diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php b/administrator/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php
index 9f58183127379..2ae042d8a40d1 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php
@@ -86,8 +86,19 @@ protected function addToolbar()
 		// Built the actions for new and existing records.
 		$canDo = $this->canDo;
 
+		$linkArticle = "";
+
+		if (!$isNew)
+		{
+			$linkArticle = '<a href="' . JRoute::_(
+					JURI::root() . 'index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id='
+			. (int) $this->item->id
+				) . '" title="' . JText::_('JGLOBAL_LINK_FRONTEND_ITEM') . '" target="_blank"><span class="icon-out-2"></span></a>';
+		}
+
 		JToolbarHelper::title(
-			JText::_('COM_CONTENT_PAGE_' . ($checkedOut ? 'VIEW_ARTICLE' : ($isNew ? 'ADD_ARTICLE' : 'EDIT_ARTICLE'))),
+			JText::_('COM_CONTENT_PAGE_' . ($checkedOut ? 'VIEW_ARTICLE' : ($isNew ? 'ADD_ARTICLE' : 'EDIT_ARTICLE')))
+			. " " . $linkArticle,
 			'pencil-2 article-add'
 		);
 
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
index a6335f740df2c..6a682f5ff9d34 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ JGLOBAL_LINK_AUTHOR_DESC="If set to Yes, the Name of the article's Author will b
 JGLOBAL_LINK_AUTHOR_LABEL="Link Author"
 JGLOBAL_LINK_CATEGORY_DESC="If set to Yes, and if Show Category is set to 'Show', the Category Title will link to a layout showing articles in that Category."
 JGLOBAL_LINK_CATEGORY_LABEL="Link Category"
+JGLOBAL_LINK_FRONTEND_ITEM="Open item in frontend"
 JGLOBAL_LINK_PARENT_CATEGORY_DESC="If set to Yes, and if Show Parent is set to 'Show', the Parent Category Title will link to a layout showing articles in that Category."
 JGLOBAL_LINK_PARENT_CATEGORY_LABEL="Link Parent"
 JGLOBAL_LINKED_TITLES_DESC="If set to Yes, the article title will be a link to the article."