diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
index a1f40c3376..07ac962f5d 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ RiaPreferences::RiaPreferences( void )
                        "",
                        "" );
     CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_defaultPlotFontSize_OBSOLETE, "defaultPlotFontSize", invalidFontSize, "Plot Font Size", "", "", "" );
+
+    CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_openExportedPdfInViewer, "openExportedPdfInViewer", false, "Open Exported PDF in Viewer", "", "", "" );
+    m_openExportedPdfInViewer.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition( caf::PdmUiItemInfo::HIDDEN );
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -430,7 +433,7 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineEditorAttribute( const caf::PdmFieldHandle* field,
          field == &m_showProjectChangedDialog || field == &m_searchPlotTemplateFoldersRecursively ||
          field == &m_showLegendBackground || field == &m_showSummaryTimeAsLongString ||
          field == &m_showViewIdInProjectTree || field == &m_useMultipleThreadsWhenLoadingSummaryData ||
-         field == &m_enableFaultsByDefault || field == &m_showProgressBar )
+         field == &m_enableFaultsByDefault || field == &m_showProgressBar || field == &m_openExportedPdfInViewer )
     {
         caf::PdmUiCheckBoxEditorAttribute* myAttr = dynamic_cast<caf::PdmUiCheckBoxEditorAttribute*>( attribute );
         if ( myAttr )
@@ -563,6 +566,7 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineUiOrdering( QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrdering&
     else if ( uiConfigName == RiaPreferences::tabNameExport() )
     {
         uiOrdering.add( &csvTextExportFieldSeparator );
+        uiOrdering.add( &m_openExportedPdfInViewer );
     }
     else if ( RiaApplication::enableDevelopmentFeatures() && uiConfigName == RiaPreferences::tabNameSystem() )
     {
@@ -961,6 +965,14 @@ bool RiaPreferences::showProgressBar() const
     return m_showProgressBar;
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool RiaPreferences::openExportedPdfInViewer() const
+{
+    return m_openExportedPdfInViewer;
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
index 705d63b4e1..443631faa0 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public:
     bool        showSummaryTimeAsLongString() const;
     bool        useMultipleThreadsWhenReadingSummaryData() const;
     bool        showProgressBar() const;
+    bool        openExportedPdfInViewer() const;
 
     std::map<RiaDefines::FontSettingType, RiaFontCache::FontSize> defaultFontSizes() const;
 
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ private:
     caf::PdmField<double>              m_pageRightMargin;
     caf::PdmField<double>              m_pageTopMargin;
     caf::PdmField<double>              m_pageBottomMargin;
+    caf::PdmField<bool>                m_openExportedPdfInViewer;
 
     caf::PdmField<QString>       m_plotTemplateFolders;
     caf::PdmField<bool>          m_searchPlotTemplateFoldersRecursively;
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/ExportCommands/RicSnapshotViewToPdfFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/ExportCommands/RicSnapshotViewToPdfFeature.cpp
index 13638a5f2f..d3a9b51a83 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/ExportCommands/RicSnapshotViewToPdfFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/ExportCommands/RicSnapshotViewToPdfFeature.cpp
@@ -18,14 +18,19 @@
 
 #include "RicSnapshotViewToPdfFeature.h"
 
+#include "RiaApplication.h"
 #include "RiaGuiApplication.h"
 #include "RiaLogging.h"
+#include "RiaPreferences.h"
 
 #include "RicSnapshotFilenameGenerator.h"
 #include "RicSnapshotViewToFileFeature.h"
 
 #include "RimPlotWindow.h"
+
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QDesktopServices>
+#include <QUrl>
 
 CAF_CMD_SOURCE_INIT( RicSnapshotViewToPdfFeature, "RicSnapshotViewToPdfFeature" );
 
@@ -66,6 +71,11 @@ void RicSnapshotViewToPdfFeature::onActionTriggered( bool isChecked )
             if ( plotWindow && fileName.endsWith( "PDF", Qt::CaseInsensitive ) )
             {
                 RicSnapshotViewToFileFeature::savePlotPdfReportAs( fileName, plotWindow );
+
+                if ( RiaApplication::instance()->preferences()->openExportedPdfInViewer() )
+                {
+                    QDesktopServices::openUrl( fileName );
+                }
             }
         }
     }