diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/backend/backend.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/backend/backend.factor
index e7d78c1ed4..8c21fafbb2 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/backend/backend.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/backend/backend.factor
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ DEFER: ?make-staging-image
     vm image vocab config make-deploy-image
     image vm embed-image ;
 
+SYMBOL: open-directory-after-deploy?
+t open-directory-after-deploy? set-global
+
 HOOK: deploy* os ( vocab -- )
 
 HOOK: deploy-path os ( vocab -- path )
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor
index faf58106a0..a103c4d33e 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ delete-staging-images
 { } [ "hello-world" shake-and-bake 550000 small-enough? ] unit-test
 
 { "Hello world\n" } [
-    "hello-world" deploy
-    "hello-world" deploy-path 1array
-    ascii [ contents ] with-process-reader
+    f open-directory-after-deploy? [
+        "hello-world" deploy
+        "hello-world" deploy-path 1array
+        ascii [ contents ] with-process-reader
+    ] with-variable
 ] unit-test
 
 { } [ "sudoku" shake-and-bake 800000 small-enough? ] unit-test
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor
index 6a43e73196..2dcf465ef0 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ IN: tools.deploy.macosx
     [ normalize-path [ <NSString> ] [ parent-directory <NSString> ] bi ] bi*
     -> selectFile:inFileViewerRootedAtPath: drop ;
 
+: ?show-in-finder ( path -- )
+    open-directory-after-deploy? get [ show-in-finder ] [ drop ] if ;
+
 : deploy.app-image-name ( vocab bundle-name -- str )
     [ % "/Contents/Resources/" % % ".image" % ] "" make ;
 
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ IN: tools.deploy.macosx
             bundle-name
             [ "Contents/Resources" copy-resources ]
             [ "Contents/Frameworks" copy-libraries ] 2bi
-            bundle-name show-in-finder
+            bundle-name ?show-in-finder
         ] with-variables
     ] with-directory ;
 
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/unix/unix.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/unix/unix.factor
index 114a9ce70d..a288408da8 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/unix/unix.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/unix/unix.factor
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 USING: io io.backend io.directories io.files.info.unix
 io.pathnames kernel namespaces sequences system
 tools.deploy.backend tools.deploy.config
-tools.deploy.config.editor ;
-QUALIFIED: webbrowser
+tools.deploy.config.editor webbrowser ;
 IN: tools.deploy.unix
 
 : create-app-dir ( vocab bundle-name -- vm )
@@ -14,6 +13,9 @@ IN: tools.deploy.unix
 : bundle-name ( -- str )
     deploy-name get ;
 
+: ?open-file ( path -- )
+    open-directory-after-deploy? get [ open-file ] [ drop ] if ;
+
 M: unix deploy*
     deploy-directory get [
         dup deploy-config [
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ M: unix deploy*
             namespace make-deploy-image-executable
             bundle-name "" [ copy-resources ] [ copy-libraries ] 3bi
             bundle-name normalize-path "Binary deployed to " "." surround print
-            bundle-name webbrowser:open-file
+            bundle-name ?open-file
         ] with-variables
     ] with-directory ;
 
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
index 6a6cf3f933..24f353e1b3 100755
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ CONSTANT: app-icon-resource-id "APPICON"
     [ f "open" ] dip absolute-path normalize-separators
     f f SW_SHOWNORMAL ShellExecute drop ;
 
+: ?open-in-explorer ( dir -- )
+    open-directory-after-deploy? get [ open-in-explorer ] [ drop ] if ;
+
 : embed-ico ( vm-path vocab -- )
     dup vocab-windows-icon-path vocab-append-path dup exists?
     [ binary file-contents app-icon-resource-id embed-icon-resource ]
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ M: windows deploy*
                 [ drop deployed-image-name ]
                 [ drop namespace make-deploy-image-executable ]
                 [ nip "" [ copy-resources ] [ copy-libraries ] 3bi ]
-                [ nip open-in-explorer ]
+                [ nip ?open-in-explorer ]
             } 2cleave
         ] with-variables
     ] with-directory ;