diff --git a/gui/main.ui b/gui/main.ui
index 728a42c61..f0de6a8fa 100644
--- a/gui/main.ui
+++ b/gui/main.ui
@@ -74,9 +74,12 @@
      <string>&amp;File</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="mActionOpenXML"/>
+    <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="mActionNewProjectFile"/>
     <addaction name="mActionOpenProjectFile"/>
+    <addaction name="mActionEditProjectFile"/>
     <addaction name="mActionCloseProjectFile"/>
+    <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="mActionSave"/>
     <addaction name="mActionQuit"/>
    </widget>
@@ -383,6 +386,14 @@
     <string>C&amp;lose Project File</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="mActionEditProjectFile">
+   <property name="enabled">
+    <bool>false</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>&amp;Edit Project File...</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index d33c1bfc5..3ae1e396c 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow() :
     connect(mUI.mActionNewProjectFile, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(NewProjectFile()));
     connect(mUI.mActionOpenProjectFile, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(OpenProjectFile()));
     connect(mUI.mActionCloseProjectFile, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(CloseProjectFile()));
+    connect(mUI.mActionEditProjectFile, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(EditProjectFile()));
 
 #ifdef WIN32
     connect(mUI.mActionHelpContents, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(OpenHelpContents()));
@@ -692,6 +693,7 @@ void MainWindow::OpenProjectFile()
     if (!filepath.isEmpty())
     {
         mUI.mActionCloseProjectFile->setEnabled(true);
+        mUI.mActionEditProjectFile->setEnabled(true);
         mProject = new Project(filepath, this);
         mProject->Open();
         QStringList paths = mProject->GetProjectFile()->GetCheckPaths();
@@ -714,6 +716,7 @@ void MainWindow::NewProjectFile()
         Project prj(filepath, this);
         prj.Create();
         prj.Edit();
+        mUI.mActionEditProjectFile->setEnabled(true);
     }
 }
 
@@ -722,6 +725,22 @@ void MainWindow::CloseProjectFile()
     delete mProject;
     mProject = NULL;
     mUI.mActionCloseProjectFile->setEnabled(false);
+    mUI.mActionEditProjectFile->setEnabled(false);
+}
+
+void MainWindow::EditProjectFile()
+{
+    if (!mProject)
+    {
+        QMessageBox msg(QMessageBox::Critical,
+                        tr("Cppcheck"),
+                        QString(tr("No project file loaded")),
+                        QMessageBox::Ok,
+                        this);
+        msg.exec();
+        return;
+    }
+    mProject->Edit();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::ShowLogView()
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.h b/gui/mainwindow.h
index 66f80e087..5c1b6ec76 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.h
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ public slots:
     */
     void CloseProjectFile();
 
+    /**
+    * @brief Slot to edit project file.
+    *
+    */
+    void EditProjectFile();
+
     /**
     * @brief Slot for showing the log view.
     *