diff --git a/kate/katemainwindow.cpp b/kate/katemainwindow.cpp
--- a/kate/katemainwindow.cpp
+++ b/kate/katemainwindow.cpp
@@ -1139,6 +1139,15 @@
 
 void KateMainWindow::slotQuickOpen()
 {
+    /**
+     * toggle back to view manager when when quick open is already shown
+     */
+    if (m_mainStackedWidget->currentWidget() == m_quickOpen) {
+        m_mainStackedWidget->setCurrentWidget(m_viewManager);
+        centralWidget()->setFocusProxy(m_viewManager);
+        return;
+    }
+
     /**
      * show quick open and pass focus to it
      */