diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/src/engine.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/src/engine.ts
index 9a8fd78aad..534cdf850c 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/src/engine.ts
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/src/engine.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { SlitherPlugin } from './plugins/slitherPlugin';
 import { AppUpdaterPlugin } from './plugins/appUpdater';
 import { FoundryPlugin } from './plugins/foundryPlugin';
 import { HardhatPlugin } from './plugins/hardhatPlugin';
+import { isE2E } from './main';
 
 const engine = new Engine()
 const appManager = new PluginManager()
@@ -52,6 +53,18 @@ ipcMain.on('fs:openFolder', async (event, path?) => {
   fsPlugin.openFolder(event, path)
 })
 
+ipcMain.handle('fs:openFolder', async (event, webContentsId, path?) => {
+  if(!isE2E) return
+  console.log('openFolder', webContentsId, path)
+  fsPlugin.openFolder(webContentsId, path)
+})
+
+ipcMain.handle('fs:openFolderInSameWindow', async (event, webContentsId, path?) => {
+  if(!isE2E) return
+  console.log('openFolderInSameWindow', webContentsId, path)
+  fsPlugin.openFolderInSameWindow(webContentsId, path)
+})
+
 
 ipcMain.on('terminal:new', async (event) => {
   xtermPlugin.new(event)
diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/fsPlugin.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/fsPlugin.ts
index 65210e9da5..0f45727066 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/fsPlugin.ts
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/fsPlugin.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ export class FSPlugin extends ElectronBasePlugin {
       client.openFolder(path)
     }
   }
+
+  openFolderInSameWindow(webContentsId: any, path?: string): void {
+    const client = this.clients.find((c) => c.webContentsId === webContentsId)
+    if (client) {
+      client.openFolderInSameWindow(path)
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 const clientProfile: Profile = {
diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/src/preload.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/src/preload.ts
index 9f757541c1..356e262347 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/src/preload.ts
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/src/preload.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
   isE2E: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('config:isE2E'),
   canTrackMatomo: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('config:canTrackMatomo'),
   trackEvent: (args: any[]) => ipcRenderer.invoke('matomo:trackEvent', args), 
-
+  openFolder: (path: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke('fs:openFolder', webContentsId, path),
+  openFolderInSameWindow: (path: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke('fs:openFolderInSameWindow', webContentsId, path),
   activatePlugin: (name: string) => {
     return ipcRenderer.invoke('manager:activatePlugin', name)
   },
diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/test/tests/app/hardhat.test.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/test/tests/app/hardhat.test.ts
index e69de29bb2..492d95700b 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/test/tests/app/hardhat.test.ts
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/test/tests/app/hardhat.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { NightwatchBrowser } from 'nightwatch'
+import { ChildProcess, spawn, execSync } from 'child_process'
+import { homedir } from 'os'
+import path from 'path'
+import os from 'os'
+
+const dir = path.join('remix-desktop-test-' + Date.now().toString())
+
+const tests = {
+    before: function (browser: NightwatchBrowser, done: VoidFunction) {
+        done()
+    },
+    setuphardhat: function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform(async (done) => {
+            await setupHardhatProject()
+            done()
+        })
+    },
+    addScript: function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        // run script in console
+        browser.executeAsync(function (dir, done) {
+            (window as any).electronAPI.openFolderInSameWindow('/tmp/' + dir).then(done)
+        }, [dir], () => {
+            console.log('done window opened')
+        })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="treeViewDivDraggableItemhardhat.config.js"]', 10000)
+    },
+    compile: function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform(async (done) => {
+            console.log('generating compilation result')
+            await compileHardhatProject()
+            done()
+        })
+        .expect.element('*[data-id="terminalJournal"]').text.to.contain('receiving compilation result from Hardhat').before(60000)
+    }
+}
+
+async function compileHardhatProject(): Promise<void> {
+    console.log(process.cwd())
+    try {
+        const server = spawn('npx hardhat compile', [], { cwd: '/tmp/' + dir, shell: true, detached: true })
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            server.on('exit', function (exitCode) {
+                console.log("Child exited with code: " + exitCode);
+                console.log('end')
+                resolve()
+            })
+        })
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.log(e)
+    }
+}
+
+async function setupHardhatProject(): Promise<void> {
+    console.log('setup hardhat project', dir)
+    try {
+        const server = spawn(`git clone https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat-boilerplate ${dir} && cd ${dir} && yarn install && yarn add "@typechain/ethers-v5@^10.1.0" && yarn add "@typechain/hardhat@^6.1.2" && yarn add "typechain@^8.1.0" && echo "END"`, [], { cwd: '/tmp/', shell: true, detached: true })
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            server.on('exit', function (exitCode) {
+                console.log("Child exited with code: " + exitCode);
+                console.log('end')
+                resolve()
+            })
+        })
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.log(e)
+    }
+}
+
+
+module.exports = {
+    ...tests
+}
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