diff --git a/td/generate/scheme/td_api.tl b/td/generate/scheme/td_api.tl
index 1a061097b..39e1458de 100644
--- a/td/generate/scheme/td_api.tl
+++ b/td/generate/scheme/td_api.tl
@@ -7259,6 +7259,11 @@ getUserPinnedStories user_id:int53 from_story_id:int32 limit:int32 = Stories;
 //-For optimal performance, the number of returned stories is chosen by TDLib and can be smaller than the specified limit
 getArchivedStories from_story_id:int32 limit:int32 = Stories;
 
+//@description Informs TDLib that a story is opened and is being viewed by the user
+//@story_sender_user_id The identifier of the sender of the opened story
+//@story_id The identifier of the story
+openStory story_sender_user_id:int53 story_id:int32 = Ok;
+
 
 //@description Returns information about a bot that can be added to attachment menu @bot_user_id Bot's user identifier
 getAttachmentMenuBot bot_user_id:int53 = AttachmentMenuBot;
diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
index e33791004..32cf1e3e5 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
@@ -610,6 +610,30 @@ void StoryManager::on_get_dialog_expiring_stories(DialogId owner_dialog_id,
   })));
 }
 
+void StoryManager::open_story(DialogId owner_dialog_id, StoryId story_id, Promise<Unit> &&promise) {
+  if (!td_->messages_manager_->have_dialog_info_force(owner_dialog_id)) {
+    return promise.set_error(Status::Error(400, "Story sender not found"));
+  }
+  if (!td_->messages_manager_->have_input_peer(owner_dialog_id, AccessRights::Read)) {
+    return promise.set_error(Status::Error(400, "Can't access the story sender"));
+  }
+  if (!story_id.is_valid()) {
+    return promise.set_error(Status::Error(400, "Invalid story identifier specified"));
+  }
+
+  StoryFullId story_full_id{owner_dialog_id, story_id};
+  const Story *story = get_story(story_full_id);
+  if (story == nullptr) {
+    return promise.set_value(Unit());
+  }
+
+  for (auto file_id : get_story_file_ids(story)) {
+    td_->file_manager_->check_local_location_async(file_id, true);
+  }
+
+  promise.set_value(Unit());
+}
+
 bool StoryManager::have_story(StoryFullId story_full_id) const {
   return get_story(story_full_id) != nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.h b/td/telegram/StoryManager.h
index 1b9da4b11..a8a1e91ef 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ class StoryManager final : public Actor {
 
   void get_dialog_expiring_stories(DialogId owner_dialog_id, Promise<td_api::object_ptr<td_api::stories>> &&promise);
 
+  void open_story(DialogId owner_dialog_id, StoryId story_id, Promise<Unit> &&promise);
+
   StoryId on_get_story(DialogId owner_dialog_id, telegram_api::object_ptr<telegram_api::StoryItem> &&story_item_ptr);
 
   std::pair<int32, vector<StoryId>> on_get_stories(DialogId owner_dialog_id, vector<int32> &&expected_story_ids,
diff --git a/td/telegram/Td.cpp b/td/telegram/Td.cpp
index 9728ef652..d46d00c47 100644
--- a/td/telegram/Td.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/Td.cpp
@@ -6443,6 +6443,13 @@ void Td::on_request(uint64 id, const td_api::getArchivedStories &request) {
   story_manager_->get_story_archive(StoryId(request.from_story_id_), request.limit_, std::move(promise));
 }
 
+void Td::on_request(uint64 id, const td_api::openStory &request) {
+  CHECK_IS_USER();
+  CREATE_OK_REQUEST_PROMISE();
+  story_manager_->open_story(DialogId(UserId(request.story_sender_user_id_)), StoryId(request.story_id_),
+                             std::move(promise));
+}
+
 void Td::on_request(uint64 id, const td_api::getAttachmentMenuBot &request) {
   CHECK_IS_USER();
   CREATE_REQUEST_PROMISE();
diff --git a/td/telegram/Td.h b/td/telegram/Td.h
index 8c052a23b..aca1c97bb 100644
--- a/td/telegram/Td.h
+++ b/td/telegram/Td.h
@@ -1006,6 +1006,8 @@ class Td final : public Actor {
 
   void on_request(uint64 id, const td_api::getArchivedStories &request);
 
+  void on_request(uint64 id, const td_api::openStory &request);
+
   void on_request(uint64 id, const td_api::getAttachmentMenuBot &request);
 
   void on_request(uint64 id, const td_api::toggleBotIsAddedToAttachmentMenu &request);
diff --git a/td/telegram/cli.cpp b/td/telegram/cli.cpp
index e8875ea05..93d5843e7 100644
--- a/td/telegram/cli.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/cli.cpp
@@ -4058,6 +4058,11 @@ class CliClient final : public Actor {
       UserId user_id;
       get_args(args, user_id);
       send_request(td_api::make_object<td_api::getUserActiveStories>(user_id));
+    } else if (op == "os") {
+      UserId story_sender_user_id;
+      StoryId story_id;
+      get_args(args, story_sender_user_id, story_id);
+      send_request(td_api::make_object<td_api::openStory>(story_sender_user_id, story_id));
     } else if (op == "gamb") {
       UserId user_id;
       get_args(args, user_id);