diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index 7ffa13c8..d9a15a8a 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class Controller(object):
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.toggle_buffer_mute, self.view.mute_buffer)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.open_timeline, self.view.timeline)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.open_favs_timeline, self.view.favs)
+  widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.open_conversation, menuitem=self.view.view_conversation)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view.nb, widgetUtils.NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED, self.buffer_changed)
 
  def set_systray_icon(self):
diff --git a/src/wxUI/view.py b/src/wxUI/view.py
index 5599e1a0..edd39135 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/view.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/view.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class mainFrame(wx.Frame):
   self.unfav = tweet.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"Remove from favo&urites"))
   self.view = tweet.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"&Show tweet"))
   self.view_coordinates = tweet.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"View &address"))
+  self.view_conversation = tweet.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"View conversa&tion"))
   self.delete = tweet.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"&Delete"))
 
   # User menu