diff --git a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
index fb9085416..ec4fe650a 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class AtomApplication
     @on 'application:open-dev', -> @promptForPathToOpen('all', devMode: true)
     @on 'application:open-safe', -> @promptForPathToOpen('all', safeMode: true)
     @on 'application:open-api-preview', -> @promptForPathToOpen('all', apiPreviewMode: true)
+    @on 'application:open-dev-api-preview', -> @promptForPathToOpen('all', {apiPreviewMode: true, devMode: true})
     @on 'application:inspect', ({x,y, atomWindow}) ->
       atomWindow ?= @focusedWindow()
       atomWindow?.browserWindow.inspectElement(x, y)
diff --git a/src/workspace-element.coffee b/src/workspace-element.coffee
index 5afe2cf0e..f2805ff08 100644
--- a/src/workspace-element.coffee
+++ b/src/workspace-element.coffee
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ atom.commands.add 'atom-workspace',
   'application:open-dev': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:open-dev')
   'application:open-safe': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:open-safe')
   'application:open-api-preview': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:open-api-preview')
+  'application:open-dev-api-preview': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:open-dev-api-preview')
   'application:minimize': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:minimize')
   'application:zoom': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:zoom')
   'application:bring-all-windows-to-front': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:bring-all-windows-to-front')