diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/subs.js b/zephyr/static/js/subs.js
index 36aefc60c4..f5f8da2301 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/subs.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/subs.js
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ function settings_for_sub(sub) {
     return $("#subscription_settings_" + id);
 }
 
+exports.show_settings_for = function (stream_name) {
+    settings_for_sub(get_sub(stream_name)).collapse('show');
+};
+
 function add_sub_to_table(sub) {
     $('#create_stream_row').after(
         templates.render('subscription', {subscriptions: [sub]}));
diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/ui.js b/zephyr/static/js/ui.js
index d60a44b741..026a6d958b 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/ui.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/ui.js
@@ -1533,6 +1533,13 @@ $(function () {
         e.stopPropagation();
     });
 
+    $('body').on('click', '.open_stream_settings', function (e) {
+        var stream = $(e.currentTarget).parents('ul').attr('data-name');
+        ui.hide_stream_sidebar_popover();
+        ui.change_tab_to('#subscriptions');
+        setTimeout(function () { subs.show_settings_for(stream); }, 100);
+    });
+
     $("body").on('click', function (e) {
         // Dismiss the popover if the user has clicked outside it
         if ($('.popover-inner').has(e.target).length === 0) {
diff --git a/zephyr/static/templates/stream_sidebar_actions.handlebars b/zephyr/static/templates/stream_sidebar_actions.handlebars
index 138cb5cdb6..18f62d679a 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/templates/stream_sidebar_actions.handlebars
+++ b/zephyr/static/templates/stream_sidebar_actions.handlebars
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
       Compose a message to stream {{stream.name}}
     </a>
   </li>
+  <li>
+    <a class="open_stream_settings">
+      <i class="icon-vector-cog"></i>
+      Stream settings
+    </a>
+  </li>
   <li>
     <span class="colorpicker-container"><input stream_name="{{stream.name}}" class="colorpicker" type="text" value="{{stream.color}}" /></span>
     <a class="custom_color">Choose custom color</a>