diff --git a/src/Libraries/ICSharpCode.TextEditor/Project/Src/Gui/TextAreaControl.cs b/src/Libraries/ICSharpCode.TextEditor/Project/Src/Gui/TextAreaControl.cs
index 8c41151858..06734e8a62 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/ICSharpCode.TextEditor/Project/Src/Gui/TextAreaControl.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/ICSharpCode.TextEditor/Project/Src/Gui/TextAreaControl.cs
@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.TextEditor
 		
 		int scrollMarginHeight  = 3;
 		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Ensure that <paramref name="line"/> is visible.
+		/// </summary>
 		public void ScrollTo(int line)
 		{
 			line = Math.Max(0, Math.Min(Document.TotalNumberOfLines - 1, line));
@@ -377,6 +380,32 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.TextEditor
 			}
 		}
 		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Scroll so that the specified line is centered.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="line">Line to center view on</param>
+		/// <param name="treshold">If this action would cause scrolling by less than or equal to
+		/// <paramref name="treshold"/> lines in any direction, don't scroll.
+		/// Use -1 to always center the view.</param>
+		public void CenterViewOn(int line, int treshold)
+		{
+			line = Math.Max(0, Math.Min(Document.TotalNumberOfLines - 1, line));
+			// convert line to visible line:
+			line = Document.GetVisibleLine(line);
+			// subtract half the visible line count
+			line -= textArea.TextView.VisibleLineCount / 2;
+			
+			int curLineMin = textArea.TextView.FirstPhysicalLine;
+			if (textArea.TextView.LineHeightRemainder > 0) {
+				curLineMin ++;
+			}
+			if (Math.Abs(curLineMin - line) > treshold) {
+				// scroll:
+				this.vScrollBar.Value =  Math.Max(0, Math.Min(this.vScrollBar.Maximum, (line - scrollMarginHeight + 3) * textArea.TextView.FontHeight)) ;
+				VScrollBarValueChanged(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+			}
+		}
+		
 		public void JumpTo(int line)
 		{
 			line = Math.Min(line, Document.TotalNumberOfLines - 1);
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Services/File/FileService.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Services/File/FileService.cs
index a8e093a964..881876613c 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Services/File/FileService.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Services/File/FileService.cs
@@ -283,13 +283,6 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop
 			}
 		}
 		
-		public static void OnJumpedToFilePosition(string fileName)
-		{
-			if (JumpedToFilePosition != null) {
-				JumpedToFilePosition(null, new FileEventArgs(fileName, false));
-			}
-		}
-		
 		public static event EventHandler<FileRenamingEventArgs> FileRenaming;
 		public static event EventHandler<FileRenameEventArgs> FileRenamed;
 		
@@ -298,7 +291,5 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop
 		
 		public static event EventHandler<FileCancelEventArgs> FileReplacing;
 		public static event EventHandler<FileEventArgs> FileReplaced;
-		
-		public static event EventHandler<FileEventArgs> JumpedToFilePosition;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/TextEditor/Gui/Editor/TextEditorDisplayBinding.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/TextEditor/Gui/Editor/TextEditorDisplayBinding.cs
index b871596520..a3ac1e8a18 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/TextEditor/Gui/Editor/TextEditorDisplayBinding.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/TextEditor/Gui/Editor/TextEditorDisplayBinding.cs
@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Gui.Editor
 		#region IPositionable implementation
 		public void JumpTo(int line, int column)
 		{
+			textAreaControl.ActiveTextAreaControl.CenterViewOn(
+				line, (int)(0.3 * textAreaControl.ActiveTextAreaControl.TextArea.TextView.VisibleLineCount));
 			textAreaControl.ActiveTextAreaControl.JumpTo(line, column);
 		}