diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 749dc4e4..2a39b25d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ require'nvim-tree'.setup {
 - 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
+- `.` will enter vim command mode with the file the cursor is on
 
 ### Settings
 
@@ -285,7 +286,8 @@ local list = {
   { key = "q",                            action = "close" },
   { key = "g?",                           action = "toggle_help" },
   { key = "W",                            action = "collapse_all" },
-  { key = "S",                            action = "search_node" }
+  { key = "S",                            action = "search_node" },
+  { key = ".",                            action = "run_file_command" }
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index a0e2fe3b..86b73873 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ INFORMATIONS				        *nvim-tree-info*
 - 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
+- `.` will enter vim command mode with the file the cursor is on
 
 Defaults to:
 >
@@ -655,7 +656,8 @@ Defaults to:
       { key = "q",                            action = "close" },
       { key = "g?",                           action = "toggle_help" },
       { key = 'W',                            action = "collapse_all" },
-      { key = "S",                            action = "search_node" }
+      { key = "S",                            action = "search_node" },
+      { key = ".",                            action = "run_file_command" }
     }
 <
 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 d58f42f5..e49a5cfa 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/init.lua
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ local M = {
     { key = "q",                            action = "close"},
     { key = "g?",                           action = "toggle_help" },
     { key = 'W',                            action = "collapse_all" },
-    { key = "S",                            action = "search_node" }
+    { key = "S",                            action = "search_node" },
+    { key = ".",                            action = "run_file_command" }
   },
   custom_keypress_funcs = {},
 }
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ 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),
+  run_file_command = require'nvim-tree.actions.run-command'.run_file_command,
   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,
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/run-command.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/run-command.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..400e55e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/run-command.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+local M = {}
+
+function M.run_file_command(node)
+  vim.api.nvim_input(": " .. node.absolute_path .. "<Home>")
+end
+
+return M
+