diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/HomeCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/HomeCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..550f06308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/HomeCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Composer.
+ *
+ * (c) Nils Adermann <naderman@naderman.de>
+ *     Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Composer\Command;
+
+use Composer\DependencyResolver\Pool;
+use Composer\Factory;
+use Composer\Package\CompletePackageInterface;
+use Composer\Package\Loader\InvalidPackageException;
+use Composer\Repository\CompositeRepository;
+use Composer\Repository\RepositoryInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * @author Robert Schönthal <seroscho@googlemail.com>
+ */
+class HomeCommand extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $this
+            ->setName('browse')
+            ->setAliases(array('home'))
+            ->setDescription('opens the package in your browser')
+            ->setDefinition(array(
+                new InputArgument('package', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'Package to goto'),
+            ))
+            ->setHelp(<<<EOT
+The home command opens the package in your preferred browser
+EOT
+            );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        $repo = $this->initializeRepo($input, $output);
+        $package = $this->getPackage($repo, $input->getArgument('package'));
+
+        if (!$package instanceof CompletePackageInterface) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('package not found');
+        }
+        if (filter_var($package->getSourceUrl(), FILTER_VALIDATE_URL)) {
+            $support = $package->getSupport();
+            $url = isset($support['source']) ? $support['source'] : $package->getSourceUrl();
+            $this->openBrowser($url);
+        } else {
+            throw new InvalidPackageException(array($package->getName() => 'invalid source-url'));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * finds a package by name
+     *
+     * @param  RepositoryInterface $repos
+     * @param  string              $name
+     * @return CompletePackageInterface
+     */
+    protected function getPackage(RepositoryInterface $repos, $name)
+    {
+        $name = strtolower($name);
+        $pool = new Pool('dev');
+        $pool->addRepository($repos);
+        $matches = $pool->whatProvides($name);
+
+        foreach ($matches as $index => $package) {
+            // skip providers/replacers
+            if ($package->getName() !== $name) {
+                unset($matches[$index]);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            return $package;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * opens a url in your system default browser
+     *
+     * @param string $url
+     */
+    private function openBrowser($url)
+    {
+        $url = escapeshellarg($url);
+
+        if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR')) {
+            return passthru('start "web" explorer "' . $url . '"');
+        }
+
+        passthru('which xdg-open', $linux);
+        passthru('which open', $osx);
+
+        if (0 === $linux) {
+            passthru('xdg-open ' . $url);
+        } elseif (0 === $osx) {
+            passthru('open ' . $url);
+        } else {
+            $this->getIO()->write('no suitable browser opening command found, open yourself: ' . $url);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * initializes the repo
+     *
+     * @param InputInterface  $input
+     * @param OutputInterface $output
+     * @return CompositeRepository
+     */
+    private function initializeRepo(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        $composer = $this->getComposer(false);
+
+        if ($composer) {
+            $repo = new CompositeRepository($composer->getRepositoryManager()->getRepositories());
+        } else {
+            $defaultRepos = Factory::createDefaultRepositories($this->getIO());
+            $repo = new CompositeRepository($defaultRepos);
+        }
+
+        return $repo;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Composer/Console/Application.php b/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
index 13965156c..926d68719 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication
         $commands[] = new Command\GlobalCommand();
         $commands[] = new Command\ClearCacheCommand();
         $commands[] = new Command\RemoveCommand();
+        $commands[] = new Command\HomeCommand();
 
         if ('phar:' === substr(__FILE__, 0, 5)) {
             $commands[] = new Command\SelfUpdateCommand();