diff --git a/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim b/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim
index eae817c..1610d09 100644
--- a/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim
+++ b/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ endfunction
 function! nerdtree#ui_glue#setupCommands() abort
     command! -n=? -complete=dir -bar NERDTree :call g:NERDTreeCreator.CreateTabTree('<args>')
     command! -n=? -complete=dir -bar NERDTreeToggle :call g:NERDTreeCreator.ToggleTabTree('<args>')
+    command! -n=? -complete=dir -bar NERDTreeExplore :call g:NERDTreeCreator.CreateExploreTree('<args>')
     command! -n=0 -bar NERDTreeClose :call g:NERDTree.Close()
     command! -n=1 -complete=customlist,nerdtree#completeBookmarks -bar NERDTreeFromBookmark call g:NERDTreeCreator.CreateTabTree('<args>')
     command! -n=0 -bar NERDTreeMirror call g:NERDTreeCreator.CreateMirror()
diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim b/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim
index 4dd7a31..7e1940b 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim
@@ -38,6 +38,29 @@ function! s:Creator.BufNamePrefix()
     return 'NERD_tree_'
 endfunction
 
+" FUNCTION: s:Creator.CreateExploreTree(dir) {{{1
+function! s:Creator.CreateExploreTree(dir)
+    try
+        let path = g:NERDTreePath.New(a:dir)
+    catch /^NERDTree.InvalidArgumentsError/
+        call nerdtree#echo('Invalid directory name:' . a:dir)
+        return
+    endtry
+
+    let creator = s:Creator.New()
+    if getbufinfo('%')[0].changed && !&hidden && !&autowriteall
+        let l:splitLocation = g:NERDTreeWinPos ==# 'left' || g:NERDTreeWinPos ==# 'top' ? 'topleft ' : 'botright '
+        let l:splitDirection = g:NERDTreeWinPos ==# 'left' || g:NERDTreeWinPos ==# 'right' ? 'vertical' : ''
+        silent! execute l:splitLocation . l:splitDirection . ' new'
+    else
+        silent! execute 'enew'
+    endif
+
+    call creator.createWindowTree(a:dir)
+    "we want windowTree buffer to disappear after moving to any other buffer
+    setlocal bufhidden=wipe
+endfunction
+
 " FUNCTION: s:Creator.CreateTabTree(a:name) {{{1
 function! s:Creator.CreateTabTree(name)
     let creator = s:Creator.New()