diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd170853..47163d2e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [1.12.0] - 2020-01-26
+
+- [#29](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/29): Open file after creating it from the template
+
 ## [1.11.1] - 2020-12-10
 
 - [#26](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/26): Fix for arrow selection in the dropdown.
diff --git a/src/commands/Template.ts b/src/commands/Template.ts
index 79625df2..9945028b 100644
--- a/src/commands/Template.ts
+++ b/src/commands/Template.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ export class Template {
       frontMatter = Article.updateDate(frontMatter);
 
       fs.writeFileSync(newFilePath, ArticleHelper.stringifyFrontMatter(frontMatter.content, frontMatter.data), { encoding: "utf8" });
+
+      await vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', vscode.Uri.file(newFilePath));
     }
 
     const txtDoc = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(vscode.Uri.parse(newFilePath));