diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/view.py
index 43e9dad5c4..5a7a991607 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/view.py
@@ -256,6 +256,15 @@ class ViewAction(InterfaceAction):
             db.prefs['gui_view_history'] = history[:vh]
             self.build_menus(db)
 
+    def view_device_book(self, path):
+        pt = PersistentTemporaryFile('_view_device_book'+\
+                os.path.splitext(path)[1])
+        self.persistent_files.append(pt)
+        pt.close()
+        self.gui.device_manager.view_book(
+                Dispatcher(self.book_downloaded_for_viewing),
+                                        path, pt.name)
+
     def _view_books(self, rows):
         if not rows or len(rows) == 0:
             self._launch_viewer()
@@ -270,12 +279,5 @@ class ViewAction(InterfaceAction):
         else:
             paths = self.gui.current_view().model().paths(rows)
             for path in paths:
-                pt = PersistentTemporaryFile('_viewer_'+\
-                        os.path.splitext(path)[1])
-                self.persistent_files.append(pt)
-                pt.close()
-                self.gui.device_manager.view_book(\
-                        Dispatcher(self.book_downloaded_for_viewing),
-                                              path, pt.name)
-
+                self.view_device_book(path)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py b/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
index bf5fbe77bd..f03015f4ad 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ from calibre.ebooks.metadata import fmt_sidx
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.sources.identify import urls_from_identifiers
 from calibre.constants import filesystem_encoding
 from calibre.library.comments import comments_to_html
-from calibre.gui2 import (config, open_local_file, open_url, pixmap_to_data,
-        gprefs, rating_font)
+from calibre.gui2 import (config, open_url, pixmap_to_data, gprefs,
+        rating_font)
 from calibre.utils.icu import sort_key
 from calibre.utils.formatter import EvalFormatter
 from calibre.utils.date import is_date_undefined
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ class BookDetails(QWidget): # {{{
     files_dropped = pyqtSignal(object, object)
     cover_changed = pyqtSignal(object, object)
     cover_removed = pyqtSignal(object)
+    view_device_book = pyqtSignal(object)
 
     # Drag 'n drop {{{
     DROPABBLE_EXTENSIONS = IMAGE_EXTENSIONS+BOOK_EXTENSIONS
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ class BookDetails(QWidget): # {{{
             id_, fmt = val.split(':')
             self.view_specific_format.emit(int(id_), fmt)
         elif typ == 'devpath':
-            open_local_file(val)
+            self.view_device_book.emit(val)
         else:
             try:
                 open_url(QUrl(link, QUrl.TolerantMode))
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
index a82dfec7fc..338a558f29 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ class LayoutMixin(object): # {{{
                 self.iactions['Remove Books'].remove_format_by_id)
         self.book_details.save_specific_format.connect(
                 self.iactions['Save To Disk'].save_library_format_by_ids)
+        self.book_details.view_device_book.connect(
+                self.iactions['View'].view_device_book)
 
         m = self.library_view.model()
         if m.rowCount(None) > 0: