diff --git a/kdevplatform/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.h b/kdevplatform/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.h
--- a/kdevplatform/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.h
+++ b/kdevplatform/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.h
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
 
     KTextEditor::Plugin *plugin(const QString &id) const;
 
+    QList<KTextEditor::Document *> documents();
+
+    KTextEditor::Document *openUrl(const QUrl &url, const QString &encoding = QString());
+
     bool closeDocument(KTextEditor::Document *document) const;
 };
 
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@
     QList<KTextEditor::View *> views() const;
 
     KTextEditor::View *activeView() const;
+    KTextEditor::View *activateView(KTextEditor::Document *doc);
 
     QObject *pluginView(const QString &id) const;
     void splitView(Qt::Orientation orientation);
diff --git a/kdevplatform/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.cpp b/kdevplatform/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.cpp
--- a/kdevplatform/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.cpp
+++ b/kdevplatform/shell/ktexteditorpluginintegration.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,12 @@
 bool Application::closeDocument(KTextEditor::Document *document) const
 {
     auto documentController = Core::self()->documentControllerInternal();
-    return documentController->closeDocument(document->url());
+    for (auto doc : documentController->openDocuments()) {
+        if (doc->textDocument() == document) {
+            return doc->close();
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
 }
 
 KTextEditor::Plugin *Application::plugin(const QString &id) const
@@ -225,6 +230,23 @@
     return plugin ? plugin->interface() : nullptr;
 }
 
+QList<KTextEditor::Document *> Application::documents()
+{
+    QList<KTextEditor::Document *> l;
+    auto documentController = Core::self()->documentControllerInternal();
+    for (auto d : documentController->openDocuments()) {
+        l << d->textDocument();
+    }
+    return l;
+}
+
+KTextEditor::Document * Application::openUrl(const QUrl& url, const QString& encoding)
+{
+    auto documentController = Core::self()->documentControllerInternal();
+    auto doc = url.isEmpty() ? documentController->openDocumentFromText(QString()) : documentController->openDocument(url);
+    return doc->textDocument();
+}
+
 MainWindow::MainWindow(KDevelop::MainWindow *mainWindow)
     : QObject(mainWindow)
     , m_mainWindow(mainWindow)
@@ -291,6 +313,22 @@
     return toKteView(m_mainWindow->activeView());
 }
 
+KTextEditor::View *MainWindow::activateView(KTextEditor::Document *doc)
+{
+    foreach (auto area, m_mainWindow->areas()) {
+        foreach (auto view, area->views()) {
+            if (auto kteView = toKteView(view)) {
+                if (kteView->document() == doc) {
+                    m_mainWindow->activateView(view);
+                    return kteView;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return activeView();
+}
+
 QObject *MainWindow::pluginView(const QString &id) const
 {
     return m_pluginViews.value(id);