diff --git a/core/core-funcs.el b/core/core-funcs.el
index 4cffcf022017..875708a1b849 100644
--- a/core/core-funcs.el
+++ b/core/core-funcs.el
@@ -171,12 +171,40 @@ Supported properties:
   (find-file file)
   (org-indent-mode)
   (view-mode)
-  (when(and(boundp 'space-doc-mode)(fboundp 'space-doc-mode)(space-doc-mode)))
+
   (goto-char (point-min))
 
+  ;; Enable `space-doc-mode' if defined.
+  (when (and (boundp 'space-doc-mode)
+             (fboundp 'space-doc-mode))
+    (space-doc-mode))
+
   (when anchor-text
-    (re-search-forward anchor-text))
-  (beginning-of-line)
+    (if (string= anchor-text "^")
+
+        (re-search-forward anchor-text)
+
+      (progn (save-excursion
+               (let
+                   ;; Copied from "toc-org" to avoid requiring the package.
+                   ((toc-regexp (concat "^*.*:toc\\([@_][0-9]\\|"
+                                        "\\([@_][0-9][@_][a-zA-Z]+\\)"
+                                        "\\)?:\\($\\|[^ ]*:$\\)")))
+                 (when (re-search-forward toc-regexp nil t)
+                   ;; Expand TOC.
+                   (outline-show-subtree))))
+
+             (when (re-search-forward anchor-text nil t)
+               (let ((cur-line (buffer-substring-no-properties
+                                (line-beginning-position)
+                                (line-end-position)))
+                     (toc-org-rel-link "\\[\\[\\#[[:alnum:]_-]+\\]\\[.*\\]\\]"))
+                 ;; If the `point' is over a TOC-org relative heading link -
+                 ;; go to the heading.
+                 (when (string-match-p toc-org-rel-link cur-line)
+                   (org-open-at-point)))))))
+
+(beginning-of-line)
 
   (cond
    ((eq expand-scope 'subtree)
diff --git a/layers/org/local/space-doc/space-doc.el b/layers/org/local/space-doc/space-doc.el
index 63bc93a28383..ea8d1e411928 100644
--- a/layers/org/local/space-doc/space-doc.el
+++ b/layers/org/local/space-doc/space-doc.el
@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@
 ;;
 ;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
+;; Description:
+;; This package provides:
+;;   - `space-doc-mode' - buffer local minor mode
+;; for viewing the Spacemacs documentation files.
+;; The mode hides org meta tags to improve readability.
+;;   - `org-mode' link-type "https" that opens the local
+;; copies of the Spacemacs documentation files with
+;; `spacemacs/view-org-file' and supports GitHub style
+;; heading links.
+;;
+;; For example, the link:
+;;  https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/blob/develop/layers/org/README.org#links
+;; Will be handled similary to as if it was:
+;; file:~/.emacs.d/layers/org/README.org::*links
+;; Also the `space-doc' mode will be applied.
+
 ;;; License: GPLv3
 ;;; Code:
 (require 'face-remap)
@@ -42,5 +58,23 @@ keeping their content visible."
     (progn (message (format "space-doc-mode error:%s isn't an org-mode buffer" (buffer-name)))
            (setq org-mode nil))))
 
+(defun spacemacs//space-doc-open (path)
+  "If the `path' argument is a link to an .org file that is located
+in the Spacemacs GitHub repository - Visit the local copy
+of the file with `spacemacs/view-org-file'.
+Open all other links with `browse-url'."
+  (let ((git-url-root-regexp
+         (concat "\\/\\/github\\.com\\/syl20bnr"
+                 "\\/spacemacs\\/blob\\/[^/]+\\/\\(.*\\.org\\)\\(\\#.*\\)?")))
+    (if (string-match git-url-root-regexp path)
+        (spacemacs/view-org-file (concat user-emacs-directory
+                                         (match-string 1 path))
+                                 (or (match-string 2 path)
+                                     "^")
+                                 'subtree)
+      (browse-url (concat "https://" path)))))
+
+(org-add-link-type "https" 'spacemacs//space-doc-open)
+
 (provide 'space-doc)
 ;;; space-doc.el ends here