diff --git a/cmd/open.go b/cmd/open.go
index dd41a3cf6..9980f7a7d 100644
--- a/cmd/open.go
+++ b/cmd/open.go
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/exercism/cli/api"
 	"github.com/exercism/cli/browser"
+	"github.com/exercism/cli/config"
 	"github.com/exercism/cli/workspace"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 // openCmd opens the designated exercise in the browser.
@@ -17,14 +27,95 @@ Pass the path to the directory that contains the solution you want to see on the
 	`,
 	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		cfg := config.NewConfig()
+
+		v := viper.New()
+		v.AddConfigPath(cfg.Dir)
+		v.SetConfigName("user")
+		v.SetConfigType("json")
+		// Ignore error. If the file doesn't exist, that is fine.
+		_ = v.ReadInConfig()
+		cfg.UserViperConfig = v
+
+		return runOpen(cfg, cmd.Flags(), args)
+	},
+}
+
+func runOpen(cfg config.Config, flags *pflag.FlagSet, args []string) error {
+	var url string
+
+	if remote, _ := flags.GetBool("remote"); remote {
+		usrCfg := cfg.UserViperConfig
+
+		apiUrl := fmt.Sprintf("%s/solutions/latest", usrCfg.GetString("apibaseurl"))
+
+		client, err := api.NewClient(usrCfg.GetString("token"), usrCfg.GetString("apibaseurl"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		req, err := client.NewRequest("GET", apiUrl, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		q := req.URL.Query()
+		q.Add("exercise_id", args[0])
+		if track, _ := flags.GetString("track"); track != "" {
+			q.Add("track_id", track)
+		}
+		req.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+
+		res, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		defer res.Body.Close()
+		var payload openPayload
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&payload); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse API response - %s", err)
+		}
+
+		if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			switch payload.Error.Type {
+			case "track_ambiguous":
+				return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", payload.Error.Message, strings.Join(payload.Error.PossibleTrackIDs, ", "))
+			default:
+				return errors.New(payload.Error.Message)
+			}
+		}
+
+		url = payload.Solution.URL
+	} else {
 		metadata, err := workspace.NewExerciseMetadata(args[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return browser.Open(metadata.URL)
-	},
+		url = metadata.URL
+	}
+	return browser.Open(url)
+}
+
+type openPayload struct {
+	Solution struct {
+		ID  string `json:"id"`
+		URL string `json:"url"`
+	} `json:"solution"`
+	Error struct {
+		Type             string   `json:"type"`
+		Message          string   `json:"message"`
+		PossibleTrackIDs []string `json:"possible_track_ids"`
+	} `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func setupOpenFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
+	flags.BoolP("remote", "r", false, "checks for remote solutions")
+	flags.StringP("track", "t", "", "the track id")
+>>>>>>> implement --remote flag for open #460
 }
 
 func init() {
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(openCmd)
+	setupOpenFlags(openCmd.Flags())
 }