diff --git a/plugins/problemreporter/problemreporterplugin.h b/plugins/problemreporter/problemreporterplugin.h
--- a/plugins/problemreporter/problemreporterplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/problemreporter/problemreporterplugin.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     void updateReady(const KDevelop::IndexedString& url, const KDevelop::ReferencedTopDUContext&);
     void updateHighlight(const KDevelop::IndexedString& url);
     void textDocumentCreated(KDevelop::IDocument* document);
+    void showModel(const QString& name);
 
 private:
     class ProblemReporterFactory* m_factory;
diff --git a/plugins/problemreporter/problemreporterplugin.cpp b/plugins/problemreporter/problemreporterplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/problemreporter/problemreporterplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/problemreporter/problemreporterplugin.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
             this, &ProblemReporterPlugin::updateReady);
     connect(ICore::self()->languageController()->staticAssistantsManager(), &StaticAssistantsManager::problemsChanged,
             this, &ProblemReporterPlugin::updateHighlight);
+    connect(pms, &ProblemModelSet::showRequested, this, &ProblemReporterPlugin::showModel);
 }
 
 ProblemReporterPlugin::~ProblemReporterPlugin()
@@ -150,6 +151,13 @@
     }
 }
 
+void ProblemReporterPlugin::showModel(const QString& name)
+{
+    auto w = dynamic_cast<ProblemsView*>(core()->uiController()->findToolView(i18n("Problems"), m_factory));
+    if (w)
+      w->showModel(name);
+}
+
 KDevelop::ContextMenuExtension ProblemReporterPlugin::contextMenuExtension(KDevelop::Context* context)
 {
     KDevelop::ContextMenuExtension extension;
diff --git a/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.h b/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.h
--- a/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.h
+++ b/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
     /// Triggered when a view changes (happens when the model data changes)
     void onViewChanged();
 
+    /// Open tab for selected model
+    void showModel(const QString& name);
+
     void selectNextItem() override;
     void selectPreviousItem() override;
 
diff --git a/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.cpp b/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.cpp
--- a/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.cpp
+++ b/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.cpp
@@ -352,16 +352,28 @@
     return txt;
 }
 
-void ProblemsView::onModelRemoved(const QString& name)
+int tabIndexForName(const QTabWidget* tabWidget, const QString& name)
 {
-    int c = m_tabWidget->count();
-    int idx = 0;
-    for (idx = 0; idx < c; ++idx) {
-        if (nameFromLabel(m_tabWidget->tabText(idx)) == name)
-            break;
+    for (int idx = 0; idx < tabWidget->count(); ++idx) {
+        if (nameFromLabel(tabWidget->tabText(idx)) == name) {
+            return idx;
+        }
     }
 
-    if (idx < c) {
+    return -1;
+}
+
+void ProblemsView::showModel(const QString& name)
+{
+    int idx = tabIndexForName(m_tabWidget, name);
+    if (idx >= 0)
+        m_tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(idx);
+}
+
+void ProblemsView::onModelRemoved(const QString& name)
+{
+    int idx = tabIndexForName(m_tabWidget, name);
+    if (idx >= 0) {
         QWidget* w = m_tabWidget->widget(idx);
         m_tabWidget->removeTab(idx);
         delete w;
diff --git a/shell/problemmodelset.h b/shell/problemmodelset.h
--- a/shell/problemmodelset.h
+++ b/shell/problemmodelset.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
     /// Removes a model
     void removeModel(const QString &name);
 
+    /// Show model in ProblemsView
+    void showModel(const QString &name);
+
     /// Retrieves a list of models stored
     QVector<ModelData> models() const;
 
@@ -83,6 +86,9 @@
     /// Emitted when a model is removed
     void removed(const QString &name);
 
+    /// Emitted when showModel() is called
+    void showRequested(const QString &name);
+
 private:
     QScopedPointer<ProblemModelSetPrivate> d;
 
diff --git a/shell/problemmodelset.cpp b/shell/problemmodelset.cpp
--- a/shell/problemmodelset.cpp
+++ b/shell/problemmodelset.cpp
@@ -75,10 +75,19 @@
     emit removed(name);
 }
 
+void ProblemModelSet::showModel(const QString &name)
+{
+    for (const ModelData &data : d->data) {
+        if (data.name == name) {
+            emit showRequested(name);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 QVector<ModelData> ProblemModelSet::models() const
 {
     return d->data;
 }
 
 }
-