diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py
index 290982caaf..f2388d2981 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import time, os
 from PyQt4.Qt import SIGNAL, QUrl, QAbstractListModel, Qt, \
         QVariant
 
-from calibre.web.feeds.recipes import compile_recipe
+from calibre.web.feeds.recipes import compile_recipe, custom_recipes
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import AutomaticNewsRecipe
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.user_profiles_ui import Ui_Dialog
 from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, question_dialog, open_url, \
-                         choose_files, ResizableDialog, NONE
+                         choose_files, ResizableDialog, NONE, open_local_file
 from calibre.gui2.widgets import PythonHighlighter
 from calibre.ptempfile import PersistentTemporaryFile
 from calibre.utils.icu import sort_key
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class UserProfiles(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         self.connect(self.load_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.load)
         self.connect(self.builtin_recipe_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.add_builtin_recipe)
         self.connect(self.share_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.share)
+        self.show_recipe_files_button.clicked.connect(self.show_recipe_files)
         self.connect(self.down_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.down)
         self.connect(self.up_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.up)
         self.connect(self.add_profile_button, SIGNAL('clicked(bool)'),
@@ -102,6 +103,10 @@ class UserProfiles(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         self.connect(self.toggle_mode_button, SIGNAL('clicked(bool)'), self.toggle_mode)
         self.clear()
 
+    def show_recipe_files(self, *args):
+        bdir = os.path.dirname(custom_recipes.file_path)
+        open_local_file(bdir)
+
     def break_cycles(self):
         self.recipe_model = self._model.recipe_model = None
         self.available_profiles = None
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.ui
index 4ca47539d1..97e3d37db2 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.ui
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <x>0</x>
         <y>0</y>
         <width>730</width>
-        <height>600</height>
+        <height>601</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@
                </property>
               </widget>
              </item>
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QPushButton" name="show_recipe_files_button">
+               <property name="text">
+                <string>S&amp;how recipe files</string>
+               </property>
+               <property name="icon">
+                <iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
+                 <normaloff>:/images/document_open.png</normaloff>:/images/document_open.png</iconset>
+               </property>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
              <item>
               <widget class="QPushButton" name="builtin_recipe_button">
                <property name="text">