diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index faf2feb64..3897d3691 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -453,6 +453,11 @@
         "category": "R",
         "command": "r.names"
       },
+      {
+        "title": "View selected object",
+        "category": "R",
+        "command": "r.view"
+      },
       {
         "title": "Create gitignore",
         "category": "R",
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 349a592a1..1f816d367 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<apiImp
         'r.head': () => rTerminal.runSelectionOrWord(['head']),
         'r.thead': () => rTerminal.runSelectionOrWord(['t', 'head']),
         'r.names': () => rTerminal.runSelectionOrWord(['names']),
+        'r.view': () => rTerminal.runSelectionOrWord(['View']),
         'r.runSource': () => { void rTerminal.runSource(false); },
         'r.runSelection':  (code?: string) => { code ? void rTerminal.runTextInTerm(code) : void rTerminal.runSelection(); },
         'r.runFromLineToEnd': rTerminal.runFromLineToEnd,