diff --git a/out/extension.js b/out/extension.js
index 78ec98cc..59eeadfa 100644
--- a/out/extension.js
+++ b/out/extension.js
@@ -89,7 +89,13 @@ async function activate(context) {
             });
         });
     });
-    context.subscriptions.push(helloCommand, activateFromFiles, activateFromFolder, ESMFold);
+    const viewCurrentPDB = vscode.commands.registerCommand("protein-viewer.viewCurrentPDB", () => {
+        const activeEditor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor?.document.uri;
+        if (activeEditor) {
+            ProteinViewerPanel_1.ProteinViewerPanel.renderFromFiles(context.extensionUri, [activeEditor]);
+        }
+    });
+    context.subscriptions.push(helloCommand, activateFromFiles, activateFromFolder, ESMFold, viewCurrentPDB);
 }
 // this method is called when your extension is deactivated
 // export function deactivate() {}
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index 6d327e81..d9193d89 100644
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diff --git a/out/test/suite/extension.test.js b/out/test/suite/extension.test.js
index d7db3c9a..3561641b 100644
--- a/out/test/suite/extension.test.js
+++ b/out/test/suite/extension.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ suite('Extension', () => {
     });
     test('registers all contributed commands', async () => {
         const commands = await vscode.commands.getCommands(true);
-        for (const id of ['start', 'activateFromFiles', 'activateFromFolder', 'ESMFold']) {
+        for (const id of ['start', 'activateFromFiles', 'activateFromFolder', 'ESMFold', 'viewCurrentPDB']) {
             assert.ok(commands.includes(`protein-viewer.${id}`), `missing protein-viewer.${id}`);
         }
     });
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ suite('Extension', () => {
         assert.match(html, /3eiy\.PDB", "pdb"/);
         assert.match(html, /esmfold\.pdb", "pdb"/);
     });
+    test('viewCurrentPDB opens the active editor file', async () => {
+        const file = vscode.Uri.file(path.join(testFiles, '3eiy.PDB'));
+        await vscode.window.showTextDocument(file);
+        await vscode.commands.executeCommand('protein-viewer.viewCurrentPDB');
+        assert.match(panelHtml(), /3eiy\.PDB", "pdb"/);
+    });
     suite('start', () => {
         const realShowInputBox = vscode.window.showInputBox;
         const stubInput = (value) => {
diff --git a/out/test/suite/extension.test.js.map b/out/test/suite/extension.test.js.map
index 72722522..c8258828 100644
--- a/out/test/suite/extension.test.js.map
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6013b431..06d95924 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
     "onCommand:protein-viewer.start",
     "onCommand:protein-viewer.activateFromFiles",
     "onCommand:protein-viewer.activateFromFolder",
-    "onCommand:protein-viewer.ESMFold"
+    "onCommand:protein-viewer.ESMFold",
+    "onCommand:protein-viewer.viewCurrentPDB"
   ],
   "main": "./out/extension.js",
   "contributes": {
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@
       {
         "command": "protein-viewer.ESMFold",
         "title": "ESMFold Sequence"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "protein-viewer.viewCurrentPDB",
+        "title": "View structure in Protein Viewer"
       }
     ],
     "menus": {
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 5925e981..2ac1868f 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,15 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 
 		});
 	});
-	context.subscriptions.push(helloCommand, activateFromFiles, activateFromFolder, ESMFold);
+
+	const viewCurrentPDB = vscode.commands.registerCommand("protein-viewer.viewCurrentPDB", () => {
+		const activeEditor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor?.document.uri;
+		if (activeEditor) {
+			ProteinViewerPanel.renderFromFiles(context.extensionUri, [activeEditor]);
+		}
+	});
+
+	context.subscriptions.push(helloCommand, activateFromFiles, activateFromFolder, ESMFold, viewCurrentPDB);
 }
 
 // this method is called when your extension is deactivated
diff --git a/src/test/suite/extension.test.ts b/src/test/suite/extension.test.ts
index 1002fa59..32db3f90 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/extension.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/suite/extension.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ suite('Extension', () => {
 
 	test('registers all contributed commands', async () => {
 		const commands = await vscode.commands.getCommands(true);
-		for (const id of ['start', 'activateFromFiles', 'activateFromFolder', 'ESMFold']) {
+		for (const id of ['start', 'activateFromFiles', 'activateFromFolder', 'ESMFold', 'viewCurrentPDB']) {
 			assert.ok(commands.includes(`protein-viewer.${id}`), `missing protein-viewer.${id}`);
 		}
 	});
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ suite('Extension', () => {
 		assert.match(html, /esmfold\.pdb", "pdb"/);
 	});
 
+	test('viewCurrentPDB opens the active editor file', async () => {
+		const file = vscode.Uri.file(path.join(testFiles, '3eiy.PDB'));
+		await vscode.window.showTextDocument(file);
+		await vscode.commands.executeCommand('protein-viewer.viewCurrentPDB');
+		assert.match(panelHtml(), /3eiy\.PDB", "pdb"/);
+	});
+
 	suite('start', () => {
 		const realShowInputBox = vscode.window.showInputBox;
 		const stubInput = (value: string | undefined) => {