diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b2c8e0..43ed1a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
   * `-u`, `--target-url` Specify url to proxy. Default currently set to http://jquery.com/ for example purposes
   * `-d`, `--target-dir` Specify directory containing files to inject. Default currently set to './test' for example purposes
   * `-p`, `--port` Specify port for proxy server to listen on. Default is 8000.
+  * `-o`, `--open` Open a window to localhost:{port}. Default is false.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bbf4d79..3f15b32 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "commander": "^2.6.0",
     "connect": "^3.3.4",
     "livereload": "^0.3.4",
+    "open": "0.0.5",
     "q": "^1.1.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 0e239af..94a760a 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var path = require('path');
 var connect = require('connect');
 var proxyInjector = require('./lib/proxy-injector');
 var livereload = require('livereload');
-
+var open = require('open');
 
 program
   .version('0.1.0')
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ program
   .option('-u, --target-url [url]', 'The target url to proxy', 'http://jquery.com/')
   .option('-d, --target-dir [path]', 'The path of the target directory to watch', './test')
   .option('-p, --port <n>', 'The proxy port', parseInt, '8000')
+  .option('-o, --open', 'Open a browser window', false)
   .parse(process.argv);
 
 // resolve options args
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ app.use(proxy);
 http.createServer(app).listen(options.proxyPort);
 console.log("Proxy server listening on port", options.proxyPort);
 
+if (program.open) {
+  open('http://localhost:' + options.proxyPort);
+}
+
 // Live reload server watching for files in target directory
 var livereloadServer = livereload.createServer({
   originalPath: 'http://localhost:' + options.proxyPort,