: TLazPackage;
   const Filename: string): TModalResult;
 begin
diff --git a/packager/pkgmanager.pas b/packager/pkgmanager.pas
index 63ff30071f..8722e485ca 100644
--- a/packager/pkgmanager.pas
+++ b/packager/pkgmanager.pas
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ type
                                         ): TModalResult;
     function OnPackageEditorSavePackage(Sender: TObject; APackage: TLazPackage;
                                         SaveAs: boolean): TModalResult;
+    function OnPackageEditorViewPkgSourcePackage(Sender: TObject;
+                                           APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult;
     procedure OnPackageEditorFreeEditor(APackage: TLazPackage);
     procedure OnPackageEditorGetUnitRegisterInfo(Sender: TObject;
                               const AFilename: string; var TheUnitName: string;
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ type
     function ShowConfigureCustomComponents: TModalResult; override;
     function DoInstallPackage(APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult;
     function DoUninstallPackage(APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult;
+    function DoOpenPackageSource(APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult;
     function DoCompileAutoInstallPackages(Flags: TPkgCompileFlags
                                           ): TModalResult; override;
     function DoSaveAutoInstallConfig: TModalResult; override;
@@ -482,6 +485,12 @@ begin
     Result:=DoSavePackage(APackage,[]);
 end;
 
+function TPkgManager.OnPackageEditorViewPkgSourcePackage(Sender: TObject;
+  APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult;
+begin
+  Result:=DoOpenPackageSource(APackage);
+end;
+
 procedure TPkgManager.PackageGraphBeginUpdate(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   if PackageGraphExplorer<>nil then PackageGraphExplorer.BeginUpdate;
@@ -1517,6 +1526,7 @@ begin
   PackageEditors.OnCompilePackage:=@OnPackageEditorCompilePackage;
   PackageEditors.OnInstallPackage:=@OnPackageEditorInstallPackage;
   PackageEditors.OnUninstallPackage:=@OnPackageEditorUninstallPackage;
+  PackageEditors.OnViewPackageSource:=@OnPackageEditorViewPkgSourcePackage;
   PackageEditors.OnDeleteAmbigiousFiles:=@OnPackageEditorDeleteAmbigiousFiles;
   PackageEditors.OnImExportCompilerOptions:=@OnPackageEditorImExportCompilerOptions;
 
@@ -2416,7 +2426,7 @@ begin
       +RegistrationCode
       +'end.'+e;
   Src:=CodeToolBoss.SourceChangeCache.BeautifyCodeOptions.
-                  BeautifyStatement(Src,0);
+                                                       BeautifyStatement(Src,0);
   Src:=HeaderSrc+Src;
 
   // check if old code is already uptodate
@@ -3013,6 +3023,11 @@ begin
   Result:=mrOk;
 end;
 
+function TPkgManager.DoOpenPackageSource(APackage: TLazPackage): TModalResult;
+begin
+  Result:=MainIDE.DoOpenEditorFile(APackage.GetSrcFilename,-1,[ofRegularFile]);
+end;
+
 function TPkgManager.DoCompileAutoInstallPackages(
   Flags: TPkgCompileFlags): TModalResult;
 var