diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58d4ad1b4c..624c1ee1c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     "jiti": "^2.6.1",
     "ofetch": "^2.0.0-alpha.3",
     "ohash": "^2.0.11",
+    "open": "^11.0.0",
     "oxc-minify": "^0.102.0",
     "oxc-transform": "^0.102.0",
     "srvx": "^0.9.8",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f99a1a8e0e..fc60405b3c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ importers:
       ohash:
         specifier: ^2.0.11
         version: 2.0.11
+      open:
+        specifier: ^11.0.0
+        version: 11.0.0
       oxc-minify:
         specifier: ^0.102.0
         version: 0.102.0
@@ -4838,6 +4841,10 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
     hasBin: true
 
+  is-in-ssh@1.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-jYa6Q9rH90kR1vKB6NM7qqd1mge3Fx4Dhw5TVlK1MUBqhEOuCagrEHMevNuCcbECmXZ0ThXkRm+Ymr51HwEPAw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20'}
+
   is-inside-container@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-KIYLCCJghfHZxqjYBE7rEy0OBuTd5xCHS7tHVgvCLkx7StIoaxwNW3hCALgEUjFfeRk+MG/Qxmp/vtETEF3tRA==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.16'}
@@ -5602,6 +5609,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-YgBpdJHPyQ2UE5x+hlSXcnejzAvD0b22U2OuAP+8OnlJT+PjWPxtgmGqKKc+RgTM63U9gN0YzrYc71R2WT/hTA==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
+  open@11.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-smsWv2LzFjP03xmvFoJ331ss6h+jixfA4UUV/Bsiyuu4YJPfN+FIQGOIiv4w9/+MoHkfkJ22UIaQWRVFRfH6Vw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20'}
+
   open@8.4.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7x81NCL719oNbsq/3mh+hVrAWmFuEYUqrq/Iw3kUzH8ReypT9QQ0BLoJS7/G9k6N81XjW4qHWtjWwe/9eLy1EQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
@@ -5775,6 +5786,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3Ybi1tAuwAP9s0r1UQ2J4n5Y0G05bJkpUIO0/bI9MhwmD70S5aTWbXGBwxHrelT+XM1k6dM0pk+SwNkpTRN7Pg==}
     engines: {node: ^10 || ^12 || >=14}
 
+  powershell-utils@0.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dM0jVuXJPsDN6DvRpea484tCUaMiXWjuCn++HGTqUWzGDjv5tZkEZldAJ/UMlqRYGFrD/etByo4/xOuC/snX2A==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20'}
+
   preact-render-to-string@6.6.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Bn6eQZ5SQ5loVEcC/mZmKT7HzO5Z/+vYzxfE/W2N468oSoNMJVdFGApF0GyXq0lDthuyXKTmtZ8k20NpYjr6Rw==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -7030,6 +7045,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-h3Fbisa2nKGPxCpm89Hk33lBLsnaGBvctQopaBSOW/uIs6FTe1ATyAnKFJrzVs9vpGdsTe73WF3V4lIsk4Gacw==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
+  wsl-utils@0.3.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-3sFIGLiaDP7rTO4xh3g+b3AzhYDIUGGywE/WsmqzJWDxus5aJXVnPTNC/6L+r2WzrwXqVOdD262OaO+cEyPMSQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20'}
+
   xdg-basedir@5.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-GCPAHLvrIH13+c0SuacwvRYj2SxJXQ4kaVTT5xgL3kPrz56XxkF21IGhjSE1+W0aw7gpBWRGXLCPnPby6lSpmQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
@@ -11569,6 +11588,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   is-in-ci@1.0.0: {}
 
+  is-in-ssh@1.0.0: {}
+
   is-inside-container@1.0.0:
     dependencies:
       is-docker: 3.0.0
@@ -12470,6 +12491,15 @@ snapshots:
       is-inside-container: 1.0.0
       wsl-utils: 0.1.0
 
+  open@11.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      default-browser: 5.4.0
+      define-lazy-prop: 3.0.0
+      is-in-ssh: 1.0.0
+      is-inside-container: 1.0.0
+      powershell-utils: 0.1.0
+      wsl-utils: 0.3.0
+
   open@8.4.2:
     dependencies:
       define-lazy-prop: 2.0.0
@@ -12706,6 +12736,8 @@ snapshots:
       picocolors: 1.1.1
       source-map-js: 1.2.1
 
+  powershell-utils@0.1.0: {}
+
   preact-render-to-string@6.6.4(preact@10.28.0):
     dependencies:
       preact: 10.28.0
@@ -14015,6 +14047,11 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       is-wsl: 3.1.0
 
+  wsl-utils@0.3.0:
+    dependencies:
+      is-wsl: 3.1.0
+      powershell-utils: 0.1.0
+
   xdg-basedir@5.1.0: {}
 
   xml2js@0.6.2:
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/dev.ts b/src/cli/commands/dev.ts
index f7dc7503d9..56a6529f15 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/dev.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/dev.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { build, createNitro, prepare } from "nitro/builder";
 import { resolve } from "pathe";
 import { commonArgs } from "../common.ts";
 import { NitroDevServer } from "../../dev/server.ts";
+import open from "open";
 
 const hmrKeyRe = /^runtimeConfig\.|routeRules\./;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ export default defineCommand({
   },
   args: {
     ...commonArgs,
+    open: {
+      type: "boolean",
+      description: "open dev server in default browser",
+    },
     port: { type: "string", description: "specify port" },
     host: { type: "string", description: "specify hostname " },
   },
@@ -60,10 +65,15 @@ export default defineCommand({
       nitro.hooks.hookOnce("restart", reload);
       const server = new NitroDevServer(nitro);
 
-      await server.listen({
-        port: args.port,
-        hostname: args.host,
-      });
+      const url = (
+        await server.listen({
+          port: args.port,
+          hostname: args.host,
+        })
+      ).url;
+
+      if (args.open && url) open(url);
+
       await prepare(nitro);
       await build(nitro);
     };