diff --git a/autoload/vimtex/context/cite.vim b/autoload/vimtex/context/cite.vim
index cfc998cd91..2af167af89 100644
--- a/autoload/vimtex/context/cite.vim
+++ b/autoload/vimtex/context/cite.vim
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ function! s:actions.create(entry) abort dict " {{{1
   if has_key(a:entry, 'doi')
     call add(l:new.menu, {'name': 'Open doi', 'func': 'open_doi'})
   endif
+  
+  if (has_key(a:entry, 'eprint') && (has_key(a:entry, 'archiveprefix') && a:entry.archiveprefix == 'arXiv' || a:entry.eprint[0:4] == 'arXiv'))
+      call add(l:new.menu, {'name': 'Open arXiv', 'func': 'open_arxiv'})
+  endif
 
   if has_key(a:entry, 'url')
     call add(l:new.menu, {'name': 'Open url', 'func': 'open_url'})
@@ -166,6 +170,11 @@ function! s:actions.open_pdf() abort dict " {{{1
         \ . ' ' . vimtex#util#shellescape(l:file))
 endfunction
 
+" }}}1
+function! s:actions.open_arxiv() abort dict " {{{1
+  call vimtex#util#www('http://arxiv.org/abs/' . self.entry.eprint)
+endfunction
+
 " }}}1
 function! s:actions.open_doi() abort dict " {{{1
   call vimtex#util#www('http://dx.doi.org/' . self.entry.doi)