diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/showineditortaskhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/showineditortaskhandler.cpp
index eedd6acbcef..18ba24370f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/showineditortaskhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/showineditortaskhandler.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ bool ShowInEditorTaskHandler::canHandle(const Task &task) const
 void ShowInEditorTaskHandler::handle(const Task &task)
 {
     QFileInfo fi(task.file.toFileInfo());
-    Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(fi.filePath(), task.movedLine);
+    Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(fi.filePath(), task.movedLine, {}, {},
+                                      Core::EditorManager::SwitchSplitIfAlreadyVisible);
 }
 
 QAction *ShowInEditorTaskHandler::createAction(QObject *parent) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
index 7bf4e35b679..0250cf7194d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
@@ -237,8 +237,10 @@ void TaskView::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 {
     if (m_linksActive && m_mouseButtonPressed == Qt::LeftButton) {
         const Location loc = locationForPos(e->pos());
-        if (!loc.file.isEmpty())
-            Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(loc.file.toString(), loc.line, loc.column);
+        if (!loc.file.isEmpty()) {
+            Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(loc.file.toString(), loc.line, loc.column, {},
+                                              Core::EditorManager::SwitchSplitIfAlreadyVisible);
+        }
     }
 
     // Mouse was released, activate links again