diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp
index 98fc3ec020f..04f3fd91c85 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ void EditorView::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
     painter.drawRoundedRect(m_container->geometry().adjusted(r , r, -r, -r), r * 2, r * 2);
 }
 
+void EditorView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
+{
+    if (e->button() != Qt::LeftButton)
+        return;
+    setFocus(Qt::MouseFocusReason);
+    ICore::editorManager()->setCurrentView(this);
+}
+
 void EditorView::addEditor(IEditor *editor)
 {
     if (m_editors.contains(editor))
@@ -493,14 +501,6 @@ SplitterOrView::~SplitterOrView()
     m_splitter = 0;
 }
 
-void SplitterOrView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
-{
-    if (e->button() != Qt::LeftButton)
-        return;
-    setFocus(Qt::MouseFocusReason);
-    ICore::editorManager()->setCurrentView(view());
-}
-
 EditorView *SplitterOrView::findFirstView()
 {
     if (m_splitter) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.h
index 615194b11ef..74009d04f05 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *);
+    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e);
 
 private slots:
     void closeView();
@@ -190,9 +191,6 @@ public:
 
     void unsplitAll();
 
-protected:
-    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e);
-
 private:
     void unsplitAll_helper();
     SplitterOrView *findNextView_helper(SplitterOrView *view, bool *found);