diff --git a/sdrbase/feature/featurewebapiutils.cpp b/sdrbase/feature/featurewebapiutils.cpp
index 9ea3ac870..45832bb96 100644
--- a/sdrbase/feature/featurewebapiutils.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/feature/featurewebapiutils.cpp
@@ -210,3 +210,56 @@ bool FeatureWebAPIUtils::satelliteLOS(const QString name)
     // Not currently required by any features
     return true;
 }
+
+// Open a Sky Map feature and find the specified target
+bool FeatureWebAPIUtils::openSkyMapAndFind(const QString& target)
+{
+    return SkyMapOpener::open(target);
+}
+
+bool SkyMapOpener::open(const QString& target)
+{
+    // Create a SkyMap feature
+    MainCore *mainCore = MainCore::instance();
+    PluginAPI::FeatureRegistrations *featureRegistrations = mainCore->getPluginManager()->getFeatureRegistrations();
+    int nbRegistrations = featureRegistrations->size();
+    int index = 0;
+
+    for (; index < nbRegistrations; index++)
+    {
+        if (featureRegistrations->at(index).m_featureId == "SkyMap") {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (index < nbRegistrations)
+    {
+        new SkyMapOpener(target);
+
+        MainCore::MsgAddFeature *msg = MainCore::MsgAddFeature::create(0, index);
+        mainCore->getMainMessageQueue()->push(msg);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        qWarning() << "Sky Map feature not available";
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+SkyMapOpener::SkyMapOpener(const QString& target) :
+    m_target(target)
+{
+    connect(MainCore::instance(), &MainCore::featureAdded, this, &SkyMapOpener::onSkyMapAdded);
+}
+
+void SkyMapOpener::onSkyMapAdded(int featureSetIndex, Feature *feature)
+{
+    if (feature->getURI() == "sdrangel.feature.skymap")
+    {
+        disconnect(MainCore::instance(), &MainCore::featureAdded, this, &SkyMapOpener::onSkyMapAdded);
+        FeatureWebAPIUtils::skyMapFind(m_target, featureSetIndex, feature->getIndexInFeatureSet());
+        deleteLater();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sdrbase/feature/featurewebapiutils.h b/sdrbase/feature/featurewebapiutils.h
index df6e78c68..2f8d6b32a 100644
--- a/sdrbase/feature/featurewebapiutils.h
+++ b/sdrbase/feature/featurewebapiutils.h
@@ -27,12 +27,29 @@
 
 class Feature;
 
+class SkyMapOpener : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    QString m_target;
+
+private:
+    SkyMapOpener(const QString& target);
+
+public:
+    static bool open(const QString& target);
+
+private slots:
+    void onSkyMapAdded(int featureSetIndex, Feature *feature);
+
+};
+
 class SDRBASE_API FeatureWebAPIUtils
 {
 public:
     static bool mapFind(const QString& target, int featureSetIndex=-1, int featureIndex=-1);
     static bool mapSetDateTime(const QDateTime& dateTime, int featureSetIndex=-1, int featureIndex=-1);
     static bool skyMapFind(const QString& target, int featureSetIndex=-1, int featureIndex=-1);
+    static bool openSkyMapAndFind(const QString& target);
     static Feature *getFeature(int& featureSetIndex, int& featureIndex, const QString& uri);
     static bool satelliteAOS(const QString name, const QDateTime aos, const QDateTime los);
     static bool satelliteLOS(const QString name);