diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp
index fe9c00cc27..be9f7d645a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp
@@ -7586,6 +7586,20 @@ void handle_web_content_test(const LLSD& param)
 	LLWeb::loadURLInternal(url);
 }
 
+void handle_show_url(const LLSD& param)
+{
+	std::string url = param.asString();
+	if(gSavedSettings.getBOOL("UseExternalBrowser"))
+	{
+		LLWeb::loadURLExternal(url);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		LLWeb::loadURLInternal(url);
+	}
+
+}
+
 void handle_buy_currency_test(void*)
 {
 	std::string url =
@@ -8415,6 +8429,7 @@ void initialize_menus()
 	// Advanced > UI
 	commit.add("Advanced.WebBrowserTest", boost::bind(&handle_web_browser_test,	_2));	// sigh! this one opens the MEDIA browser
 	commit.add("Advanced.WebContentTest", boost::bind(&handle_web_content_test, _2));	// this one opens the Web Content floater
+	commit.add("Advanced.ShowURL", boost::bind(&handle_show_url, _2));
 	view_listener_t::addMenu(new LLAdvancedBuyCurrencyTest(), "Advanced.BuyCurrencyTest");
 	view_listener_t::addMenu(new LLAdvancedDumpSelectMgr(), "Advanced.DumpSelectMgr");
 	view_listener_t::addMenu(new LLAdvancedDumpInventory(), "Advanced.DumpInventory");
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
index 00424e97f6..76de81559b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
@@ -1273,35 +1273,35 @@
              label="User’s guide"
              name="User’s guide">
              <menu_item_call.on_click
-                 function="Advanced.WebBrowserTest"
+                 function="Advanced.ShowURL"
                  parameter="http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Second-Life-User-s-Guide/ta-p/1244857"/>
         </menu_item_call>
         <menu_item_call
              label="Knowledge Base"
              name="Knowledge Base">
              <menu_item_call.on_click
-                 function="Advanced.WebBrowserTest"
+                 function="Advanced.ShowURL"
                  parameter="http://community.secondlife.com/t5/tkb/communitypage"/>
         </menu_item_call>
         <menu_item_call
              label="Wiki"
              name="Wiki">
              <menu_item_call.on_click
-                 function="Advanced.WebBrowserTest"
+                 function="Advanced.ShowURL"
                  parameter="http://wiki.secondlife.com"/>
         </menu_item_call>
         <menu_item_call
              label="Community Forums"
              name="Community Forums">
              <menu_item_call.on_click
-                 function="Advanced.WebBrowserTest"
+                 function="Advanced.ShowURL"
                  parameter="http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Forums/ct-p/Forums"/>
         </menu_item_call>         
         <menu_item_call
              label="Support portal"
              name="Support portal">
              <menu_item_call.on_click
-                 function="Advanced.WebBrowserTest"
+                 function="Advanced.ShowURL"
                  parameter="https://support.secondlife.com/"/>         
         </menu_item_call>
         <menu_item_separator/>
@@ -1309,14 +1309,14 @@
              label="[SECOND_LIFE] News"
              name="Second Life News">
              <menu_item_call.on_click
-                 function="Advanced.WebBrowserTest"
+                 function="Advanced.ShowURL"
                  parameter="http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Featured-News/bg-p/blog_feature_news"/>  
         </menu_item_call>
         <menu_item_call
              label="[SECOND_LIFE] Blogs"
              name="Second Life Blogs">
              <menu_item_call.on_click
-                 function="Advanced.WebBrowserTest"
+                 function="Advanced.ShowURL"
                  parameter="http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Blogs/ct-p/Blogs"/>
         </menu_item_call>
         <menu_item_separator/>