diff --git a/bin/build-apidocs.sh b/bin/build-apidocs.sh
index 97b73cda..28931b2f 100755
--- a/bin/build-apidocs.sh
+++ b/bin/build-apidocs.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ if [[ ! -x ./node_modules/.bin/raml2html ]]; then
 fi
 
 ./node_modules/.bin/raml2html -i ./doc/api/api.raml -o ./public/api/index.html -t doc/api/templates/template.nunjucks
+if [[ -x $(which open) ]]; then
+  open public/api/index.html
+fi
 
 cd $OLD_DIR