diff --git a/packages/file-search/src/browser/quick-file-open.ts b/packages/file-search/src/browser/quick-file-open.ts
index 19b3c811a7439..8eff32acb932c 100644
--- a/packages/file-search/src/browser/quick-file-open.ts
+++ b/packages/file-search/src/browser/quick-file-open.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import { NavigationLocationService } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser/navigation/
 import * as fuzzy from '@theia/core/shared/fuzzy';
 import { MessageService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service';
 import { FileSystemPreferences } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/browser';
+import { EditorOpenerOptions, Position } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser';
+import { integer } from '@theia/core/shared/vscode-languageserver-types';
 
 export const quickFileOpen: Command = {
     id: 'file-search.openFile',
@@ -37,6 +39,40 @@ export const quickFileOpen: Command = {
     label: 'Open File...'
 };
 
+export class FileQuery {
+    private _filePattern: string;
+    private _location: integer;
+
+    constructor(fileQuery: string) {
+        this.parseFileQuery(fileQuery);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Parses the query in its different components and returns the corresponding file pattern of the query
+     * e.g. /path/to/file:10, will parse the query and return /path/to/file.
+     *
+     * @param fileQuery a file query in the form "filePathPattern:location number".
+     *
+     * @returns the filePathPattern portion of the query.
+     */
+    parseFileQuery(fileQuery: string): string {
+        const queryParts = fileQuery.split(':', 2);
+        this._filePattern = queryParts[0].trim();
+        const locationString = queryParts.length > 1 ? queryParts[1].trim() : '';
+        const locationNumber = Number.parseInt(locationString);
+        this._location = locationNumber && locationNumber > 1 ? locationNumber - 1 : 0;
+        return this.filePattern;
+    }
+
+    public get filePattern(): string {
+        return this._filePattern;
+    }
+
+    public get position(): Position {
+        return Position.create(this._location, 0);
+    }
+}
+
 @injectable()
 export class QuickFileOpenService implements QuickOpenModel, QuickOpenHandler {
 
@@ -69,10 +105,7 @@ export class QuickFileOpenService implements QuickOpenModel, QuickOpenHandler {
      */
     protected isOpen: boolean = false;
 
-    /**
-     * The current lookFor string input by the user.
-     */
-    protected currentLookFor: string = '';
+    protected currentFileQuery: FileQuery = new FileQuery('');
 
     /**
      * The score constants when comparing file search results.
@@ -94,7 +127,7 @@ export class QuickFileOpenService implements QuickOpenModel, QuickOpenHandler {
     }
 
     getOptions(): QuickOpenOptions {
-        let placeholder = 'File name to search.';
+        let placeholder = 'File name to search (append : to go to line).';
         const keybinding = this.getKeyCommand();
         if (keybinding) {
             placeholder += ` (Press ${keybinding} to show/hide ignored files)`;
@@ -126,11 +159,11 @@ export class QuickFileOpenService implements QuickOpenModel, QuickOpenHandler {
             this.hideIgnoredFiles = !this.hideIgnoredFiles;
         } else {
             this.hideIgnoredFiles = true;
-            this.currentLookFor = '';
+            this.currentFileQuery.parseFileQuery('');
             this.isOpen = true;
         }
 
-        this.quickOpenService.open(this.currentLookFor);
+        this.quickOpenService.open(this.currentFileQuery.filePattern);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -157,20 +190,21 @@ export class QuickFileOpenService implements QuickOpenModel, QuickOpenHandler {
 
         const roots = this.workspaceService.tryGetRoots();
 
-        this.currentLookFor = lookFor;
+        const filePattern = this.currentFileQuery.parseFileQuery(lookFor);
+
         const alreadyCollected = new Set<string>();
         const recentlyUsedItems: QuickOpenItem[] = [];
 
         const locations = [...this.navigationLocationService.locations()].reverse();
         for (const location of locations) {
             const uriString = location.uri.toString();
-            if (location.uri.scheme === 'file' && !alreadyCollected.has(uriString) && fuzzy.test(lookFor, uriString)) {
+            if (location.uri.scheme === 'file' && !alreadyCollected.has(uriString) && fuzzy.test(filePattern, uriString)) {
                 const item = this.toItem(location.uri, { groupLabel: recentlyUsedItems.length === 0 ? 'recently opened' : undefined, showBorder: false });
                 recentlyUsedItems.push(item);
                 alreadyCollected.add(uriString);
             }
         }
-        if (lookFor.length > 0) {
+        if (filePattern.length > 0) {
             const handler = async (results: string[]) => {
                 if (token.isCancellationRequested) {
                     return;
@@ -205,7 +239,7 @@ export class QuickFileOpenService implements QuickOpenModel, QuickOpenHandler {
                 acceptor([...recentlyUsedItems, ...sortedResults]);
             };
 
-            this.fileSearchService.find(lookFor, {
+            this.fileSearchService.find(filePattern, {
                 rootUris: roots.map(r => r.resource.toString()),
                 fuzzyMatch: true,
                 limit: 200,
@@ -254,7 +288,7 @@ export class QuickFileOpenService implements QuickOpenModel, QuickOpenHandler {
         }
 
         // Normalize the user query.
-        const query: string = normalize(this.currentLookFor);
+        const query: string = normalize(this.currentFileQuery.filePattern);
 
         /**
          * Score a given string.
@@ -347,11 +381,18 @@ export class QuickFileOpenService implements QuickOpenModel, QuickOpenHandler {
     }
 
     openFile(uri: URI): void {
-        this.openerService.getOpener(uri)
-            .then(opener => opener.open(uri))
+        const options = this.buildOpenerOptions();
+        const resolvedOpener = this.openerService.getOpener(uri, options);
+        resolvedOpener
+            .then(opener => opener.open(uri, options))
             .catch(error => this.messageService.error(error));
     }
 
+    protected buildOpenerOptions(): EditorOpenerOptions {
+        const position = this.currentFileQuery.position;
+        return { selection: { start: position, end: position } };
+    }
+
     private toItem(uriOrString: URI | string, group?: QuickOpenGroupItemOptions): QuickOpenItem<QuickOpenItemOptions> {
         const uri = uriOrString instanceof URI ? uriOrString : new URI(uriOrString);
         let description = this.labelProvider.getLongName(uri.parent);