diff --git a/junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/junit/output/JUnitTestMethodNode.java b/junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/junit/output/JUnitTestMethodNode.java
--- a/junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/junit/output/JUnitTestMethodNode.java
+++ b/junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/junit/output/JUnitTestMethodNode.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
  * Contributor(s):
  *
  * Portions Copyrighted 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ * markiewb@netbeans.org
  */
 
 package org.netbeans.modules.junit.output;
@@ -113,11 +114,32 @@
 
     @Override
     public Action getPreferredAction() {
-        return new JumpAction(this, null);
+        // try to create a jump action to the cause of the test failure
+        Action actionForStackFrame = createJumpActionForStackFrameOfFailingTestMethod();
+        if (null != actionForStackFrame) {
+            return actionForStackFrame;
+        }
+
+        return createJumpActionToMethod();
+    }
+    
+    protected Action createJumpActionForStackFrameOfFailingTestMethod() {
+        if (testcase.getTrouble() != null) {
+            String[] st = testcase.getTrouble().getStackTrace();
+            if ((st != null) && (st.length > 0)) {
+                String stacktraceLine = st[st.length - 1];
+                return new JumpAction(this, stacktraceLine);
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
     public JUnitTestcase getTestcase(){
         return (JUnitTestcase)testcase;
     }
 
+    protected Action createJumpActionToMethod() {
+        return new JumpAction(this, null);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/junit/output/JumpAction.java b/junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/junit/output/JumpAction.java
--- a/junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/junit/output/JumpAction.java
+++ b/junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/junit/output/JumpAction.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
  * The Original Software is NetBeans. The Initial Developer of the Original
  * Software is Sun Microsystems, Inc. Portions Copyright 1997-2008 Sun
  * Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * 
+ * markiewb@netbeans.org
  *
  * If you wish your version of this file to be governed by only the CDDL
  * or only the GPL Version 2, indicate your decision by adding
@@ -78,8 +80,13 @@
             OutputUtils.openTestsuite((TestsuiteNode)node);
         } else if (node instanceof CallstackFrameNode){
             OutputUtils.openCallstackFrame(node, callstackFrameInfo);
-        } else if (node instanceof JUnitTestMethodNode){
-            OutputUtils.openTestMethod((JUnitTestMethodNode)node);
+        } else if (node instanceof JUnitTestMethodNode) {
+            if (null != callstackFrameInfo) {
+                // try to open stackFrame if available
+                OutputUtils.openCallstackFrame(node, callstackFrameInfo);
+            } else {
+                OutputUtils.openTestMethod((JUnitTestMethodNode) node);
+            }
         }
     }