diff --git a/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/builtInServer/StepikRestService.java b/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/builtInServer/StepikRestService.java
index 5cb9c402f33a..427f5c8fa5de 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/builtInServer/StepikRestService.java
+++ b/python/educational-core/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/builtInServer/StepikRestService.java
@@ -15,23 +15,54 @@
  */
 package com.jetbrains.edu.learning.builtInServer;
 
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
+import com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManager;
+import com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManagerBase;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManager;
+import com.intellij.platform.ProjectSetReader;
+import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.StudyTaskManager;
+import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.courseFormat.Course;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.FullHttpRequest;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMethod;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponseStatus;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.QueryStringDecoder;
+import org.jdom.Document;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+import org.jdom.JDOMException;
+import org.jdom.input.SAXBuilder;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.ide.RestService;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 /**
  * @author meanmail
  */
 public class StepikRestService extends RestService {
+  public static final String STUDY_PROJECT_XML_PATH = "/.idea/study_project.xml";
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(StepikRestService.class.getName());
   private static final String SERVICE_NAME = "stepik";
+  private static final Pattern OPEN_COURSE = Pattern.compile("/stepik/course/[^/]*-(\\d+)(?:$|\\?|/.*)");
+
+  private static void openProject(String path) {
+    String descriptor = String.format("{\"project\": \"%s\"}", path);
+    JsonObject jsonObject = new JsonParser().parse(descriptor).getAsJsonObject();
+
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeAndWait(() -> {
+      new ProjectSetReader().readDescriptor(jsonObject, null);
+      activateLastFocusedFrame();
+    });
+  }
 
   @NotNull
   @Override
@@ -41,7 +72,12 @@ public class StepikRestService extends RestService {
 
   @Override
   protected boolean isMethodSupported(@NotNull HttpMethod method) {
-    return method.equals(HttpMethod.GET);
+    return method == HttpMethod.GET;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected boolean isPrefixlessAllowed() {
+    return true;
   }
 
   @Nullable
@@ -49,7 +85,64 @@ public class StepikRestService extends RestService {
   public String execute(@NotNull QueryStringDecoder urlDecoder, @NotNull FullHttpRequest request, @NotNull ChannelHandlerContext context)
     throws IOException {
     LOG.info("Request: " + urlDecoder.path());
-    RestService.sendOk(request, context);
-    return null;
+
+    String path = urlDecoder.path();
+    Matcher matcher = OPEN_COURSE.matcher(path);
+    if (matcher.matches()) {
+      int course_id = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(1));
+      LOG.info("Open course: " + course_id);
+
+      RecentProjectsManagerBase recentProjectsManager = (RecentProjectsManagerBase)RecentProjectsManager.getInstance();
+
+      if (recentProjectsManager == null) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      RecentProjectsManagerBase.State state = recentProjectsManager.getState();
+
+      if (state == null) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      List<String> recentPaths = state.recentPaths;
+
+      LOG.info(recentPaths.toString());
+
+      Project project = ProjectManager.getInstance().getDefaultProject();
+      StudyTaskManager taskManager = new StudyTaskManager(project);
+
+      SAXBuilder parser = new SAXBuilder();
+      Document xmlDoc;
+
+      for (String projectPath : recentPaths) {
+        try {
+          String studyProjectXML = projectPath + STUDY_PROJECT_XML_PATH;
+          xmlDoc = parser.build(new File(studyProjectXML));
+          Element root = xmlDoc.getRootElement();
+          Element component = root.getChild("component");
+          if (component == null) {
+            continue;
+          }
+
+          taskManager.loadState(component);
+          Course course = taskManager.getCourse();
+
+          if (course == null) {
+            continue;
+          }
+
+          if (course.getId() == course_id) {
+            openProject(projectPath);
+            RestService.sendOk(request, context);
+            return null;
+          }
+        }
+        catch (JDOMException | IllegalStateException | IOException ignored) {
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    RestService.sendStatus(HttpResponseStatus.NOT_FOUND, false, context.channel());
+    return "Unknown command";
   }
 }