diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
index 51cec16c322..3b130c5120a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
@@ -1490,8 +1490,13 @@ Core::Id EditorManager::getOpenWithEditorId(const QString &fileName,
 IEditor *EditorManager::openEditor(const QString &fileName, const Id &editorId,
                                    OpenEditorFlags flags, bool *newEditor)
 {
-    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit)
-        m_instance->gotoOtherSplit();
+    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit) {
+        if (flags & EditorManager::NoNewSplits)
+            m_instance->gotoNextSplit();
+        else
+            m_instance->gotoOtherSplit();
+    }
+
     return m_instance->openEditor(m_instance->currentEditorView(),
                                   fileName, editorId, flags, newEditor);
 }
@@ -1663,8 +1668,12 @@ IEditor *EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(const Id &editorId,
     if (debugEditorManager)
         qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << editorId.name() << titlePattern << contents;
 
-    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit)
-        m_instance->gotoOtherSplit();
+    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit) {
+        if (flags & EditorManager::NoNewSplits)
+            m_instance->gotoNextSplit();
+        else
+            m_instance->gotoOtherSplit();
+    }
 
     QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h
index d84f4caa2ea..fdae4ea1e6e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ public:
         IgnoreNavigationHistory = 2,
         DoNotMakeVisible = 4,
         CanContainLineNumber = 8,
-        OpenInOtherSplit = 16
+        OpenInOtherSplit = 16,
+        NoNewSplits = 32
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(OpenEditorFlags, OpenEditorFlag)