diff --git a/indra/llwindow/llwindowsdl.cpp b/indra/llwindow/llwindowsdl.cpp
index 070cc7b114..58903b0b90 100644
--- a/indra/llwindow/llwindowsdl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llwindow/llwindowsdl.cpp
@@ -2506,6 +2506,10 @@ void LLWindowSDL::spawnWebBrowser(const std::string& escaped_url, bool async)
 	llinfos << "spawn_web_browser returning." << llendl;
 }
 
+void LLWindowSDL::openFile(const std::string& file_name)
+{
+	spawnWebBrowser(file_name,TRUE);
+}
 
 void *LLWindowSDL::getPlatformWindow()
 {
diff --git a/indra/llwindow/llwindowsdl.h b/indra/llwindow/llwindowsdl.h
index 217723c635..b2846671f0 100644
--- a/indra/llwindow/llwindowsdl.h
+++ b/indra/llwindow/llwindowsdl.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public:
 	/*virtual*/ void bringToFront();
 
 	/*virtual*/ void spawnWebBrowser(const std::string& escaped_url, bool async);
+	/*virtual*/ void openFile(const std::string& file_name);
 
         /*virtual*/ void setTitle(const std::string& title);