diff --git a/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.h b/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.h
--- a/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.h
+++ b/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     KTextEditor::View *activeView() const;
 
     QObject *pluginView(const QString &id) const;
+    void splitView(Qt::Orientation orientation);
 
     QWidget *createViewBar(KTextEditor::View *view);
 
diff --git a/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.cpp b/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.cpp
--- a/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.cpp
+++ b/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.cpp
@@ -349,6 +349,11 @@
     KTextEditor::Editor::instance()->setApplication(app);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::splitView(Qt::Orientation orientation)
+{
+    m_mainWindow->split(orientation);
+}
+
 }
 
 #include "ktexteditorpluginintegration.moc"
diff --git a/shell/mainwindow.h b/shell/mainwindow.h
--- a/shell/mainwindow.h
+++ b/shell/mainwindow.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     /*! @p status must implement KDevelop::IStatus */
     void registerStatus(QObject* status);
     KTextEditorIntegration::MainWindow *kateWrapper() const;
+    void split(Qt::Orientation orientation);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     /*! Shows an error message in the status bar.
diff --git a/shell/mainwindow.cpp b/shell/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/shell/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/shell/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@
     return d->kateWrapper();
 }
 
+void MainWindow::split(Qt::Orientation orientation)
+{
+    d->split(orientation);
+}
+
 void MainWindow::ensureVisible()
 {
     if (isMinimized()) {