diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 33aadba64..dbd5b2d59 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -731,6 +731,17 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <integer>1</integer>
     </map>
+    <key>LiruLegacyLogLaunch</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>When opening a chat log, open in an external text editor instead of a browser floater(Windows Only).</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>Boolean</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <boolean>0</boolean>
+    </map>
     <key>LiruLegacyOutfitStoreObjChanges</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llimpanel.cpp b/indra/newview/llimpanel.cpp
index a394f8fd7..96febbb73 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llimpanel.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llimpanel.cpp
@@ -1089,6 +1089,11 @@ void LLFloaterIMPanel::onFlyoutCommit(LLComboBox* flyout, const LLSD& value)
 
 void show_log_browser(const std::string& name, const std::string& id)
 {
+	if (gSavedSettings.getBOOL("LiruLegacyLogLaunch"))
+	{
+		gViewerWindow->getWindow()->ShellEx("\"" + LLLogChat::makeLogFileName(name) + "\"");
+		return;
+	}
 	LLFloaterWebContent::Params p;
 	p.url("file:///" + LLLogChat::makeLogFileName(name));
 	p.id(id);