--- a/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/file/FileDescription.java	
+++ a/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/file/FileDescription.java	
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ 
  * made subject to such option by the copyright holder.
  *
  * Contributor(s): Petr Hrebejk
+  *                markiewb@netbeans.org
  */
 
 package org.netbeans.modules.jumpto.file;
@@ -55,11 +56,14 @@ 
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectInformation;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectUtils;
 import org.netbeans.spi.jumpto.file.FileDescriptor;
+import org.openide.ErrorManager;
 import org.openide.cookies.EditCookie;
+import org.openide.cookies.LineCookie;
 import org.openide.cookies.OpenCookie;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
 import org.openide.loaders.DataObject;
 import org.openide.loaders.DataObjectNotFoundException;
+import org.openide.text.Line;
 import org.openide.util.ImageUtilities;
 
 /** Contains interesting information about file found in the search.
@@ -83,11 +87,17 @@ 
     private Icon icon;
     private String projectName;
     private Icon projectIcon;
+    private int lineNr;
 
     public FileDescription(FileObject file, String ownerPath, Project project) {
+        this(file, ownerPath, project, -1);
+    }
+
+    public FileDescription(FileObject file, String ownerPath, Project project, int lineNr) {
         this.fileObject = file;
         this.ownerPath = ownerPath;
         this.project = project;
+        this.lineNr = lineNr;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -133,20 +143,40 @@ 
     public void open() {
         DataObject od = getDataObject();
         if ( od != null ) {
-            EditCookie ec = (EditCookie) od.getCookie(EditCookie.class);
-            if (ec != null) {
-                ec.edit();
+
+            // if linenumber is given then try to open file at this line
+            // code taken from org.netbeans.modules.java.stackanalyzer.StackLineAnalyser.Link.show()
+            LineCookie lineCookie = od.getLookup().lookup(LineCookie.class);
+            if (lineCookie != null && lineNr != -1) {
+                try {
+                    Line l = lineCookie.getLineSet().getCurrent(lineNr - 1);
+
+                    if (l != null) {
+                        // open file at the given line
+                        l.show(Line.ShowOpenType.OPEN, Line.ShowVisibilityType.FOCUS, -1);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException oob) {
+                    //line number is no more valid
+                    ErrorManager.getDefault().notify(ErrorManager.INFORMATIONAL, oob);
+                }
             }
-            else {
-                OpenCookie oc = od.getCookie( OpenCookie.class );
-                if ( oc != null ) {
-                    oc.open();
+            // fallback to default for non-linenumber stuff
+            {
+                EditCookie ec = od.getLookup().lookup(EditCookie.class);
+                if (ec != null) {
+                    ec.edit();
+                } else {
+                    OpenCookie oc = od.getLookup().lookup(OpenCookie.class);
+                    if (oc != null) {
+                        oc.open();
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
 
     }
-
+    
     @Override
     public FileObject getFileObject() {
         return fileObject;
--- a/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/file/FileSearchAction.java	
+++ a/jumpto/src/org/netbeans/modules/jumpto/file/FileSearchAction.java	
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ 
  *
  * Contributor(s): Andrei Badea
  *                 Petr Hrebejk
+ *                 markiewb@netbeans.org
  */
 
 package org.netbeans.modules.jumpto.file;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ 
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
 import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
@@ -139,12 +141,15 @@ 
     private FileSearchPanel panel;
     private Dimension initialDimension;
     private Iterable<? extends FileProvider> providers;
+    private final Pattern patternWithLineNumber;
     
     public FileSearchAction() {
         super( NbBundle.getMessage(FileSearchAction.class, "CTL_FileSearchAction") );
         // XXX this should be in initialize()?
         putValue("PopupMenuText", NbBundle.getBundle(FileSearchAction.class).getString("editor-popup-CTL_FileSearchAction")); // NOI18N
         putValue("noIconInMenu", Boolean.TRUE); // NOI18N
+        
+        this.patternWithLineNumber = Pattern.compile("(.*):(\\d+)");
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -212,11 +217,31 @@ 
         else {
             nameKind = panel.isCaseSensitive() ? QuerySupport.Kind.PREFIX : QuerySupport.Kind.CASE_INSENSITIVE_PREFIX;
         }
+        
+        
+        //Extract linenumber from search text
+        //Pattern is like 'My*Object.java:123'
+        Matcher matcher = patternWithLineNumber.matcher(text);
+        boolean endsWithLineNumber = matcher.matches();
+        int lineNr;
+        if (endsWithLineNumber) 
+        {
+            text = matcher.group(1);
+            try {
+                lineNr = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(2));
+            } catch (NumberFormatException numberFormatException) {
+                //prevent non convertable numbers
+                lineNr=-1;
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            lineNr = -1;
+        }
 
         // Compute in other thread
 
         synchronized( this ) {
-            running = new Worker(text , nameKind, panel.getCurrentProject());
+            running = new Worker(text , nameKind, panel.getCurrentProject(), lineNr);
             task = rp.post( running, 220);
             if ( panel.time != -1 ) {
                 LOGGER.log( Level.FINE, "Worker posted after {0} ms.",  System.currentTimeMillis() - panel.time );
@@ -395,9 +420,11 @@ 
         private final QuerySupport.Kind searchType;
         private final Project currentProject;
         private final long createTime;
+        private final int lineNr;
 
-        public Worker(String text, QuerySupport.Kind searchType, Project currentProject) {
+        public Worker(String text, QuerySupport.Kind searchType, Project currentProject, int lineNr) {
             this.text = text;
+            this.lineNr = lineNr;
             this.searchType = searchType;
             this.currentProject = currentProject;
             this.createTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -516,7 +543,7 @@ 
                     FileDescriptor fd = new FileDescription(
                         file,
                         r.getRelativePath().substring(0, Math.max(r.getRelativePath().length() - file.getNameExt().length() - 1, 0)),
-                        project);
+                        project, lineNr);
                     FileProviderAccessor.getInstance().setFromCurrentProject(fd, preferred);
                     files.add(fd);
                     LOGGER.log(Level.FINER, "Found: {0}, project={1}, currentProject={2}, preferred={3}",
@@ -599,7 +626,7 @@ 
                             FileDescriptor fd = new FileDescription(
                                 file,
                                 relativePath,
-                                project
+                                project, lineNr
                             );
                             FileProviderAccessor.getInstance().setFromCurrentProject(fd, preferred);
                             files.add(fd);