diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index 89e3c2619..6ba37811e 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -64,6 +64,24 @@ function xmlhttp_ready(obj) {
 	return obj.readyState == 4 || obj.readyState == 0 || !obj.readyState;
 }
 
+function open_article_callback() {
+	if (xmlhttp_rpc.readyState == 4) {
+		try {
+
+			if (xmlhttp_rpc.responseXML) {
+				var link = xmlhttp_rpc.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("link")[0];
+
+				if (link) {
+					window.open(link.firstChild.nodeValue, "_blank");
+				}
+			}
+
+		} catch (e) {
+			exception_error("open_article_callback", e);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 function logout_callback() {
 	var container = document.getElementById('notify');
 	if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4) {
@@ -303,6 +321,12 @@ function hotkey_handler(e) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (keycode == 86) { // v
+			if (getActiveArticleId()) {
+				openArticleInNewWindow(getActiveArticleId());
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (typeof localHotkeyHandler != 'undefined') {
 			try {
 				return localHotkeyHandler(e);
@@ -1715,3 +1739,26 @@ function getRelativePostIds(id) {
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+function openArticleInNewWindow(id) {
+	try {
+
+		if (!xmlhttp_ready(xmlhttp_rpc)) {
+			printLockingError();
+			return
+		}
+
+		debug("openArticleInNewWindow: " + id);
+
+		var query = "backend.php?op=rpc&subop=getArticleLink&id=" + id;
+
+		debug(query);
+
+		xmlhttp_rpc.open("GET", query, true);
+		xmlhttp_rpc.onreadystatechange=open_article_callback;
+		xmlhttp_rpc.send(null);
+
+	} catch (e) {
+		exception_error("openArticleInNewWindow", e);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/backend-rpc.php b/modules/backend-rpc.php
index e70b75524..868d46445 100644
--- a/modules/backend-rpc.php
+++ b/modules/backend-rpc.php
@@ -201,6 +201,21 @@
 
 		}
 
+		if ($subop == "getArticleLink") {
+
+			$id = db_escape_string($_GET["id"]);
+
+			$result = db_query($link, "SELECT link FROM ttrss_entries, ttrss_user_entries
+				WHERE id = '$id' AND id = ref_id AND owner_uid = '".$_SESSION['uid']."'");
+
+			if (db_num_rows($result) == 1) {
+				$link = strip_tags(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "link"));
+				print "<rpc-reply><link>$link</link></rpc-reply>";
+			} else {
+				print "<rpc-reply><error>Article not found</error></rpc-reply>";
+			}
+		}
+
 		if ($subop == "setArticleTags") {
 
 			$id = db_escape_string($_GET["id"]);
diff --git a/viewfeed.js b/viewfeed.js
index 1d6a4a62b..4fd9db30f 100644
--- a/viewfeed.js
+++ b/viewfeed.js
@@ -909,3 +909,7 @@ function cache_invalidate(id) {
 		exception_error("cache_invalidate", e);
 	}
 }
+
+function getActiveArticleId() {
+	return active_post_id;
+}