diff --git a/src/widgets/krun.h b/src/widgets/krun.h
--- a/src/widgets/krun.h
+++ b/src/widgets/krun.h
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@
      */
     void setShowScriptExecutionPrompt(bool showPrompt);
 
+    /**
+     * Sets cursor position for text files.
+     * If service supports it, this information gets passed to it.
+     * @since 5.54
+     */
+    void setCursorInformation(unsigned row, unsigned column);
+
     /**
      * Suggested file name given by the server (e.g. HTTP content-disposition)
      */
@@ -230,7 +237,8 @@
      */
     static qint64 runService(const KService &service, const QList<QUrl> &urls, QWidget *window,
                              bool tempFiles = false, const QString &suggestedFileName = QString(),
-                             const QByteArray &asn = QByteArray()); // TODO KF6: deprecate/remove
+                             const QByteArray &asn = QByteArray(), unsigned cursorRow = 0,
+                             unsigned cursorColumn = 0); // TODO KF6: deprecate/remove
 
     enum RunFlag {
         DeleteTemporaryFiles = 0x1, ///< the URLs passed to the service will be deleted when it exits (if the URLs are local files)
@@ -320,7 +328,8 @@
      * @since 5.31
      */
     static bool runUrl(const QUrl &url, const QString &mimetype, QWidget *window, RunFlags flags,
-                       const QString &suggestedFileName = QString(), const QByteArray &asn = QByteArray());
+                       const QString &suggestedFileName = QString(), const QByteArray &asn = QByteArray(),
+                       unsigned cursorRow = 0, unsigned cursorColumn = 0);
 
     /**
      * Run the given shell command and notifies KDE of the starting
diff --git a/src/widgets/krun.cpp b/src/widgets/krun.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/krun.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/krun.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // This is called by foundMimeType, since it knows the mimetype of the URL
-bool KRun::runUrl(const QUrl &u, const QString &_mimetype, QWidget *window, RunFlags flags, const QString &suggestedFileName, const QByteArray &asn)
+bool KRun::runUrl(const QUrl &u, const QString &_mimetype, QWidget *window, RunFlags flags, const QString &suggestedFileName, const QByteArray &asn, unsigned cursorRow, unsigned cursorColumn)
 {
     const bool runExecutables = flags.testFlag(KRun::RunExecutables);
     const bool tempFile = flags.testFlag(KRun::DeleteTemporaryFiles);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 #endif
     }
 
-    return KRun::runService(*offer, lst, window, tempFile, suggestedFileName, asn);
+    return KRun::runService(*offer, lst, window, tempFile, suggestedFileName, asn, cursorRow, cursorColumn);
 }
 
 bool KRun::displayOpenWithDialog(const QList<QUrl> &lst, QWidget *window, bool tempFiles,
@@ -766,7 +766,8 @@
 }
 
 qint64 KRun::runService(const KService &_service, const QList<QUrl> &_urls, QWidget *window,
-                      bool tempFiles, const QString &suggestedFileName, const QByteArray &asn)
+                      bool tempFiles, const QString &suggestedFileName, const QByteArray &asn,
+                      unsigned cursorRow, unsigned cursorColumn)
 {
     if (!_service.entryPath().isEmpty() &&
             !KDesktopFile::isAuthorizedDesktopFile(_service.entryPath()) &&
@@ -828,8 +829,15 @@
         }
     }
 
+    QStringList args = QUrl::toStringList(urls);
+    // factor into KService::supportsPassingCursorInformation() ?
+    if(_service.name() == QStringLiteral("KWrite") || _service.name() == QStringLiteral("Kate")) {
+        args << QStringLiteral("--line") << QString::number(cursorRow == 0 ? 1 : cursorRow); // Kate counts lines/cols from 1
+        args << QStringLiteral("--column") << QString::number(cursorColumn == 0 ? 1 : cursorColumn);
+    }
+
     int i = KToolInvocation::startServiceByDesktopPath(
-                _service.entryPath(), QUrl::toStringList(urls), &error, nullptr, &pid, myasn
+                _service.entryPath(), args, &error, nullptr, &pid, myasn
             );
 
     if (i != 0) {
@@ -913,6 +921,8 @@
     m_runExecutables = true;
     m_window = window;
     m_asn = asn;
+    m_cursorRow = 0;
+    m_cursorColumn = 0;
     q->setEnableExternalBrowser(true);
 
     // Start the timer. This means we will return to the event
@@ -1353,7 +1363,7 @@
     if (d->m_runExecutables) {
         runFlags |= KRun::RunExecutables;
     }
-    if (!KRun::runUrl(d->m_strURL, type, d->m_window, runFlags, d->m_suggestedFileName, d->m_asn)) {
+    if (!KRun::runUrl(d->m_strURL, type, d->m_window, runFlags, d->m_suggestedFileName, d->m_asn, d->m_cursorRow, d->m_cursorColumn)) {
         d->m_bFault = true;
     }
     setFinished(true);
@@ -1456,6 +1466,12 @@
     d->m_bCheckPrompt = showPrompt;
 }
 
+void KRun::setCursorInformation(unsigned row, unsigned column)
+{
+    d->m_cursorRow = row;
+    d->m_cursorColumn = column;
+}
+
 QString KRun::suggestedFileName() const
 {
     return d->m_suggestedFileName;
diff --git a/src/widgets/krun_p.h b/src/widgets/krun_p.h
--- a/src/widgets/krun_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/krun_p.h
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
     bool m_bFinished;
     KIO::Job *m_job;
     QTimer *m_timer;
+    unsigned m_cursorRow;
+    unsigned m_cursorColumn;
 
     /**
      * Used to indicate that the next action is to scan the file.