diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 63442723a..1423cdbe4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "vscode-openshift-connector",
-			"version": "1.6.0",
+			"version": "1.7.0",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@kubernetes/client-node": "^0.16.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c99774731..e3068d49c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -495,6 +495,12 @@
 				"title": "Open in Browser",
 				"category": "OpenShift"
 			},
+			{
+				"command": "openshift.component.commands.command.run",
+				"title": "Run Command",
+				"category": "OpenShift",
+				"icon": "$(notebook-execute)"
+			},
 			{
 				"command": "openshift.open.developerConsole",
 				"title": "Open Console Dashboard",
@@ -990,6 +996,10 @@
 					"command": "openshift.component.followLog",
 					"when": "view == openshiftProjectExplorer"
 				},
+				{
+					"command": "openshift.component.commands.command.run",
+					"when": "view == openshiftComponentsView"
+				},
 				{
 					"command": "openshift.open.developerConsole",
 					"when": "view == openshiftProjectExplorer"
@@ -1622,6 +1632,11 @@
 					"submenu": "serverlessfunction/removeConfig",
 					"when": "view == openshiftServerlessFunctionsView && viewItem =~ /^(localFunctionsWithBuild|localDeployFunctions)$/",
 					"group": "c1@2"
+				},
+				{
+					"command": "openshift.component.commands.command.run",
+					"when": "view == openshiftComponentsView && viewItem =~ /openshift\\-component-command.*\\.dev-run.*/",
+					"group": "inline"
 				}
 			]
 		},
diff --git a/src/componentsView.ts b/src/componentsView.ts
index 099677684..90a378b2c 100644
--- a/src/componentsView.ts
+++ b/src/componentsView.ts
@@ -7,17 +7,142 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as vsc from 'vscode';
 import { BaseTreeDataProvider } from './base/baseTreeDataProvider';
 import { ComponentWorkspaceFolder, OdoWorkspace } from './odo/workspace';
+import { Command, CommandProvider } from './odo/componentTypeDescription';
 import { Component } from './openshift/component';
 import { vsCommand } from './vscommand';
+import { ThemeIcon } from 'vscode';
+
+interface ComponentInfo extends ComponentWorkspaceFolder {
+    getParent(): ComponentInfo;
+
+    getChildren() : ComponentInfo[];
+
+    toTreeItem() : ComponentWorkspaceFolderTreeItem;
+}
+
+abstract class ComponentInfo implements ComponentInfo {
+    parent : ComponentInfo | null;
+
+    constructor(parent : ComponentInfo, folder : ComponentWorkspaceFolder) {
+        this.parent = parent;
+        this.component = folder.component;
+        this.contextPath = folder.contextPath;
+    }
+
+    getParent(): ComponentInfo {
+        return this.parent;
+    }
+
+    getChildren(): ComponentInfo[] {
+        return [];
+    }
+}
+
+class ComponentInfoCommand extends ComponentInfo implements CommandProvider {
+    command :Command;
+
+    private static icon = new ThemeIcon('terminal-view-icon');
+
+    constructor(parent : ComponentInfo, command : Command) {
+        super(parent, parent);
+        this.command = command;
+    }
+
+    getCommand(): Command {
+        return this.command;
+    }
+
+    toTreeItem() : ComponentWorkspaceFolderTreeItem {
+        return {
+            label: this.command.id,
+            workspaceFolder: this,
+            tooltip: `Command: ${this.command.id}`,
+            contextValue: `openshift-component-command${Component.generateContextStateSuffixValue(this)}`,
+            iconPath: ComponentInfoCommand.icon,
+            collapsibleState: vsc.TreeItemCollapsibleState.None
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+class ComponentInfoCommands extends ComponentInfo {
+    private children : ComponentInfo[];
+
+    constructor (parent : ComponentInfo)  {
+        super(parent, parent);
+    }
+
+    getChildren(): ComponentInfo[] {
+        if (!this.children) {
+            const thisCommands = this.component.devfileData.devfile.commands;
+            if (thisCommands === undefined) {
+                this.children = [];
+            } else {
+                this.children = thisCommands.flatMap(c => new ComponentInfoCommand(this, c) );
+            }
+        }
+        return this.children;
+    }
+
+    toTreeItem() : ComponentWorkspaceFolderTreeItem {
+        return {
+            label: 'Commands',
+            workspaceFolder: this,
+            tooltip: 'Commands',
+            contextValue: 'openshift-component-commands',
+            collapsibleState: vsc.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+class ComponentInfoRoot extends ComponentInfo {
+    private children : ComponentInfo[];
+
+    constructor (folder : ComponentWorkspaceFolder) {
+        super(null, folder);
+    }
+
+    getParent(): ComponentInfo {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    getChildren(): ComponentInfo[] {
+        if (!this.children) {
+            const thisCommands = this.component.devfileData.devfile.commands;
+            if (thisCommands === undefined) {
+                this.children = [];
+            } else {
+                this.children = [ new ComponentInfoCommands(this) ];
+            }
+        }
+        return this.children;
+    }
+
+    toTreeItem() : ComponentWorkspaceFolderTreeItem {
+        const tooltip = ['Component',
+            `Name: ${this.component.devfileData.devfile.metadata.name}`,
+            `Context: ${this.contextPath}`,
+        ].join('\n');
+
+        return {
+            label: Component.renderLabel(this),
+            workspaceFolder: this,
+            tooltip,
+            contextValue: Component.generateContextValue(this),
+            iconPath: vsc.Uri.file(path.join(__dirname, '../../images/component', 'workspace.png')),
+            collapsibleState: vsc.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed
+        };
+    }
+}
 
 export interface ComponentWorkspaceFolderTreeItem extends vsc.TreeItem {
     workspaceFolder: ComponentWorkspaceFolder;
 }
 
-export class ComponentsTreeDataProvider extends BaseTreeDataProvider<ComponentWorkspaceFolder> {
+export class ComponentsTreeDataProvider extends BaseTreeDataProvider<ComponentInfo> {
 
     static dataProviderInstance: ComponentsTreeDataProvider;
     public odoWorkspace = new OdoWorkspace();
+    private children : ComponentInfo[];
 
     private constructor() {
         super();
@@ -30,8 +155,9 @@ export class ComponentsTreeDataProvider extends BaseTreeDataProvider<ComponentWo
     private refresh(contextPath?: string): void {
         if (contextPath) {
             const folder = this.odoWorkspace.findComponent(vsc.workspace.getWorkspaceFolder(vsc.Uri.parse(contextPath)));
-            this.onDidChangeTreeDataEmitter.fire(folder)
+            this.onDidChangeTreeDataEmitter.fire(new ComponentInfoRoot(folder));
         } else {
+            this.children = undefined; // Invalidate children cache so they wll be re-created
             this.odoWorkspace.reset();
             this.onDidChangeTreeDataEmitter.fire(undefined);
         }
@@ -48,7 +174,7 @@ export class ComponentsTreeDataProvider extends BaseTreeDataProvider<ComponentWo
         await vsc.commands.executeCommand('revealInExplorer', vsc.Uri.parse(context.contextPath));
     }
 
-    createTreeView(id: string): vsc.TreeView<ComponentWorkspaceFolder> {
+    createTreeView(id: string): vsc.TreeView<ComponentInfo> {
         if (!this.treeView) {
             this.treeView = vsc.window.createTreeView(id, {
                 treeDataProvider: this,
@@ -64,25 +190,24 @@ export class ComponentsTreeDataProvider extends BaseTreeDataProvider<ComponentWo
         return ComponentsTreeDataProvider.dataProviderInstance;
     }
 
-    getTreeItem(element: ComponentWorkspaceFolder): ComponentWorkspaceFolderTreeItem {
-        const tooltip = ['Component',
-            `Name: ${element.component.devfileData.devfile.metadata.name}`,
-            `Context: ${element.contextPath}`,
-        ].join('\n');
-        return {
-            label: Component.renderLabel(element),
-            workspaceFolder: element,
-            tooltip,
-            contextValue: Component.generateContextValue(element),
-            iconPath: vsc.Uri.file(path.join(__dirname, '../../images/component', 'workspace.png'))
-        };
+    getTreeItem(element: ComponentInfo): ComponentWorkspaceFolderTreeItem {
+        return element.toTreeItem();
     }
 
-    getChildren(element?: ComponentWorkspaceFolder): vsc.ProviderResult<ComponentWorkspaceFolder[]> {
-        const result = element ? [] : this.odoWorkspace.getComponents();
+    getChildren(element?: ComponentInfo): vsc.ProviderResult<ComponentInfo[]> {
+        if (element) {
+            return Promise.resolve(element.getChildren());
+        }
+
+        if (this.children) {
+            return Promise.resolve(this.children);
+        }
+
+        const result = this.odoWorkspace.getComponents();
         return Promise.resolve(result).then(async result1 => {
             await vsc.commands.executeCommand('setContext', 'openshift.component.explorer.init', !result1?.length && result1.length === 0);
-            return result;
+            this.children = result1.flatMap(f => new ComponentInfoRoot(f));
+            return this.children;
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/odo/command.ts b/src/odo/command.ts
index 43901441e..2e6c0f04a 100644
--- a/src/odo/command.ts
+++ b/src/odo/command.ts
@@ -311,4 +311,8 @@ export class Command {
             undefined,
             [new CommandOption('-o json')]);
     }
+
+    static runComponentCommand(commandId : string): CommandText {
+        return new CommandText('odo run', commandId);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/odo/componentTypeDescription.ts b/src/odo/componentTypeDescription.ts
index ea60985be..ff44648ca 100644
--- a/src/odo/componentTypeDescription.ts
+++ b/src/odo/componentTypeDescription.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ export interface Command {
     id: string;
 }
 
+export interface CommandProvider {
+    getCommand() : Command | undefined
+}
+
 export interface Exec {
     commandLine: string;
     component: string;
diff --git a/src/openshift/component.ts b/src/openshift/component.ts
index 42e827850..a74d10ec6 100644
--- a/src/openshift/component.ts
+++ b/src/openshift/component.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import * as YAML from 'yaml';
 import { CliChannel } from '../cli';
 import { Command } from '../odo/command';
 import { ascDevfileFirst, ComponentTypeAdapter, ComponentTypeDescription } from '../odo/componentType';
-import { StarterProject } from '../odo/componentTypeDescription';
+import { StarterProject, CommandProvider } from '../odo/componentTypeDescription';
 import { ComponentWorkspaceFolder } from '../odo/workspace';
 import * as odo3 from '../odo3';
 import sendTelemetry, { NewComponentCommandProps } from '../telemetry';
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export class Component extends OpenShiftItem {
         return state;
     }
 
-    public static generateContextValue(folder: ComponentWorkspaceFolder): string {
+    public static generateContextStateSuffixValue(folder: ComponentWorkspaceFolder): string {
         const state = Component.componentStates.get(folder.contextPath);
         let contextSuffix = '';
         if (state.devStatus) {
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ export class Component extends OpenShiftItem {
         if (state.deployStatus) {
             contextSuffix = contextSuffix.concat('.').concat(state.deployStatus);
         }
-        return `openshift.component${contextSuffix}`;
+        return contextSuffix;
+   }
+
+    public static generateContextValue(folder: ComponentWorkspaceFolder): string {
+        return `openshift.component${this.generateContextStateSuffixValue(folder)}`;
     }
 
     public static renderLabel(folder: ComponentWorkspaceFolder) {
@@ -864,4 +868,24 @@ export class Component extends OpenShiftItem {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @vsCommand('openshift.component.commands.command.run', true)
+    static runComponentCommand(componentFolder: ComponentWorkspaceFolder): Promise<void> {
+        const componentName = componentFolder.component.devfileData.devfile.metadata.name;
+        if ('getCommand' in componentFolder) {
+            const componentCommand = (<CommandProvider>componentFolder).getCommand();
+            const command = Command.runComponentCommand(componentCommand.id);
+            if (Component.isUsingWebviewEditor()) {
+                DescribeViewLoader.loadView(`Component ${componentName}: Run '${componentCommand.id}' Command`, command, componentFolder);
+            } else {
+                void Component.odo.executeInTerminal(
+                    command,
+                    componentFolder.contextPath,
+                    `OpenShift: Component ${componentName}: Run '${componentCommand.id}' Command`);
+            }
+        } else {
+            void window.showErrorMessage(`No Command found in Component '${componentName}`);
+        }
+        return;
+   }
 }