diff --git a/cmd/topology.go b/cmd/topology.go
index a9ce689..d68c6b8 100644
--- a/cmd/topology.go
+++ b/cmd/topology.go
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/goccy/go-graphviz"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -37,6 +40,9 @@ func topologyCommand() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func runTopology(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(topologyOutputFile, ".svg") {
+		return errors.New("output file must have .svg extension")
+	}
 	ctx := cmd.Context()
 	configuration, err := config.GetConfig()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -108,5 +114,16 @@ func runTopology(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	openCmd := exec.Command("open", topologyOutputFile)
+	// pipe the commands output to the applications
+	// standard output
+	openCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+
+	// Run still runs the command and waits for completion
+	// but the output is instantly piped to Stdout
+	if err := openCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }