diff --git a/util/tests/test_texteditorhelpers.cpp b/util/tests/test_texteditorhelpers.cpp
--- a/util/tests/test_texteditorhelpers.cpp
+++ b/util/tests/test_texteditorhelpers.cpp
@@ -60,9 +60,33 @@
         << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp:12:5")
         << KTextEditor::Cursor(11, 4)
         << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp");
+    QTest::newRow("file:line")
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp#12")
+        << KTextEditor::Cursor(11, 0)
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp");
+    QTest::newRow("file:line")
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp#L12")
+        << KTextEditor::Cursor(11, 0)
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp");
+    QTest::newRow("file:line")
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp#n12")
+        << KTextEditor::Cursor(11, 0)
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp");
     // partially invalid input
     QTest::newRow("file:")
         << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp:")
         << KTextEditor::Cursor::invalid()
         << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp:");
+    QTest::newRow("file:")
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp#")
+        << KTextEditor::Cursor::invalid()
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp#");
+    QTest::newRow("file:")
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp#L")
+        << KTextEditor::Cursor::invalid()
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp#L");
+    QTest::newRow("file:")
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp#n")
+        << KTextEditor::Cursor::invalid()
+        << QStringLiteral("widget.cpp#n");
 }
diff --git a/util/texteditorhelpers.cpp b/util/texteditorhelpers.cpp
--- a/util/texteditorhelpers.cpp
+++ b/util/texteditorhelpers.cpp
@@ -53,15 +53,25 @@
 
 KTextEditor::Cursor KTextEditorHelpers::extractCursor(const QString& input, int* pathLength)
 {
+    // ":ll:cc", ":ll"
     static const QRegularExpression pattern(QStringLiteral(":(\\d+)(?::(\\d+))?$"));
-    const auto match = pattern.match(input);
+    // "#Lll", "#nll", "#ll" as e.g. seen with repo web links
+    static const QRegularExpression pattern2(QStringLiteral("#(?:n|L|)(\\d+)$"));
+
+    auto match = pattern.match(input);
+
+    if (!match.hasMatch()) {
+        match = pattern2.match(input);
+    }
+
     if (!match.hasMatch()) {
         if (pathLength)
             *pathLength = input.length();
         return KTextEditor::Cursor::invalid();
     }
 
     int line = match.capturedRef(1).toInt() - 1;
+    // captured(2) for pattern2 will yield null QString, toInt() thus 0, so no need for if-else
     // don't use an invalid column when the line is valid
     int column = qMax(0, match.captured(2).toInt() - 1);