src/nnn.c | 7 ++++++-
 src/nnn.h | 3 +++

diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index dbc64197fd50e5bfa15e0313492f6dc1a865ca73..566d12c6a84512456cdf1e4287c31b934c008173 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -7454,13 +7454,14 @@ 		case SEL_RENAMEMUL: // fallthrough
 		case SEL_HELP: // fallthrough
 		case SEL_AUTONEXT: // fallthrough
 		case SEL_EDIT: // fallthrough
+		case SEL_VIEW: // fallthrough
 		case SEL_LOCK:
 		{
 			bool refresh = FALSE;
 
 			if (ndents)
 				mkpath(path, pdents[cur].name, newpath);
-			else if (sel == SEL_EDIT) /* Avoid trying to edit a non-existing file */
+			else if ((sel == SEL_EDIT) || (sel == SEL_VIEW)) /* Avoid trying to edit a non-existing file */
 				goto nochange;
 
 			switch (sel) {
@@ -7497,6 +7498,10 @@ 				goto nochange;
 			case SEL_EDIT:
 				if (!(g_state.picker || g_state.fifomode))
 					spawn(editor, newpath, NULL, NULL, F_CLI);
+				continue;
+			case SEL_VIEW:
+				if (!(g_state.picker || g_state.fifomode))
+					spawn(pager, newpath, NULL, NULL, F_CLI);
 				continue;
 			default: /* SEL_LOCK */
 				lock_terminal();
diff --git a/src/nnn.h b/src/nnn.h
index cdba884de711ea4f25bed0cdb820f0c4514535c1..adfb83b40393c26da59cdf729651bfd5a778525f 100644
--- a/src/nnn.h
+++ b/src/nnn.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ 	SEL_QUITCTX,
 	SEL_QUITCD,
 	SEL_QUIT,
 	SEL_QUITERR,
+	SEL_VIEW,
 #ifndef NOMOUSE
 	SEL_CLICK,
 #endif
@@ -259,6 +260,8 @@ 	{ CONTROL('J'),   SEL_AUTONEXT },
 	/* Edit in EDITOR */
 	{ 'e',            SEL_EDIT },
 	{ KEY_F(4),       SEL_EDIT },
+	/* View in PAGER */
+	{ KEY_F(3),       SEL_VIEW },
 	/* Run a plugin */
 	{ ';',            SEL_PLUGIN },
 	/* Show total size of listed selection */