diff --git a/app/Controller/FileViewerController.php b/app/Controller/FileViewerController.php
index 518f5b0b4..3e0182bad 100644
--- a/app/Controller/FileViewerController.php
+++ b/app/Controller/FileViewerController.php
@@ -82,6 +82,31 @@ class FileViewerController extends BaseController
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Display file in browser
+     *
+     * @access public
+     */
+    public function browser()
+    {
+        $file = $this->getFile();
+        $etag = md5($file['path']);
+        $this->response->withContentType($this->helper->file->getBrowserViewType($file['name']));
+        $this->response->withCache(5 * 86400, $etag);
+
+        if ($this->request->getHeader('If-None-Match') === '"'.$etag.'"') {
+            $this->response->status(304);
+        } else {
+
+            try {
+                $this->response->send();
+                $this->objectStorage->output($file['path']);
+            } catch (ObjectStorageException $e) {
+                $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Display image thumbnail
      *
diff --git a/app/Helper/FileHelper.php b/app/Helper/FileHelper.php
index cabf371cc..82b444d0d 100644
--- a/app/Helper/FileHelper.php
+++ b/app/Helper/FileHelper.php
@@ -106,4 +106,23 @@ class FileHelper extends Base
 
         return null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the browser view mimetype based on the file extension.
+     *
+     * @param  $filename
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getBrowserViewType($filename)
+    {
+        $extension = strtolower(pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
+
+        switch ($extension) {
+            case 'pdf':
+                return 'application/pdf';
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Template/project_overview/files.php b/app/Template/project_overview/files.php
index 826e63259..1326a7d14 100644
--- a/app/Template/project_overview/files.php
+++ b/app/Template/project_overview/files.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
                                     <i class="fa fa-eye fa-fw"></i>
                                     <?= $this->url->link(t('View file'), 'FileViewerController', 'show', array('project_id' => $project['id'], 'file_id' => $file['id']), false, 'popover') ?>
                                 </li>
+                            <?php elseif ($this->file->getBrowserViewType($file['name']) !== null): ?>
+                                <li>
+                                    <i class="fa fa-eye fa-fw"></i>
+                                    <?= $this->url->link(t('View file'), 'FileViewerController', 'browser', array('project_id' => $project['id'], 'file_id' => $file['id']), false, '', '', true) ?>
+                                </li>
                             <?php endif ?>
                             <li>
                                 <i class="fa fa-download fa-fw"></i>