diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 395253f4..29d73ff1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ using the matched rule and runs it. Rules enabled by default are as follows:
 * `npm_wrong_command` – fixes wrong npm commands like `npm urgrade`;
 * `no_command` – fixes wrong console commands, for example `vom/vim`;
 * `no_such_file` – creates missing directories with `mv` and `cp` commands;
-* `open` – prepends `http` to address passed to `open`;
+* `open` – either prepends `http://` to address passed to `open` or create a new file or directory and passes it to `open`;
 * `pip_unknown_command` – fixes wrong `pip` commands, for example `pip instatl/pip install`;
 * `python_command` – prepends `python` when you trying to run not executable/without `./` python script;
 * `python_execute` – appends missing `.py` when executing Python files;
diff --git a/tests/rules/test_open.py b/tests/rules/test_open.py
index 5780e043..9186adf4 100644
--- a/tests/rules/test_open.py
+++ b/tests/rules/test_open.py
@@ -32,15 +32,18 @@ def test_not_is_arg_url(script):
     'open foo.com',
     'xdg-open foo.com',
     'gnome-open foo.com',
-    'kde-open foo.com'])
+    'kde-open foo.com',
+    'open nonest'])
 def test_match(script, stderr):
     assert match(Command(script, stderr=stderr))
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('script, new_command', [
-    ('open foo.io', 'open http://foo.io'),
-    ('xdg-open foo.io', 'xdg-open http://foo.io'),
-    ('gnome-open foo.io', 'gnome-open http://foo.io'),
-    ('kde-open foo.io', 'kde-open http://foo.io')])
+    ('open foo.io', ['open http://foo.io']),
+    ('xdg-open foo.io', ['xdg-open http://foo.io']),
+    ('gnome-open foo.io', ['gnome-open http://foo.io']),
+    ('kde-open foo.io', ['kde-open http://foo.io']),
+    ('open nonest', ['touch nonest && open nonest',
+                     'mkdir nonest && open nonest'])])
 def test_get_new_command(script, new_command, stderr):
     assert get_new_command(Command(script, stderr=stderr)) == new_command
diff --git a/thefuck/rules/open.py b/thefuck/rules/open.py
index b253a489..86f20087 100644
--- a/thefuck/rules/open.py
+++ b/thefuck/rules/open.py
@@ -24,8 +24,17 @@ def is_arg_url(command):
 
 @for_app('open', 'xdg-open', 'gnome-open', 'kde-open')
 def match(command):
-    return is_arg_url(command)
+    return (is_arg_url(command) or
+            command.stderr.strip().startswith('The file ') and
+            command.stderr.strip().endswith(' does not exist.'))
 
 
+@eager
 def get_new_command(command):
-    return command.script.replace('open ', 'open http://')
+    stderr = command.stderr.strip()
+    if is_arg_url(command):
+        yield command.script.replace('open ', 'open http://')
+    elif stderr.startswith('The file ') and stderr.endswith(' does not exist.'):
+        arg = command.script.split(' ', 1)[1]
+        for option in ['touch', 'mkdir']:
+            yield shell.and_(u'{} {}'.format(option, arg), command.script)