diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c60b51d..6a15eb65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ require'nvim-tree'.setup {
 - Double left click acts like `<CR>`
 - Double right click acts like `<C-]>`
 - `W` will collapse the whole tree
+- `S` will prompt the user to enter a path and then expands the tree to match the path
 
 ### Settings
 
@@ -285,7 +286,8 @@ local list = {
   { key = "s",                            action = "system_open" },
   { key = "q",                            action = "close" },
   { key = "g?",                           action = "toggle_help" },
-  { key = "W",                            action = "collapse_all" }
+  { key = "W",                            action = "collapse_all" },
+  { key = "S",                            action = "search_node" }
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 1ab222fd..ae2aeaa6 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ INFORMATIONS				        *nvim-tree-info*
 - Double left click acts like <CR>
 - Double right click acts like <C-]>
 - `W` will collapse the whole tree
+- `S` will prompt the user to enter a path and then expands the tree to match the path
 
 Defaults to:
 >
@@ -658,7 +659,8 @@ Defaults to:
       { key = "s",                            action = "system_open" },
       { key = "q",                            action = "close" },
       { key = "g?",                           action = "toggle_help" },
-      { key = 'W',                            action = "collapse_all" }
+      { key = 'W',                            action = "collapse_all" },
+      { key = "S",                            action = "search_node" }
     }
 <
 The `list` option in `view.mappings.list` is a table of
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/init.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/init.lua
index 0f25077b..d58f42f5 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/init.lua
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ local M = {
     { key = "s",                            action = "system_open" },
     { key = "q",                            action = "close"},
     { key = "g?",                           action = "toggle_help" },
-    { key = 'W',                            action = "collapse_all" }
+    { key = 'W',                            action = "collapse_all" },
+    { key = "S",                            action = "search_node" }
   },
   custom_keypress_funcs = {},
 }
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ local keypress_funcs = {
   refresh = require'nvim-tree.actions.reloaders'.reload_explorer,
   remove = require'nvim-tree.actions.remove-file'.fn,
   rename = require'nvim-tree.actions.rename-file'.fn(false),
+  search_node = require'nvim-tree.actions.search-node'.fn,
   system_open = require'nvim-tree.actions.system-open'.fn,
   toggle_dotfiles = require"nvim-tree.actions.toggles".dotfiles,
   toggle_help = require"nvim-tree.actions.toggles".help,
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/search-node.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/search-node.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ad6a698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/search-node.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+local utils = require"nvim-tree.utils"
+local view = require"nvim-tree.view"
+local renderer = require"nvim-tree.renderer"
+
+local M = {}
+
+function M.fn()
+  if not TreeExplorer then return end
+
+  local input_path = vim.fn.input("Search node: ", "", "file")
+  utils.clear_prompt()
+
+  local absolute_input_path = utils.path_join({
+    TreeExplorer.cwd,
+    input_path
+  })
+
+  local tree_altered = false
+
+  local function search_node(nodes)
+    -- first search for absolute match
+    local index_absolute_match = 0
+    for _, node in ipairs(nodes) do
+      index_absolute_match = index_absolute_match + 1
+
+      if absolute_input_path == node.absolute_path then
+        return index_absolute_match
+      end
+    end
+
+    -- if no absolute match in current directory, then search for partial match
+    local index_partial_match = 0
+    for _, node in ipairs(nodes) do
+      index_partial_match = index_partial_match + 1
+
+      if node.nodes then
+        local matches = utils.str_find(absolute_input_path, node.absolute_path)
+
+        if matches then
+          if not node.open then
+            node.open = true
+            TreeExplorer:expand(node)
+            tree_altered = true
+          end
+
+          return index_partial_match + search_node(node.nodes)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    return 0
+  end
+
+  local index = search_node(TreeExplorer.nodes)
+
+  if tree_altered then
+    renderer.draw()
+  end
+
+  if index > 0 and view.is_visible() then
+    if TreeExplorer.cwd ~= '/' and not view.View.hide_root_folder then
+      index = index + 1
+    end
+
+    view.set_cursor({index, 0})
+  end
+end
+
+return M