diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/android-activity/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/android-activity/.template.config/template.json
index b729622d9c3..be928b8a921 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/android-activity/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/android-activity/.template.config/template.json
@@ -21,5 +21,18 @@
       "replaces": "AndroidApp1",
       "type": "parameter"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "postActions": [
+    {
+      "id": "openInEditor",
+      "condition": "(HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli\" && HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli-preview\")",
+      "description": "Opens Activity1.cs in the editor",
+      "manualInstructions": [],
+      "actionId": "84C0DA21-51C8-4541-9940-6CA19AF04EE6",
+      "args": {
+        "files": "0"
+      },
+      "continueOnError": true
+    }
+  ]
 }
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/android-layout/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/android-layout/.template.config/template.json
index 2d1d8c72fb7..c3cea066474 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/android-layout/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/android-layout/.template.config/template.json
@@ -14,5 +14,18 @@
   "primaryOutputs": [
     { "path": "Layout1.xml" }
   ],
-  "defaultName": "Layout1"
+  "defaultName": "Layout1",
+  "postActions": [
+    {
+      "id": "openInEditor",
+      "condition": "(HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli\" && HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli-preview\")",
+      "description": "Opens Layout1.xml in the editor",
+      "manualInstructions": [],
+      "actionId": "84C0DA21-51C8-4541-9940-6CA19AF04EE6",
+      "args": {
+        "files": "0"
+      },
+      "continueOnError": true
+    }
+  ]
 }
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