diff --git a/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/FileHistoryWindow.cs b/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/FileHistoryWindow.cs
index 0c4f108f1..a00c12b9d 100644
--- a/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/FileHistoryWindow.cs
+++ b/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/FileHistoryWindow.cs
@@ -38,35 +38,52 @@ private static bool GitFileHistoryValidation()
         [SerializeField] private bool locked;
         [SerializeField] private FileHistoryView fileHistoryView = new FileHistoryView();
         [SerializeField] private UnityEngine.Object selectedObject;
-        [SerializeField] private NPath selectedObjectPath;
+        [SerializeField] private NPath selectedObjectAssetPath;
+        [SerializeField] private string selectedObjectAssetPathStr;
 
-        public void SetSelectedPath(NPath path)
+        public void SetSelectedPath(NPath assetPath)
         {
-            selectedObjectPath = path;
+            var fullPath = Application.dataPath.ToNPath().Parent.Combine(assetPath);
+            this.fileHistoryView.SetFullPath(fullPath);
+
+            selectedObjectAssetPathStr = assetPath;
+            selectedObjectAssetPath = assetPath;
             selectedObject = null;
 
+            if (selectedObjectAssetPath != NPath.Default)
+            {
+                selectedObject = AssetDatabase.LoadMainAssetAtPath(selectedObjectAssetPath.ToString());
+            }
+
+            InitializeAssetIcon();
+
+            // If we use selectedObjectAssetPath then this will break if the Unity project isn't located at the root
+            // of the git repository. 
+            Repository.UpdateFileLog(fullPath)
+                      .Start();
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeAssetIcon()
+        {
             Texture nodeIcon = null;
 
-            if (selectedObjectPath != NPath.Default)
+            if (selectedObjectAssetPath != NPath.Default)
             {
-                selectedObject = AssetDatabase.LoadMainAssetAtPath(path.ToString());
+                selectedObject = AssetDatabase.LoadMainAssetAtPath(selectedObjectAssetPath.ToString());
 
-                if (selectedObjectPath.DirectoryExists())
+                if (selectedObjectAssetPath.DirectoryExists())
                 {
                     nodeIcon = Styles.FolderIcon;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    nodeIcon = UnityEditorInternal.InternalEditorUtility.GetIconForFile(selectedObjectPath.ToString());
+                    nodeIcon = UnityEditorInternal.InternalEditorUtility.GetIconForFile(selectedObjectAssetPath.ToString());
                 }
 
                 nodeIcon.hideFlags = HideFlags.HideAndDontSave;
             }
 
             selectedIcon = nodeIcon;
-
-            Repository.UpdateFileLog(selectedObjectPath)
-                      .Start();
         }
 
         public override void Initialize(IApplicationManager applicationManager)
@@ -131,14 +148,14 @@ public override void OnSelectionChange()
             if (!locked)
             {
                 selectedObject = Selection.activeObject;
-                selectedObjectPath = NPath.Default;
+                selectedObjectAssetPath = NPath.Default;
                 if (selectedObject != null)
                 {
-                    selectedObjectPath = AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(selectedObject)
+                    selectedObjectAssetPath = AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(selectedObject)
                                              .ToNPath();
                 }
 
-                SetSelectedPath(selectedObjectPath);
+                SetSelectedPath(selectedObjectAssetPath);
             }
         }
 
@@ -151,10 +168,21 @@ public override void Refresh()
             Redraw();
         }
 
+        // Ideally we'd just call this in 'Initialize()' but that is too early in the domain reload and causes exceptions
+        private void RestoreFromDomainReload()
+        {
+            if (selectedObjectAssetPathStr != selectedObjectAssetPath && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(selectedObjectAssetPathStr))
+            {
+                this.SetSelectedPath(selectedObjectAssetPathStr.ToNPath());
+            }            
+        }
+
         public override void OnUI()
         {
             base.OnUI();
 
+            RestoreFromDomainReload();
+
             if (selectedObject != null)
             {
                 GUILayout.BeginVertical(Styles.HeaderStyle);
@@ -209,7 +237,7 @@ private void DoHeaderGUI()
 
                 GUILayout.Label(selectedIcon, GUILayout.Height(iconWidth), GUILayout.Width(iconHeight));
 
-                GUILayout.Label(selectedObjectPath, Styles.FileHistoryLogTitleStyle);
+                GUILayout.Label(selectedObjectAssetPath, Styles.FileHistoryLogTitleStyle);
 
                 GUILayout.FlexibleSpace();
 
diff --git a/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/HistoryView.cs b/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/HistoryView.cs
index 3cab7852d..8a11755a2 100644
--- a/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/HistoryView.cs
+++ b/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/HistoryView.cs
@@ -658,9 +658,16 @@ class FileHistoryView : HistoryBase
         [SerializeField] private GitLogEntry selectedEntry = GitLogEntry.Default;
         [SerializeField] private ChangesTree treeChanges = new ChangesTree { DisplayRootNode = false };
         [SerializeField] private Vector2 detailsScroll;
+        [SerializeField] private NPath fullPath;
 
         [SerializeField] private CacheUpdateEvent lastFileLogChangedEvent;
 
+        public void SetFullPath(NPath inFullPath)
+        {
+            this.fullPath = inFullPath;
+
+        }
+
         public override void Refresh()
         {
             base.Refresh();
@@ -723,7 +730,14 @@ protected override void MaybeUpdateData()
 
         public override void OnGUI()
         {
-            DoHistoryGui(Rect.zero);
+            var lastRect = GUILayoutUtility.GetLastRect();
+            DoHistoryGui(lastRect, entry => {
+                GenericMenu menu = new GenericMenu();
+                string checkoutPrompt = string.Format("Checkout revision {0}", entry.ShortID);
+                menu.AddItem(new GUIContent(checkoutPrompt), false, () => { Checkout(entry); });
+                menu.ShowAsContext();
+            }, node => {
+            });
         }
 
         protected override HistoryControl HistoryControl
@@ -749,5 +763,42 @@ protected override Vector2 DetailsScroll
             get { return detailsScroll; }
             set { detailsScroll = value; }
         }
+
+        private const string ConfirmCheckoutTitle = "Discard Changes?";
+        private const string ConfirmCheckoutMessage = "You've made changes to file '{0}'.  Overwrite these changes with the historical version?";
+        private const string ConfirmCheckoutOK = "Overwrite";
+        private const string ConfirmCheckoutCancel = "Cancel";
+
+        protected void Checkout(GitLogEntry entry)
+        {
+            GitClient.Status().ThenInUI((success, status) =>
+            {
+                if (success)
+                {
+                    bool promptUser = false;
+
+                    foreach (var e in status.Entries)
+                    {
+                        if (e.FullPath == this.fullPath)
+                        {
+                            // locally modified file; prompt user
+                            promptUser = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (!promptUser || EditorUtility.DisplayDialog(ConfirmCheckoutTitle, string.Format(ConfirmCheckoutMessage, this.fullPath), ConfirmCheckoutOK, ConfirmCheckoutCancel))
+                    {
+                        GitClient.CheckoutVersion(entry.commitID, new string[] { this.fullPath }).ThenInUI((checkoutSuccess, result) => {
+                            AssetDatabase.Refresh();
+                        }).Start();
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Oops", "There was an error checking out this version of the file.  Try again!", "OK");
+                }
+            }).Start();
+        }
     }
 }