diff --git a/docs/helpers.md b/docs/helpers.md
index 5bf4d07..8d86b7f 100644
--- a/docs/helpers.md
+++ b/docs/helpers.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Default Handlebars-helpers for Thought
     * [.hasCoveralls()](#helpers.hasCoveralls) ⇒ <code>boolean</code>
     * [.hasGreenkeeper(options)](#helpers.hasGreenkeeper)
     * [.github(filePath)](#helpers.github) ⇒ <code>string</code>
+    * [.repoWebUrl(gitUrl)](#helpers.repoWebUrl)
     * [.githubRepo()](#helpers.githubRepo) ⇒ <code>string</code>
     * [.arr(...args)](#helpers.arr)
 
@@ -274,6 +275,19 @@ set correctly in package.json
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | filePath | <code>string</code> | the path to the file |
 
+<a name="helpers.repoWebUrl"></a>
+
+### helpers.repoWebUrl(gitUrl)
+Returns the http-url for viewing a git-repository in the browser given a repo-url from the package.json
+Currently, only github urls are supported
+
+**Kind**: static method of [<code>helpers</code>](#helpers)  
+**Access**: public  
+
+| Param | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| gitUrl | <code>string</code> | the git url from the repository.url-property of package.json |
+
 <a name="helpers.githubRepo"></a>
 
 ### helpers.githubRepo() ⇒ <code>string</code>
diff --git a/handlebars/helpers/index.js b/handlebars/helpers/index.js
index 5326869..fa568d2 100644
--- a/handlebars/helpers/index.js
+++ b/handlebars/helpers/index.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module.exports = {
   withPackageOf,
   github,
   githubRepo,
+  repoWebUrl,
   npm,
   htmlId,
   hasCoveralls,
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ function transformTree (object, fn) {
  * @memberOf helpers
  */
 function github (filePath) {
-  // Build url to correct version and file in github
+  // Build url to correct version and file in githubs
   const packageJson = findPackage(path.resolve(filePath), true)
   const url = packageJson && packageJson.repository && packageJson.repository.url
   if (url && url.match(/github.com/)) {
@@ -391,6 +392,25 @@ function github (filePath) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the http-url for viewing a git-repository in the browser given a repo-url from the package.json
+ * Currently, only github urls are supported
+ * @param {string} gitUrl the git url from the repository.url-property of package.json
+ * @access public
+ * @memberOf helpers
+ */
+function repoWebUrl (gitUrl) {
+  if (!gitUrl) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+  const match = gitUrl.match(/.*?(:\/\/|@)github\.com[/:](.*?)(#.*?)?$/)
+  if (match) {
+    return 'https://github.com/' + match[2].replace(/\.git$/, '')
+  } else {
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns the current repository group and name (e.g. `nknapp/thought` for this project)
  *
diff --git a/test/helper-spec.js b/test/helper-spec.js
index bacc60a..0f86c25 100644
--- a/test/helper-spec.js
+++ b/test/helper-spec.js
@@ -543,4 +543,11 @@ describe('thought-helpers:', function () {
       return expectHbs("{{#each (arr 'a' 'b' 'c')}}v:{{.}} {{/each}}", {}).to.eventually.equal('v:a v:b v:c')
     })
   })
+
+  describe('The "repoWebUrl" helper', function () {
+    it('should return a github-web-url for a github-ssh-url', function () {
+      return expect(helpers.repoWebUrl('git+ssh://git@github.com/nknapp/thought-plugin-jsdoc.git'))
+        .to.equal('https://github.com/nknapp/thought-plugin-jsdoc')
+    })
+  })
 })