diff --git a/spec/workspace-spec.coffee b/spec/workspace-spec.coffee
index be574cff6..66ab9229f 100644
--- a/spec/workspace-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/workspace-spec.coffee
@@ -230,3 +230,8 @@ describe "Workspace", ->
       expect(atom.config.get('editor.fontSize')).toBe 1
       workspace.decreaseFontSize()
       expect(atom.config.get('editor.fontSize')).toBe 1
+
+  describe "::openLicense()", ->
+    it "opens the license as plain-text in a buffer", ->
+      waitsForPromise -> workspace.openLicense()
+      runs -> expect(workspace.activePaneItem.getText()).toMatch /Copyright/
diff --git a/src/workspace-view.coffee b/src/workspace-view.coffee
index bb7779b3e..7ded114ee 100644
--- a/src/workspace-view.coffee
+++ b/src/workspace-view.coffee
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class WorkspaceView extends View
     @command 'application:open-your-keymap', -> ipc.sendChannel('command', 'application:open-your-keymap')
     @command 'application:open-your-snippets', -> ipc.sendChannel('command', 'application:open-your-snippets')
     @command 'application:open-your-stylesheet', -> ipc.sendChannel('command', 'application:open-your-stylesheet')
+    @command 'application:open-license', => @model.openLicense()
 
     @command 'window:install-shell-commands', => @installShellCommands()
 
diff --git a/src/workspace.coffee b/src/workspace.coffee
index 1a9b1d0ee..ceb6c9c48 100644
--- a/src/workspace.coffee
+++ b/src/workspace.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {remove, last} = require 'underscore-plus'
+{join} = require 'path'
 {Model} = require 'theorist'
 Q = require 'q'
 Serializable = require 'serializable'
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ class Workspace extends Model
 
     @openUriInPane(uri, pane, options)
 
+  openLicense: ->
+    @open(join(atom.getLoadSettings().resourcePath, 'LICENSE'))
+
   # Only used in specs
   openSync: (uri='', options={}) ->
     {initialLine} = options