diff --git a/src/app/panels/righthand-panel.js b/src/app/panels/righthand-panel.js
index 077f0d4334..c4a9784bf4 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/righthand-panel.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/righthand-panel.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ module.exports = class RighthandPanel {
 
     self._deps = {
       fileProviders: self._components.registry.get('fileproviders').api,
+      fileManager: self._components.registry.get('fileManager').api,
       compiler: self._components.registry.get('compiler').api,
       udapp: self._components.registry.get('udapp').api,
       app: self._components.registry.get('app').api,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ module.exports = class RighthandPanel {
       self._deps.compiler,
       self._deps.txlistener,
       self._deps.fileProviders,
+      self._deps.fileManager,
       self._deps.udapp
    )
 
diff --git a/src/app/plugin/pluginAPI.js b/src/app/plugin/pluginAPI.js
index 67e42541ce..39d28c8184 100644
--- a/src/app/plugin/pluginAPI.js
+++ b/src/app/plugin/pluginAPI.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var executionContext = require('../../execution-context')
 /*
   Defines available API. `key` / `type`
 */
-module.exports = (pluginManager, fileProviders, compiler, udapp) => {
+module.exports = (pluginManager, fileProviders, fileManager, compiler, udapp) => {
   return {
     app: {
       getExecutionContextProvider: (mod, cb) => {
@@ -63,6 +63,36 @@ module.exports = (pluginManager, fileProviders, compiler, udapp) => {
           cb(error, address)
         })
       }
+    },
+    editor: {
+      getCurrentFile: (mod, cb) => {
+        var path = fileManager.currentPath()
+        if (!path) {
+          cb('no file selected')
+        } else {
+          this.getFile(mod, path, cb)
+        }
+      },
+      getFile: (mod, path, cb) => {
+        var provider = fileManager.fileProviderOf(path)
+        if (provider) {
+          provider.get(mod + '/' + path, (error, content) => {
+            cb(error, content)
+          })
+        } else {
+          cb(path + 'not available')
+        }
+      },
+      setFile: (mod, path, content, cb) => {
+        var provider = fileManager.fileProviderOf(path)
+        if (provider) {
+          provider.set(mod + '/' + path, content, (error) => {
+            cb(error)
+          })
+        } else {
+          cb(path + 'not available')
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/plugin/pluginManager.js b/src/app/plugin/pluginManager.js
index 1f04a610bd..8db691e34a 100644
--- a/src/app/plugin/pluginManager.js
+++ b/src/app/plugin/pluginManager.js
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ const PluginAPI = require('./pluginAPI')
  *
  */
 module.exports = class PluginManager {
-  constructor (app, compiler, txlistener, fileProviders, udapp) {
+  constructor (app, compiler, txlistener, fileProviders, fileManager, udapp) {
     const self = this
     var pluginAPI = new PluginAPI(
       this,
       fileProviders,
+      fileManager,
       compiler,
       udapp
     )