diff --git a/packages/backend/src/managers/modelsManager.ts b/packages/backend/src/managers/modelsManager.ts
index b46327bb9..d6429d23b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/managers/modelsManager.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/managers/modelsManager.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,22 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 
 export class ModelsManager {
-  constructor(private appUserDirectory: string) {}
+  private readonly modelsDir: string;
+
+  constructor(private appUserDirectory: string) {
+    this.modelsDir = path.join(this.appUserDirectory, 'models');
+  }
+
+  getModelsDirectory(): string {
+    return this.modelsDir;
+  }
 
   getLocalModels(): LocalModelInfo[] {
     const result: LocalModelInfo[] = [];
-    const modelsDir = path.join(this.appUserDirectory, 'models');
-    if (!fs.existsSync(modelsDir)) {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(this.modelsDir)) {
       return [];
     }
-    const entries = fs.readdirSync(modelsDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    const entries = fs.readdirSync(this.modelsDir, { withFileTypes: true });
     const dirs = entries.filter(dir => dir.isDirectory());
     for (const d of dirs) {
       const modelEntries = fs.readdirSync(path.resolve(d.path, d.name));
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/studio-api-impl.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/studio-api-impl.spec.ts
index 105fed58f..4494681b5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/studio-api-impl.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/studio-api-impl.spec.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
 
   // Creating StudioApiImpl
   studioApiImpl = new StudioApiImpl(
-    appUserDirectory,
     {} as unknown as ApplicationManager,
     {} as unknown as RecipeStatusRegistry,
     {} as unknown as PlayGroundManager,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/studio-api-impl.ts b/packages/backend/src/studio-api-impl.ts
index 122a6a361..40c05a3ac 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/studio-api-impl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/studio-api-impl.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import type { LocalModelInfo } from '@shared/src/models/ILocalModelInfo';
 
 export class StudioApiImpl implements StudioAPI {
   constructor(
-    private appUserDirectory: string,
     private applicationManager: ApplicationManager,
     private recipeStatusRegistry: RecipeStatusRegistry,
     private playgroundManager: PlayGroundManager,
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ export class StudioApiImpl implements StudioAPI {
     }
 
     // TODO: we need to stop doing that.
-    const modelPath = path.resolve(this.appUserDirectory, 'models', modelId, localModelInfo[0].file);
+    const modelPath = path.resolve(this.modelsManager.getModelsDirectory(), modelId, localModelInfo[0].file);
 
     await this.playgroundManager.startPlayground(modelId, modelPath);
   }
@@ -129,4 +128,11 @@ export class StudioApiImpl implements StudioAPI {
   async getCatalog(): Promise<Catalog> {
     return this.catalogManager.getCatalog();
   }
+
+  async getModelsDirectory(): Promise<string> {
+    return this.modelsManager.getModelsDirectory();
+  }
+  async openDirectory(path: string): Promise<void> {
+    void podmanDesktopApi.env.openExternal(podmanDesktopApi.Uri.file(path));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/studio.ts b/packages/backend/src/studio.ts
index ff4e39026..9d750c5bc 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/studio.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/studio.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ export class Studio {
 
     // Creating StudioApiImpl
     this.studioApi = new StudioApiImpl(
-      appUserDirectory,
       applicationManager,
       recipeStatusRegistry,
       this.playgroundManager,
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/Models.spec.ts b/packages/frontend/src/pages/Models.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..571775f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/Models.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
+import { vi, test, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { screen, fireEvent, render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import Models from '/@/pages/Models.svelte';
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  return {
+    getModelsDirectoryMock: vi.fn(),
+    openDirectoryMock: vi.fn(),
+    localModelsMock: {
+      subscribe: (_f: (msg: any) => void) => {
+        return () => {};
+      },
+    },
+    modelsPullingSubscribeMock: vi.fn(),
+    modelsPullingMock: {
+      subscribe: (f: (msg: any) => void) => {
+        f(mocks.modelsPullingSubscribeMock());
+        return () => {};
+      },
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock('../utils/client', async () => {
+  return {
+    studioClient: {
+      getModelsDirectory: mocks.getModelsDirectoryMock,
+      openDirectory: mocks.openDirectoryMock,
+    },
+    rpcBrowser: {
+      subscribe: () => {
+        return {
+          unsubscribe: () => {},
+        };
+      },
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock('../stores/local-models', async () => {
+  return {
+    localModels: mocks.localModelsMock,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock('../stores/recipe', async () => {
+  return {
+    modelsPulling: mocks.modelsPullingMock,
+  };
+});
+
+test('open models directory should call the api', async () => {
+  mocks.getModelsDirectoryMock.mockResolvedValue('fake');
+  mocks.modelsPullingSubscribeMock.mockReturnValue([]);
+  render(Models);
+
+  await waitFor(async () => {
+    const open = screen.getByTitle('open-models-directory');
+    expect(open).toBeDefined();
+
+    await fireEvent.click(open);
+  });
+
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(mocks.openDirectoryMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'fake');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/Models.svelte b/packages/frontend/src/pages/Models.svelte
index 4420ec43b..b7e523d70 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/Models.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/Models.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ import Card from '/@/lib/Card.svelte';
 import { modelsPulling } from '../stores/recipe';
 import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 import ModelColumnSize from '../lib/table/model/ModelColumnSize.svelte';
-  import ModelColumnCreation from '../lib/table/model/ModelColumnCreation.svelte';
+import ModelColumnCreation from '../lib/table/model/ModelColumnCreation.svelte';
+import { studioClient } from '/@/utils/client';
+import { faFolderOpen } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
+import Button from '/@/lib/button/Button.svelte';
 
 const columns: Column<ModelInfo>[] = [
   new Column<ModelInfo>('Name', { width: '3fr', renderer: ModelColumnName }),
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ let loading: boolean = true;
 let tasks: Task[] = [];
 let models: ModelInfo[] = [];
 let filteredModels: ModelInfo[] = [];
+let modelsDir: string | undefined = undefined;
 
 function filterModels(): void {
   // Let's collect the models we do not want to show (loading, error).
@@ -49,7 +53,10 @@ function filterModels(): void {
 }
 
 onMount(() => {
-  // Pulling update
+  studioClient.getModelsDirectory().then((modelsDirectory) => {
+    modelsDir = modelsDirectory;
+  });
+
   const modelsPullingUnsubscribe = modelsPulling.subscribe(runningTasks => {
     tasks = runningTasks;
     loading = false;
@@ -67,12 +74,31 @@ onMount(() => {
     localModelsUnsubscribe();
   }
 });
+
+const openModelsDir = () => {
+  if(modelsDir === undefined)
+    return;
+  studioClient.openDirectory(modelsDir);
+}
 </script>
 
 <NavPage title="Models on disk" searchEnabled="{false}" loading="{loading}">
   <div slot="content" class="flex flex-col min-w-full min-h-full">
     <div class="min-w-full min-h-full flex-1">
       <div class="mt-4 px-5 space-y-5 h-full">
+        <div class="mx-4">
+          {#if modelsDir}
+            <Card classes="bg-charcoal-800 mt-4">
+              <div slot="content" class="text-base font-normal p-2 flex w-full">
+                <div class="text-base flex-grow">
+                  Models are stored in
+                  <code class="text-sm sm:text-base inline-flex text-left items-center space-x-4 px-2 bg-charcoal-500 rounded-lg">{modelsDir}</code>
+                </div>
+                <Button title="open-models-directory" on:click={openModelsDir} icon={faFolderOpen}/>
+              </div>
+            </Card>
+          {/if}
+        </div>
         {#if !loading}
           {#if tasks.length > 0}
             <div class="mx-4">
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/StudioAPI.ts b/packages/shared/src/StudioAPI.ts
index 5ea1990eb..45216229a 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/StudioAPI.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/StudioAPI.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export abstract class StudioAPI {
   abstract getPullingStatuses(): Promise<Map<string, RecipeStatus>>;
   abstract pullApplication(recipeId: string): Promise<void>;
   abstract openURL(url: string): Promise<boolean>;
+  abstract openDirectory(path: string): Promise<void>;
   /**
    * Get the information of models saved locally into the extension's storage directory
    */
@@ -21,4 +22,5 @@ export abstract class StudioAPI {
   abstract askPlayground(modelId: string, prompt: string): Promise<number>;
   abstract getPlaygroundQueriesState(): Promise<QueryState[]>;
   abstract getPlaygroundsState(): Promise<PlaygroundState[]>;
+  abstract getModelsDirectory(): Promise<string>;
 }