diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/HackStudioWidget.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/HackStudioWidget.cpp
index bf715e6e9b..603a32e5bf 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/HackStudioWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/HackStudioWidget.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Vector<String> HackStudioWidget::selected_file_paths() const
     return files;
 }
 
-bool HackStudioWidget::open_file(const String& full_filename)
+bool HackStudioWidget::open_file(const String& full_filename, size_t line, size_t column)
 {
     String filename = full_filename;
     if (full_filename.starts_with(project().root_path())) {
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ bool HackStudioWidget::open_file(const String& full_filename)
 
     current_editor().on_cursor_change = [this] { update_statusbar(); };
     current_editor_wrapper().on_change = [this] { update_gml_preview(); };
+    current_editor().set_cursor(line, column);
     update_gml_preview();
 
     return true;
diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/HackStudioWidget.h b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/HackStudioWidget.h
index b690676e5e..c58e96cf35 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/HackStudioWidget.h
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/HackStudioWidget.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class HackStudioWidget : public GUI::Widget {
 
 public:
     virtual ~HackStudioWidget() override;
-    bool open_file(const String& filename);
+
+    bool open_file(String const& filename, size_t line = 0, size_t column = 0);
     void close_file_in_all_editors(String const& filename);
 
     void update_actions();
diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/main.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/main.cpp
index e08df5dd02..1dd3b21636 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/main.cpp
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ void open_file(const String& filename)
 
 void open_file(const String& filename, size_t line, size_t column)
 {
-    s_hack_studio_widget->open_file(filename);
-    s_hack_studio_widget->current_editor_wrapper().editor().set_cursor({ line, column });
+    s_hack_studio_widget->open_file(filename, line, column);
 }
 
 RefPtr<EditorWrapper> current_editor_wrapper()