diff --git a/buildPy2exe.py b/buildPy2exe.py
index b9b586b..3d7ef7b 100644
--- a/buildPy2exe.py
+++ b/buildPy2exe.py
@@ -624,7 +624,8 @@ guiIcons = ['resources/accept.png', 'resources/arrow_undo.png', 'resources/clock
      'resources/mpv.png','resources/vlc.png', 'resources/house.png', 'resources/film_link.png',
      'resources/eye.png', 'resources/comments.png', 'resources/cog_delete.png', 'resources/chevrons_right.png',
      'resources/user_key.png', 'resources/lock.png', 'resources/key_go.png', 'resources/page_white_key.png',
-     'resources/tick.png', 'resources/lock_open.png', 'resources/cross_checkbox.png', 'resources/tick_checkbox.png'
+     'resources/tick.png', 'resources/lock_open.png', 'resources/cross_checkbox.png', 'resources/tick_checkbox.png',
+     'resources/world_explore.png'
     ]
 resources = ["resources/icon.ico", "resources/syncplay.png"]
 resources.extend(guiIcons)
diff --git a/resources/world_explore.png b/resources/world_explore.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9a2bb0
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/world_explore.png differ
diff --git a/syncplay/messages.py b/syncplay/messages.py
index 2dadd01..0f3532e 100755
--- a/syncplay/messages.py
+++ b/syncplay/messages.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ en = {
 
       "file-menu-label" : "&File", # & precedes shortcut key
       "openmedia-menu-label" : "&Open media file",
+      "openstreamurl-menu-label" : "Open &media stream URL",
       "exit-menu-label" : "E&xit",
       "advanced-menu-label" : "&Advanced",
       "setoffset-menu-label" : "Set &offset",
@@ -234,6 +235,8 @@ en = {
       "setoffset-msgbox-label" : "Set offset",
       "offsetinfo-msgbox-label" : "Offset (see http://syncplay.pl/guide/ for usage instructions):",
 
+      "promptforstreamurl-msgbox-label" : "Open media stream URL",
+      "promptforstreamurlinfo-msgbox-label" : "Stream URL",
 
       "createcontrolledroom-msgbox-label" : "Create controlled room",
       "controlledroominfo-msgbox-label" : "Enter name of controlled room\r\n(see http://syncplay.pl/guide/ for usage instructions):",
@@ -548,10 +551,11 @@ ru = {
 
       "file-menu-label" : u"&Файл", # & precedes shortcut key
       "openmedia-menu-label" : u"&Открыть видеофайл",
+      "openstreamurl-menu-label" : u"Open &media stream URL", # TODO: Translate into Russian
       "exit-menu-label" : u"&Выход",
       "advanced-menu-label" : u"&Дополнительно",
       "setoffset-menu-label" : u"Установить &смещение",
-      "createcontrolledroom-menu-label" : u"&Create controlled room", # TODO: Translate into Russianv
+      "createcontrolledroom-menu-label" : u"&Create controlled room", # TODO: Translate into Russian
       "identifyascontroller-menu-label" : u"&Identify as room controller", # TODO: Translate into Russian
 
       "help-menu-label" : u"&Помощь",
@@ -560,6 +564,9 @@ ru = {
       "setoffset-msgbox-label" : u"Установить смещение",
       "offsetinfo-msgbox-label" : u"Смещение (см. как использовать на http://syncplay.pl/guide/):",
 
+      "promptforstreamurl-msgbox-label" : u"Open media stream URL", # TODO: Translate into Russian
+      "promptforstreamurlinfo-msgbox-label" : u"Stream URL", # TODO: Translate into Russian
+
       "createcontrolledroom-msgbox-label" : u"Create controlled room", # TODO: Translate into Russian
       "controlledroominfo-msgbox-label" : u"Enter name of controlled room\r\n(see http://syncplay.pl/guide/ for usage instructions):", # TODO: Translate into Russian
 
@@ -871,6 +878,7 @@ de = {
 
       "file-menu-label" : u"&Datei", # & precedes shortcut key
       "openmedia-menu-label" : u"&Mediendatei öffnen...",
+      "openstreamurl-menu-label" : u"Open &media stream URL", # TODO: Translate into German
       "exit-menu-label" : u"&Beenden",
       "advanced-menu-label" : u"&Erweitert",
       "setoffset-menu-label" : u"&Offset einstellen",
@@ -883,6 +891,8 @@ de = {
       "setoffset-msgbox-label" : u"Offset einstellen",
       "offsetinfo-msgbox-label" : u"Offset (siehe http://syncplay.pl/guide/ für eine Anleitung [Englisch]):",
 
+      "promptforstreamurl-msgbox-label" : u"Open media stream URL", # TODO: Translate into German
+      "promptforstreamurlinfo-msgbox-label" : u"Stream URL", # TODO: Translate into German
 
       "createcontrolledroom-msgbox-label" : u"Zentral gesteuerten Raum erstellen",
       "controlledroominfo-msgbox-label" : u"Namen des zentral gesteuerten Raums eingeben\r\n(siehe http://syncplay.pl/guide/ für eine Anleitung [Englisch]):",
diff --git a/syncplay/ui/gui.py b/syncplay/ui/gui.py
index 54bf07e..c8f11af 100644
--- a/syncplay/ui/gui.py
+++ b/syncplay/ui/gui.py
@@ -377,6 +377,13 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             self.saveMediaBrowseSettings()
             self._syncplayClient._player.openFile(fileName)
 
+    def promptForStreamURL(self):
+        streamURL, ok = QtGui.QInputDialog.getText(self, getMessage("promptforstreamurl-msgbox-label"),
+                                                   getMessage("promptforstreamurlinfo-msgbox-label"), QtGui.QLineEdit.Normal,
+                                                   "")
+        if ok and streamURL != '':
+            self._syncplayClient._player.openFile(streamURL)
+
     def createControlledRoom(self):
         controlroom, ok = QtGui.QInputDialog.getText(self, getMessage("createcontrolledroom-msgbox-label"),
                 getMessage("controlledroominfo-msgbox-label"), QtGui.QLineEdit.Normal,
@@ -580,6 +587,9 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         window.openAction = window.fileMenu.addAction(QtGui.QIcon(self.resourcespath + 'folder_explore.png'),
                                                       getMessage("openmedia-menu-label"))
         window.openAction.triggered.connect(self.browseMediapath)
+        window.openAction = window.fileMenu.addAction(QtGui.QIcon(self.resourcespath + 'world_explore.png'),
+                                                      getMessage("openstreamurl-menu-label"))
+        window.openAction.triggered.connect(self.promptForStreamURL)
 
         window.exitAction = window.fileMenu.addAction(QtGui.QIcon(self.resourcespath + 'cross.png'),
                                                       getMessage("exit-menu-label"))