diff --git a/kate/katedocmanager.cpp b/kate/katedocmanager.cpp
--- a/kate/katedocmanager.cpp
+++ b/kate/katedocmanager.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,15 @@
     }
 
     if (!doc) {
-        doc = createDoc(docInfo);
+        if (untitledDoc) {
+            // reuse the untitled document which is not needed
+            auto & info = m_docInfos.find(untitledDoc).value();
+            delete info;
+            info = new KateDocumentInfo(docInfo);
+            doc = untitledDoc;
+        } else {
+            doc = createDoc(docInfo);
+        }
 
         if (!encoding.isEmpty()) {
             doc->setEncoding(encoding);
@@ -197,13 +205,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    //
-    // close untitled document, as it is not wanted
-    //
-    if (untitledDoc) {
-        closeDocument(untitledDoc);
-    }
-
     return doc;
 }