diff --git a/core/prelude-core.el b/core/prelude-core.el
index 056d6e7..bd88d1d 100644
--- a/core/prelude-core.el
+++ b/core/prelude-core.el
@@ -538,5 +538,15 @@ This follows freedesktop standards, should work in X servers."
   (interactive)
   (find-file-other-window user-init-file))
 
+(defun prelude-find-shell-init-file ()
+  "Edit the shell init file in another window."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((shell (car (reverse (s-split "/" (getenv "SHELL")))))
+         (shell-init-file (cond
+                           ((s-equals? "zsh" shell) ".zshrc")
+                           ((s-equals? "bash" shell) ".bashrc")
+                           (t (error "Unknown shell")))))
+    (find-file-other-window (expand-file-name shell-init-file (getenv "HOME")))))
+
 (provide 'prelude-core)
 ;;; prelude-core.el ends here
diff --git a/core/prelude-mode.el b/core/prelude-mode.el
index 936bfcf..2258c0a 100644
--- a/core/prelude-mode.el
+++ b/core/prelude-mode.el
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     (define-key map (kbd "C-c +") 'prelude-increment-integer-at-point)
     (define-key map (kbd "C-c -") 'prelude-decrement-integer-at-point)
     (define-key map (kbd "C-c I") 'prelude-find-user-init-file)
+    (define-key map (kbd "C-c S") 'prelude-find-shell-init-file)
     ;; make some use of the Super key
     (define-key map [?\s-d] 'projectile-find-dir)
     (define-key map [?\s-p] 'projectile-switch-project)