diff --git a/tools/eclipse/features/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/feature.xml b/tools/eclipse/features/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/feature.xml
index c0cb12d97..9b782acc5 100644
--- a/tools/eclipse/features/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/feature.xml
+++ b/tools/eclipse/features/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/feature.xml
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.ui"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.runtime"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.ui.console"/>
+      <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.resources"/>
+      <import plugin="org.eclipse.ui.ide"/>
+      <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.filesystem"/>
    </requires>
 
    <plugin
diff --git a/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index fd818bf9d..3d70ec047 100644
--- a/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ Bundle-Vendor: The Android Open Source Project
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.ui,
  org.eclipse.core.runtime,
- org.eclipse.ui.console
+ org.eclipse.ui.console,
+ org.eclipse.core.resources,
+ org.eclipse.ui.ide,
+ org.eclipse.core.filesystem
 Eclipse-LazyStart: true
 Export-Package: com.android.ddmlib,
  com.android.ddmlib.log,
diff --git a/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/DdmsPlugin.java b/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/DdmsPlugin.java
index d559b0f36..631b391a3 100644
--- a/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/DdmsPlugin.java
+++ b/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/DdmsPlugin.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.eclipse.ui.console.MessageConsoleStream;
 import org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,21 @@ import java.util.Calendar;
 public final class DdmsPlugin extends AbstractUIPlugin implements IDeviceChangeListener,
         IUiSelectionListener {
 
+    public final static int PLATFORM_UNKNOWN = 0;
+    public final static int PLATFORM_LINUX = 1;
+    public final static int PLATFORM_WINDOWS = 2;
+    public final static int PLATFORM_DARWIN = 3;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns current platform, one of {@link #PLATFORM_WINDOWS}, {@link #PLATFORM_DARWIN},
+     * {@link #PLATFORM_LINUX} or {@link #PLATFORM_UNKNOWN}.
+     */
+    public final static int CURRENT_PLATFORM = currentPlatform();
+
+    /** hprof-conv executable (with extension for the current OS)  */
+    public final static String FN_HPROF_CONVERTER = (CURRENT_PLATFORM == PLATFORM_WINDOWS) ?
+            "hprof-conv.exe" : "hprof-conv"; //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+
     // The plug-in ID
     public static final String PLUGIN_ID = "com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms"; // $NON-NLS-1$
 
@@ -65,12 +81,15 @@ public final class DdmsPlugin extends AbstractUIPlugin implements IDeviceChangeL
 
     /** Location of the adb command line executable */
     private static String sAdbLocation;
+    private static String sToolsFolder;
+    private static String sHprofConverter;
 
     /**
      * Debug Launcher for already running apps
      */
     private static IDebugLauncher sRunningAppDebugLauncher;
 
+
     /** Console for DDMS log message */
     private MessageConsole mDdmsConsole;
 
@@ -217,7 +236,7 @@ public final class DdmsPlugin extends AbstractUIPlugin implements IDeviceChangeL
 
         // read the adb location from the prefs to attempt to start it properly without
         // having to wait for ADT to start
-        sAdbLocation = eclipseStore.getString(ADB_LOCATION);
+        setAdbLocation(eclipseStore.getString(ADB_LOCATION));
 
         // start it in a thread to return from start() asap.
         new Thread() {
@@ -278,13 +297,32 @@ public final class DdmsPlugin extends AbstractUIPlugin implements IDeviceChangeL
         return sAdbLocation;
     }
 
+    public static String getToolsFolder() {
+        return sToolsFolder;
+    }
+
+    public static String getHprofConverter() {
+        return sHprofConverter;
+    }
+
+    private static void setAdbLocation(String adbLocation) {
+        sAdbLocation = adbLocation;
+
+        File adb = new File(sAdbLocation);
+        File toolsFolder = adb.getParentFile();
+        sToolsFolder = toolsFolder.getAbsolutePath();
+
+        File hprofConverter = new File(toolsFolder, FN_HPROF_CONVERTER);
+        sHprofConverter = hprofConverter.getAbsolutePath();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the location of the adb executable and optionally starts adb
      * @param adb location of adb
      * @param startAdb flag to start adb
      */
     public static void setAdb(String adb, boolean startAdb) {
-        sAdbLocation = adb;
+        setAdbLocation(adb);
 
         // store the location for future ddms only start.
         sPlugin.getPreferenceStore().setValue(ADB_LOCATION, sAdbLocation);
@@ -562,4 +600,23 @@ public final class DdmsPlugin extends AbstractUIPlugin implements IDeviceChangeL
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * Returns current platform
+     *
+     * @return one of {@link #PLATFORM_WINDOWS}, {@link #PLATFORM_DARWIN},
+     * {@link #PLATFORM_LINUX} or {@link #PLATFORM_UNKNOWN}.
+     */
+    public static int currentPlatform() {
+        String os = System.getProperty("os.name");          //$NON-NLS-1$
+        if (os.startsWith("Mac OS")) {                      //$NON-NLS-1$
+            return PLATFORM_DARWIN;
+        } else if (os.startsWith("Windows")) {              //$NON-NLS-1$
+            return PLATFORM_WINDOWS;
+        } else if (os.startsWith("Linux")) {                //$NON-NLS-1$
+            return PLATFORM_LINUX;
+        }
+
+        return PLATFORM_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/preferences/PreferenceInitializer.java b/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/preferences/PreferenceInitializer.java
index b53d85c9d..4f91da0ee 100644
--- a/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/preferences/PreferenceInitializer.java
+++ b/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/preferences/PreferenceInitializer.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms.preferences;
 
 import com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms.DdmsPlugin;
+import com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms.views.DeviceView.HProfHandler;
 import com.android.ddmlib.DdmPreferences;
 import com.android.ddmuilib.DdmUiPreferences;
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.FontData;
  * Class used to initialize default preference values.
  */
 public class PreferenceInitializer extends AbstractPreferenceInitializer {
-    
+
     public final static String ATTR_LOG_LEVEL =
         DdmsPlugin.PLUGIN_ID + ".logLevel"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
@@ -56,7 +57,10 @@ public class PreferenceInitializer extends AbstractPreferenceInitializer {
 
     public final static String ATTR_LOGCAT_FONT =
         DdmsPlugin.PLUGIN_ID + ".logcatFont"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-    
+
+    public final static String ATTR_HPROF_ACTION =
+        DdmsPlugin.PLUGIN_ID + ".hprofAction"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
     /*
      * (non-Javadoc)
      *
@@ -84,14 +88,16 @@ public class PreferenceInitializer extends AbstractPreferenceInitializer {
 
         store.setDefault(ATTR_LOGCAT_FONT,
                 new FontData("Courier", 10, SWT.NORMAL).toString()); //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+        store.setDefault(ATTR_HPROF_ACTION, HProfHandler.ACTION_OPEN);
     }
-    
+
     /**
-     * Initializes the preferences of ddmlib and ddmuilib with values from the eclipse store. 
+     * Initializes the preferences of ddmlib and ddmuilib with values from the eclipse store.
      */
     public synchronized static void setupPreferences() {
         IPreferenceStore store = DdmsPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
-        
+
         DdmPreferences.setDebugPortBase(store.getInt(ATTR_DEBUG_PORT_BASE));
         DdmPreferences.setSelectedDebugPort(store.getInt(ATTR_SELECTED_DEBUG_PORT));
         DdmPreferences.setLogLevel(store.getString(ATTR_LOG_LEVEL));
diff --git a/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/preferences/PreferencePage.java b/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/preferences/PreferencePage.java
index 86e87c76b..87addf6e1 100644
--- a/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/preferences/PreferencePage.java
+++ b/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/preferences/PreferencePage.java
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 package com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms.preferences;
 
 import com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms.DdmsPlugin;
+import com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms.views.DeviceView.HProfHandler;
 import com.android.ddmlib.Log.LogLevel;
 import com.android.ddmuilib.PortFieldEditor;
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.BooleanFieldEditor;
+import org.eclipse.jface.preference.ComboFieldEditor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.FieldEditorPreferencePage;
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IntegerFieldEditor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.RadioGroupFieldEditor;
@@ -63,6 +65,13 @@ public class PreferencePage extends FieldEditorPreferencePage implements
         ife.setValidRange(1, 60);
         addField(ife);
 
+        ComboFieldEditor cfe = new ComboFieldEditor(PreferenceInitializer.ATTR_HPROF_ACTION,
+                "HPROF Action:", new String[][] {
+                    { "Save to disk", HProfHandler.ACTION_SAVE },
+                    { "Open in Eclipse", HProfHandler.ACTION_OPEN },
+                }, getFieldEditorParent());
+        addField(cfe);
+
         RadioGroupFieldEditor rgfe = new RadioGroupFieldEditor(PreferenceInitializer.ATTR_LOG_LEVEL,
                 "Logging Level", 1, new String[][] {
                     { "Verbose", LogLevel.VERBOSE.getStringValue() },
@@ -74,7 +83,6 @@ public class PreferencePage extends FieldEditorPreferencePage implements
                     },
                 getFieldEditorParent(), true);
         addField(rgfe);
-
     }
 
     public void init(IWorkbench workbench) {
diff --git a/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/views/DeviceView.java b/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/views/DeviceView.java
index 7f9c3c895..50eee2633 100644
--- a/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/views/DeviceView.java
+++ b/tools/eclipse/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms/src/com/android/ide/eclipse/ddms/views/DeviceView.java
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ import com.android.ddmuilib.SyncProgressMonitor;
 import com.android.ddmuilib.DevicePanel.IUiSelectionListener;
 import com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms.DdmsPlugin;
 import com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms.DdmsPlugin.IDebugLauncher;
+import com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms.preferences.PreferenceInitializer;
 
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.EFS;
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.IFileStore;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.IMenuManager;
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jface.action.Separator;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ProgressMonitorDialog;
 import org.eclipse.jface.operation.IRunnableWithProgress;
+import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
@@ -47,10 +52,14 @@ import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.FileDialog;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IActionBars;
 import org.eclipse.ui.ISharedImages;
+import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
+import org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE;
 import org.eclipse.ui.part.ViewPart;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 
 public class DeviceView extends ViewPart implements IUiSelectionListener {
 
@@ -72,11 +81,15 @@ public class DeviceView extends ViewPart implements IUiSelectionListener {
     private Action mHprofAction;
     private IDebugLauncher mDebugLauncher;
 
-    private class HProfHandler implements IHprofDumpHandler {
+    public class HProfHandler implements IHprofDumpHandler {
+        public final static String ACTION_SAVE ="hprof.save"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+        public final static String ACTION_OPEN = "hprof.open"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+        public final static String DOT_HPROF = ".hprof"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
         private final Shell mParentShell;
 
-        public HProfHandler(Shell parentShell) {
+        HProfHandler(Shell parentShell) {
             mParentShell = parentShell;
         }
 
@@ -98,7 +111,7 @@ public class DeviceView extends ViewPart implements IUiSelectionListener {
             });
         }
 
-        public void onSuccess(final String file, final Client client) {
+        public void onSuccess(final String remoteFile, final Client client) {
             mParentShell.getDisplay().asyncExec(new Runnable() {
                 public void run() {
                     final IDevice device = client.getDevice();
@@ -106,7 +119,19 @@ public class DeviceView extends ViewPart implements IUiSelectionListener {
                         // get the sync service to pull the HPROF file
                         final SyncService sync = client.getDevice().getSyncService();
                         if (sync != null) {
-                            promptAndPull(device, client, sync, file);
+                            // get from the preference what action to take
+                            IPreferenceStore store = DdmsPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
+                            String value = store.getString(PreferenceInitializer.ATTR_HPROF_ACTION);
+                            if (ACTION_OPEN.equals(value)) {
+                                File temp = File.createTempFile("android", DOT_HPROF); //$NON-NLS-1$
+                                String tempPath = temp.getAbsolutePath();
+                                pull(sync, tempPath, remoteFile);
+
+                                open(tempPath);
+                            } else {
+                                // default action is ACTION_SAVE
+                                promptAndPull(device, client, sync, remoteFile);
+                            }
                         } else {
                             MessageDialog.openError(mParentShell, "HPROF Error",
                                     String.format(
@@ -134,29 +159,11 @@ public class DeviceView extends ViewPart implements IUiSelectionListener {
 
                 fileDialog.setText("Save HPROF file");
                 fileDialog.setFileName(
-                        client.getClientData().getClientDescription() + ".hprof");
+                        client.getClientData().getClientDescription() + DOT_HPROF);
 
                 final String localFileName = fileDialog.open();
                 if (localFileName != null) {
-                    final File localFile = new File(localFileName);
-
-                    new ProgressMonitorDialog(mParentShell).run(true, true,
-                            new IRunnableWithProgress() {
-                        public void run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
-                            SyncResult result = sync.pullFile(remoteFile, localFileName,
-                                    new SyncProgressMonitor(monitor, String.format(
-                                            "Pulling %1$s from the device",
-                                            localFile.getName())));
-
-                            if (result.getCode() != SyncService.RESULT_OK) {
-                                MessageDialog.openError(mParentShell, "HPROF Error",
-                                        String.format("Failed to pull %1$s: %2$s", remoteFile,
-                                                result.getMessage()));
-                            }
-
-                            sync.close();
-                        }
-                    });
+                    pull(sync, localFileName, remoteFile);
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 MessageDialog.openError(mParentShell, "HPROF Error",
@@ -164,6 +171,50 @@ public class DeviceView extends ViewPart implements IUiSelectionListener {
                         device.getSerialNumber()));
             }
         }
+
+        private void pull(final SyncService sync,
+                final String localFileName, final String remoteFile)
+                throws InvocationTargetException, InterruptedException {
+            new ProgressMonitorDialog(mParentShell).run(true, true,
+                    new IRunnableWithProgress() {
+                public void run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
+                    SyncResult result = sync.pullFile(remoteFile, localFileName,
+                            new SyncProgressMonitor(monitor, String.format(
+                                    "Pulling %1$s from the device",
+                                    remoteFile)));
+
+                    if (result.getCode() != SyncService.RESULT_OK) {
+                        MessageDialog.openError(mParentShell, "HPROF Error",
+                                String.format("Failed to pull %1$s: %2$s", remoteFile,
+                                        result.getMessage()));
+                    }
+
+                    sync.close();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        private void open(String path) throws IOException, InterruptedException, PartInitException {
+            // make a temp file to convert the hprof into something
+            // readable by normal tools
+            File temp = File.createTempFile("android", DOT_HPROF);
+            String tempPath = temp.getAbsolutePath();
+
+            String[] command = new String[3];
+            command[0] = DdmsPlugin.getHprofConverter();
+            command[1] = path;
+            command[2] = tempPath;
+
+            Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
+            p.waitFor();
+
+            IFileStore fileStore =  EFS.getLocalFileSystem().getStore(new Path(tempPath));
+            if (!fileStore.fetchInfo().isDirectory() && fileStore.fetchInfo().exists()) {
+                IDE.openEditorOnFileStore(
+                        getSite().getWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage(),
+                        fileStore);
+            }
+        }
     }