diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
index 603373af2da..f1db1acbda1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ static const char reloadBehaviorKey[] = "EditorManager/ReloadBehavior";
 static const char autoSaveEnabledKey[] = "EditorManager/AutoSaveEnabled";
 static const char autoSaveIntervalKey[] = "EditorManager/AutoSaveInterval";
 
+static const char scratchBufferKey[] = "_q_emScratchBuffer";
+
 //===================EditorClosingCoreListener======================
 
 namespace Core {
@@ -2329,20 +2331,8 @@ QStringList EditorManager::getOpenFileNames()
     return DocumentManager::getOpenFileNames(fileFilters, QString(), &selectedFilter);
 }
 
-
-IEditor *EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(Id editorId,
-                                        QString *titlePattern,
-                                        const QByteArray &contents,
-                                        OpenEditorFlags flags)
+static QString makeTitleUnique(QString *titlePattern)
 {
-    if (debugEditorManager)
-        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << editorId.name() << titlePattern << contents;
-
-    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit)
-            EditorManager::gotoOtherSplit();
-
-    QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
-
     QString title;
     if (titlePattern) {
         const QChar dollar = QLatin1Char('$');
@@ -2371,8 +2361,42 @@ IEditor *EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(Id editorId,
         }
         *titlePattern = title;
     }
+    return title;
+}
 
-    IEditor *edt = EditorManagerPrivate::createEditor(editorId, title);
+IEditor *EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(Id editorId,
+                                        QString *titlePattern,
+                                        const QByteArray &contents,
+                                        const QString &uniqueId,
+                                        OpenEditorFlags flags)
+{
+    if (debugEditorManager)
+        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << editorId.name() << titlePattern << uniqueId << contents;
+
+    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit)
+            EditorManager::gotoOtherSplit();
+
+    QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
+
+    const QString title = makeTitleUnique(titlePattern);
+
+    IEditor *edt = 0;
+    if (!uniqueId.isEmpty()) {
+        foreach (IDocument *document, DocumentModel::openedDocuments())
+            if (document->property(scratchBufferKey).toString() == uniqueId) {
+                edt = DocumentModel::editorsForDocument(document).first();
+
+                document->setContents(contents);
+                if (!title.isEmpty())
+                    edt->document()->setPreferredDisplayName(title);
+
+                QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
+                activateEditor(edt, flags);
+                return edt;
+            }
+    }
+
+    edt = EditorManagerPrivate::createEditor(editorId, title);
     if (!edt) {
         QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
         return 0;
@@ -2385,10 +2409,12 @@ IEditor *EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(Id editorId,
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (!uniqueId.isEmpty())
+        edt->document()->setProperty(scratchBufferKey, uniqueId);
+
     if (!title.isEmpty())
         edt->document()->setPreferredDisplayName(title);
 
-
     EditorManagerPrivate::addEditor(edt);
     QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
     activateEditor(edt, flags);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h
index 2a09104cbb7..f2b123c3baf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public:
                                  bool *newEditor = 0);
     static IEditor *openEditorWithContents(Id editorId, QString *titlePattern = 0,
                                            const QByteArray &contents = QByteArray(),
+                                           const QString &uniqueId = QString(),
                                            OpenEditorFlags flags = NoFlags);
 
     static bool openExternalEditor(const QString &fileName, Id editorId);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 432324a1b63..f9ea096e3f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -3157,7 +3157,7 @@ void openTextEditor(const QString &titlePattern0, const QString &contents)
         return;
     QString titlePattern = titlePattern0;
     IEditor *editor = EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(
-                CC::K_DEFAULT_TEXT_EDITOR_ID, &titlePattern, contents.toUtf8(),
+                CC::K_DEFAULT_TEXT_EDITOR_ID, &titlePattern, contents.toUtf8(), QString(),
                 EditorManager::IgnoreNavigationHistory);
     QTC_ASSERT(editor, return);
 }