diff --git a/pd.lua b/pd.lua
index 7c97f93..c92cd1c 100644
--- a/pd.lua
+++ b/pd.lua
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pd._objects = { }
 pd._clocks = { }
 pd._receives = { }
 pd._loadpath = ""
+pd._fullpath = ""
 
 -- add a path to Lua's "require" search paths
 pd._setrequirepath = function(path)
@@ -119,6 +120,14 @@ pd._whoami = function (object)
   end
 end
 
+--whoami method dispatcher
+pd._whereami = function (object)
+  if nil ~= pd._objects[object] then
+    return pd._objects[object]._fullpath
+  end
+end
+
+
 --class method dispatcher
 pd._get_class = function (object)
   if nil ~= pd._objects[object] then
@@ -295,6 +304,13 @@ function pd.Class:register(name)
   self._class = pd._register(name)  -- register new class
   self._name = name
   self._loadpath = fullpath
+
+  if pd._fullpath == nil or pd._fullpath == '' then
+    self._fullpath = fullname .. ".pd_lua"
+  else
+    self._fullpath = self._currentpath
+  end
+
   if name == "pdlua" then
     self._scriptname = "pd.lua"
   else
@@ -385,7 +401,9 @@ function pd.Class:dofilex(file)
   local pathsave = pd._loadpath
   pd._loadname = nil
   pd._loadpath = self._loadpath
+  pd._fullpath = file
   local f, path = pd._dofilex(self._class, file)
+  pd._fullpath = = nil
   pd._loadname = namesave
   pd._loadpath = pathsave
   return f, path
@@ -399,7 +417,9 @@ function pd.Class:dofile(file)
   local pathsave = pd._loadpath
   pd._loadname = nil
   pd._loadpath = self._loadpath
+  pd._fullpath = file
   local f, path = pd._dofile(self._object, file)
+  pd._fullpath = = nil
   pd._loadname = namesave
   pd._loadpath = pathsave
   return f, path
@@ -413,6 +433,10 @@ function pd.Class:whoami()
   return self._scriptname or self._name
 end
 
+function pd.Class:in_1_reload()
+  return self:dofile(self._fullpath)
+end
+
 function pd.Class:get_class() -- accessor for t_class*
   return self._class or nil
 end
diff --git a/pdlua.c b/pdlua.c
index d7a7c4d..395d880 100644
--- a/pdlua.c
+++ b/pdlua.c
@@ -667,6 +667,11 @@ static int pdlua_click(t_gobj *z, t_glist *gl, int xpos, int ypos, int shift, in
 }
 
 
+static void pdlua_reload(t_gobj* z)
+{
+    pdlua_dispatch((t_pdlua *)z, 0, gensym("_reload"), 0, NULL);
+}
+
 static void pdlua_displace(t_gobj *z, t_glist *glist, int dx, int dy){
     t_pdlua *x = (t_pdlua *)z;
     x->pd.te_xpix += dx, x->pd.te_ypix += dy;
@@ -747,6 +752,28 @@ void plugdata_forward_message(void* x, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv);
 /** Here we find the lua code for the object and open it in an editor */
 static void pdlua_menu_open(t_pdlua *o)
 {
+    #if PLUGDATA
+        lua_getglobal(__L, "pd");
+        lua_getfield(__L, -1, "_whereami");
+        lua_pushstring(__L,  o->pd.te_pd->c_name->s_name);
+
+        if (lua_pcall(__L, 1, 1, 0))
+        {
+            pd_error(NULL, "lua: error in whereami:\n%s", lua_tostring(__L, -1));
+            lua_pop(__L, 2); /* pop the error string and the global "pd" */
+            return;
+        }
+        if(lua_isstring(__L, -1)) {
+            const char* fullpath = luaL_checkstring(__L, -1);
+            if(fullpath) {
+                t_atom arg;
+                SETSYMBOL(&arg, gensym(fullpath));
+                plugdata_forward_message(o, gensym("open_textfile"), 1, &arg);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+#endif
+
     const char  *name;
     const char  *path;
     char        pathname[FILENAME_MAX];
@@ -842,9 +869,12 @@ static int pdlua_class_new(lua_State *L)
     pdlua_widgetbehavior.w_activatefn = pdlua_activate;
     class_setwidget(c, &pdlua_widgetbehavior);
     
-/* a class with a "menu-open" method will have the "Open" item highlighted in the right-click menu */
-    if (c)
+
+    if (c) {
+        /* a class with a "menu-open" method will have the "Open" item highlighted in the right-click menu */
         class_addmethod(c, (t_method)pdlua_menu_open, gensym("menu-open"), A_NULL);/* (mrpeach 20111025) */
+        class_addmethod(c, (t_method)pdlua_reload, gensym("_reload"), A_NULL);/* (mrpeach 20111025) */
+    }
 /**/
 
     lua_pushlightuserdata(L, c);