diff --git a/src/gui/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp b/src/gui/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
index 887644f7..13755af3 100644
--- a/src/gui/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -573,21 +573,17 @@ void MainWindow::message_selected(
     (void)hint;
 
     if (file.isEmpty()) { return; }
-    auto editor = (file == "Unknown") ? editor_tabs->get_current_editor()
-                                      : editor_tabs->find_tab_by_filename(file)->get_editor();
-    if (editor == nullptr) { return; }
-    editor->setCursorTo(line, column);
-    editor->setFocus();
+    central_widget_tabs->setCurrentWidget(editor_tabs.data());
+    editor_tabs->set_cursor_to(file, line, column);
 
     // Highlight the line
+    auto editor = editor_tabs->get_current_editor();
     QTextEdit::ExtraSelection selection;
     selection.format.setBackground(QColor(Qt::red).lighter(160));
     selection.format.setProperty(QTextFormat::FullWidthSelection, true);
     selection.cursor = editor->textCursor();
     selection.cursor.clearSelection();
     editor->setExtraSelections({ selection });
-
-    if (editor_tabs != nullptr) { editor_tabs->setCurrentWidget(editor); }
 }
 
 bool SimpleAsmWithEditorCheck::process_file(const QString &filename, QString *error_ptr) {
diff --git a/src/gui/windows/editor/editordock.cpp b/src/gui/windows/editor/editordock.cpp
index bbf9f545..54ddc1a3 100644
--- a/src/gui/windows/editor/editordock.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/windows/editor/editordock.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ EditorTab *EditorDock::open_file_if_not_open(const QString &filename, bool save_
 
 EditorTab *EditorDock::create_empty_tab() {
     auto tab = new EditorTab(line_numbers_visible, this);
+    while (true) {
+        auto filename = QString("Unknown %1").arg(unknown_editor_counter++);
+        if (!find_tab_id_by_filename(filename).has_value()) {
+            tab->get_editor()->setFileName(filename);
+            tab->get_editor()->setSaveAsRequired(true);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
     addTab(tab, tab->title());
     setCurrentWidget(tab);
     return tab;
@@ -308,3 +316,14 @@ void EditorDock::confirm_close_tab_dialog(int index) {
         Qt::QueuedConnection);
     msgbox->open();
 }
+
+void EditorDock::set_cursor_to(const QString &filename, int line, int column) {
+    auto tab = (filename == "Unknown") ? get_tab(currentIndex()) : find_tab_by_filename(filename);
+    if (tab == nullptr) {
+        WARN(
+            "Cannot find tab for file '%s'. Unable to set cursor.", filename.toStdString().c_str());
+        return;
+    }
+    setCurrentWidget(tab);
+    tab->get_editor()->setCursorTo(line, column);
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/windows/editor/editordock.h b/src/gui/windows/editor/editordock.h
index 2bd449eb..9ab89636 100644
--- a/src/gui/windows/editor/editordock.h
+++ b/src/gui/windows/editor/editordock.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class EditorDock : public HidingTabWidget {
     BORROWED [[nodiscard]] SrcEditor *get_current_editor() const;
     [[nodiscard]] QStringList get_open_file_list() const;
     bool get_modified_tab_filenames(QStringList &output, bool report_unnamed = false) const;
+    void set_cursor_to(const QString &filename, int line, int column);
 
 protected:
     void tabCountChanged() override;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public slots:
 private:
     QSharedPointer<QSettings> settings;
     bool line_numbers_visible = true;
+    size_t unknown_editor_counter = 1;
 };
 
 #endif // EDITORDOCK_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gui/windows/editor/srceditor.cpp b/src/gui/windows/editor/srceditor.cpp
index 554e737b..d132c0a9 100644
--- a/src/gui/windows/editor/srceditor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/windows/editor/srceditor.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ void SrcEditor::setCursorTo(int ln, int col) {
     QTextCursor cursor(document()->findBlockByNumber(ln - 1));
     cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::NextCharacter, QTextCursor::MoveAnchor, col - 1);
     setTextCursor(cursor);
+    setFocus();
 }
 
 bool SrcEditor::isModified() const {