diff --git a/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts b/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts
index 5d1eb52514c7..6f0708fbcb7c 100644
--- a/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export namespace Common {
     export const useCommandPrompt = localize('Common.useCommandPrompt', 'Use Command Prompt');
     export const download = localize('Common.download', 'Download');
     export const showLogs = localize('Common.showLogs', 'Show logs');
+    export const openFolder = localize('Common.openFolder', 'Open Folder...');
 }
 
 export namespace CommonSurvey {
@@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ export namespace CreateEnv {
 
     export const noWorkspace = localize(
         'createEnv.noWorkspace',
-        'Please open a directory when creating an environment using venv.',
+        'Please open a folder when creating an environment using venv.',
     );
 
     export const pickWorkspacePlaceholder = localize(
diff --git a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/creation/common/workspaceSelection.ts b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/creation/common/workspaceSelection.ts
index b2dc97882e23..625aaa5c265e 100644
--- a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/creation/common/workspaceSelection.ts
+++ b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/creation/common/workspaceSelection.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import { CancellationToken, QuickPickItem, WorkspaceFolder } from 'vscode';
 import { showErrorMessage, showQuickPick } from '../../../common/vscodeApis/windowApis';
 import { getWorkspaceFolders } from '../../../common/vscodeApis/workspaceApis';
-import { CreateEnv } from '../../../common/utils/localize';
+import { Common, CreateEnv } from '../../../common/utils/localize';
+import { executeCommand } from '../../../common/vscodeApis/commandApis';
 
 function hasVirtualEnv(workspace: WorkspaceFolder): Promise<boolean> {
     return Promise.race([
@@ -39,7 +40,10 @@ export async function pickWorkspaceFolder(
     const workspaces = getWorkspaceFolders();
 
     if (!workspaces || workspaces.length === 0) {
-        showErrorMessage(CreateEnv.noWorkspace);
+        const result = await showErrorMessage(CreateEnv.noWorkspace, Common.openFolder);
+        if (result === Common.openFolder) {
+            await executeCommand('vscode.openFolder');
+        }
         return undefined;
     }