diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/ActiveNotifier.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/ActiveNotifier.java
index 6576ec3..a848fb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/ActiveNotifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/ActiveNotifier.java
@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ private MessageBuilder startMessage() {
         }
 
         public MessageBuilder appendOpenLink() {
+            AbstractProject<?, ?> project = build.getProject();
+            HipChatNotifier.HipChatJobProperty jobProperty = project.getProperty(HipChatNotifier.HipChatJobProperty.class);
             String url = notifier.getBuildServerUrl() + build.getUrl();
+            if (jobProperty.getConsoleLink()) url += "console";
             message.append(" (<a href='").append(url).append("'>Open</a>)");
             return this;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java
index d995851..79248c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public String getDisplayName() {
 
     public static class HipChatJobProperty extends hudson.model.JobProperty<AbstractProject<?, ?>> {
         private String room;
+        private boolean consoleLink;
         private boolean startNotification;
         private boolean notifySuccess;
         private boolean notifyAborted;
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ public static class HipChatJobProperty extends hudson.model.JobProperty<Abstract
 
         @DataBoundConstructor
         public HipChatJobProperty(String room,
+                                  boolean consoleLink,
                                   boolean startNotification,
                                   boolean notifyAborted,
                                   boolean notifyFailure,
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ public HipChatJobProperty(String room,
                                   boolean notifyUnstable,
                                   boolean notifyBackToNormal) {
             this.room = room;
+            this.consoleLink = consoleLink;
             this.startNotification = startNotification;
             this.notifyAborted = notifyAborted;
             this.notifyFailure = notifyFailure;
@@ -170,6 +173,11 @@ public String getRoom() {
             return room;
         }
 
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getConsoleLink() {
+            return consoleLink;
+        }
+
         @Exported
         public boolean getStartNotification() {
             return startNotification;
@@ -233,6 +241,7 @@ public boolean isApplicable(Class<? extends Job> jobType) {
             @Override
             public HipChatJobProperty newInstance(StaplerRequest sr, JSONObject formData) throws hudson.model.Descriptor.FormException {
                 return new HipChatJobProperty(sr.getParameter("hipChatProjectRoom"),
+                        sr.getParameter("hipChatConsoleLink") != null,
                         sr.getParameter("hipChatStartNotification") != null,
                         sr.getParameter("hipChatNotifyAborted") != null,
                         sr.getParameter("hipChatNotifyFailure") != null,
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/HipChatJobProperty/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/HipChatJobProperty/config.jelly
index 0cc16c1..4226ea9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/HipChatJobProperty/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/HipChatJobProperty/config.jelly
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
       		<f:textbox name="hipChatProjectRoom" value="${instance.getRoom()}"/>
     	</f:entry>
 
+        <f:entry title="Link to console">
+            <f:checkbox name="hipChatConsoleLink" value="true" checked="${instance.getConsoleLink()}"/>
+        </f:entry>
+
     	<f:entry title="Notify Build Start">
       		<f:checkbox name="hipChatStartNotification" value="true" checked="${instance.getStartNotification()}"/>
     	</f:entry>