diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
index 06e02fe2900..e903e194941 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { TERMINAL_DEFAULT_SHELL_LINUX, TERMINAL_DEFAULT_SHELL_OSX, TERMINAL_DEFA
 import { IWorkbenchActionRegistry, Extensions as ActionExtensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/actionRegistry';
 import { KeyCode, KeyMod } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
 import { ContextKeyExpr } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
-import { KillTerminalAction, CopyTerminalSelectionAction, CreateNewTerminalAction, FocusTerminalAction, FocusNextTerminalAction, FocusPreviousTerminalAction, RunSelectedTextInTerminalAction, ScrollDownTerminalAction, ScrollDownPageTerminalAction, ScrollToBottomTerminalAction, ScrollUpTerminalAction, ScrollUpPageTerminalAction, ScrollToTopTerminalAction, TerminalPasteAction, ToggleTerminalAction, ClearTerminalAction } from 'vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalActions';
+import { KillTerminalAction, CopyTerminalSelectionAction, CreateNewTerminalAction, FocusTerminalAction, FocusNextTerminalAction, FocusPreviousTerminalAction, RunSelectedTextInTerminalAction, RunActiveFileInTerminalAction, ScrollDownTerminalAction, ScrollDownPageTerminalAction, ScrollToBottomTerminalAction, ScrollUpTerminalAction, ScrollUpPageTerminalAction, ScrollToTopTerminalAction, TerminalPasteAction, ToggleTerminalAction, ClearTerminalAction } from 'vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalActions';
 import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/platform';
 import { ShowAllCommandsAction } from 'vs/workbench/parts/quickopen/browser/commandsHandler';
 import { SyncActionDescriptor } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 				FocusNextTerminalAction.ID,
 				TerminalPasteAction.ID,
 				RunSelectedTextInTerminalAction.ID,
+				RunActiveFileInTerminalAction.ID,
 				ToggleTerminalAction.ID,
 				ScrollDownTerminalAction.ID,
 				ScrollDownPageTerminalAction.ID,
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(TerminalPasteAct
 	mac: { primary: null }
 }, KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_TERMINAL_FOCUS), 'Terminal: Paste into Active Terminal', category);
 actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(RunSelectedTextInTerminalAction, RunSelectedTextInTerminalAction.ID, RunSelectedTextInTerminalAction.LABEL), 'Terminal: Run Selected Text In Active Terminal', category);
+actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(RunActiveFileInTerminalAction, RunActiveFileInTerminalAction.ID, RunActiveFileInTerminalAction.LABEL), 'Terminal: Run Active File In Active Terminal', category);
 actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(ToggleTerminalAction, ToggleTerminalAction.ID, ToggleTerminalAction.LABEL, {
 	primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.US_BACKTICK,
 	mac: { primary: KeyMod.WinCtrl | KeyCode.US_BACKTICK }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalActions.ts
index 25b1e52bb90..5b5ed100598 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalActions.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
 import { TogglePanelAction } from 'vs/workbench/browser/panel';
 import { IPartService } from 'vs/workbench/services/part/common/partService';
 import { IPanelService } from 'vs/workbench/services/panel/common/panelService';
+import { IMessageService, Severity } from 'vs/platform/message/common/message';
 
 export class ToggleTerminalAction extends TogglePanelAction {
 
@@ -213,6 +214,38 @@ export class RunSelectedTextInTerminalAction extends Action {
 	}
 }
 
+export class RunActiveFileInTerminalAction extends Action {
+
+	public static ID = 'workbench.action.terminal.runActiveFile';
+	public static LABEL = nls.localize('workbench.action.terminal.runActiveFile', "Run Active File In Active Terminal");
+
+	constructor(
+		id: string, label: string,
+		@ICodeEditorService private codeEditorService: ICodeEditorService,
+		@ITerminalService private terminalService: ITerminalService,
+		@IMessageService private messageService: IMessageService
+	) {
+		super(id, label);
+	}
+
+	public run(event?: any): TPromise<any> {
+		let terminalInstance = this.terminalService.getActiveInstance();
+		if (!terminalInstance) {
+			terminalInstance = this.terminalService.createInstance();
+		}
+		const editor = this.codeEditorService.getFocusedCodeEditor();
+		if (editor) {
+			const uri = editor.getModel().uri;
+			if (uri.scheme === 'file') {
+				terminalInstance.sendText(uri.fsPath, true);
+			} else {
+				this.messageService.show(Severity.Warning, nls.localize('workbench.action.terminal.runActiveFile.noFile', 'Only files on disk can be run in the terminal'));
+			}
+		}
+		return TPromise.as(void 0);
+	}
+}
+
 export class SwitchTerminalInstanceAction extends Action {
 
 	public static ID = 'workbench.action.terminal.switchTerminalInstance';