diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/JBProtocolNavigateCommand.kt b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/JBProtocolNavigateCommand.kt
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@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package com.intellij.openapi.project.impl
+
+import com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManager
+import com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManagerBase
+import com.intellij.ide.ReopenProjectAction
+import com.intellij.ide.util.gotoByName.ChooseByNameModel
+import com.intellij.ide.util.gotoByName.ChooseByNameViewModel
+import com.intellij.ide.util.gotoByName.DefaultChooseByNameItemProvider
+import com.intellij.ide.util.gotoByName.GotoSymbolModel2
+import com.intellij.navigation.NavigationItem
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.JBProtocolCommand
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.LogicalPosition
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.EmptyProgressIndicator
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManagerListener
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.IdeFocusManager
+import com.intellij.util.messages.MessageBusConnection
+
+class JBProtocolNavigateCommand : JBProtocolCommand("navigate") {
+  override fun perform(vcsId: String, parameters: Map<String, String>) {
+    // handles the path of types:
+    // jetbrains://idea/navigate?recent.project.name=IDEA&reference=com.intellij.openapi.project.impl.JBProtocolNavigateCommand.perform&selection=25:5
+
+    val recentProjectName = parameters[RECENT_PROJECT_NAME_KEY]
+    val referenceParameter = parameters[REFERENCE_KEY]
+    val selection = parameters[SELECTION]
+
+    if (recentProjectName.isNullOrEmpty() || referenceParameter.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    val recentProjectsActions = RecentProjectsManager.getInstance().getRecentProjectsActions(false)
+    for (recentProjectAction in recentProjectsActions) {
+      if (recentProjectAction is ReopenProjectAction) {
+        if (recentProjectAction.projectName == recentProjectName) {
+          val project = ProjectManager.getInstance().openProjects.find { project -> project.name == recentProjectName }
+
+          if (project != null) {
+            navigateToFile(project, referenceParameter, selection)
+          }
+          else {
+            RecentProjectsManagerBase.getInstanceEx().doOpenProject(recentProjectAction.projectPath, null, false)
+
+            val appConnection = ApplicationManager.getApplication().messageBus.connect()
+            appConnection.subscribe(ProjectManager.TOPIC, NavigatableProjectListener(referenceParameter, selection, appConnection))
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  companion object {
+    private const val RECENT_PROJECT_NAME_KEY = "recent.project.name"
+    private const val REFERENCE_KEY = "reference"
+    private const val SELECTION = "selection"
+
+    private fun parseLineNumber(path: String): Pair<String, Int> {
+      val numberString = path.substringAfterLast(':')
+      var pathString = path
+      var number = 0
+      if (numberString.isNotBlank()) {
+        number = Integer.parseInt(numberString)
+        pathString = path.substringBeforeLast(':')
+      }
+      return Pair(pathString, number)
+    }
+
+
+    private fun navigateToFile(project: Project, referenceString: String, selectionParameter: String?) {
+      var selection: Pair<LogicalPosition, LogicalPosition>? = null
+      if (selectionParameter != null) {
+        selection = parseSelection(referenceString, selectionParameter)
+      }
+
+      val model = JBProtocolNavigateChooseByNameViewModel(project, GotoSymbolModel2(project))
+      DefaultChooseByNameItemProvider.filterElements(model, referenceString, true, EmptyProgressIndicator(), null) {
+        if (it !is NavigationItem) {
+          return@filterElements true
+        }
+
+        it.navigate(true)
+        IdeFocusManager.getInstance(project)
+          .doWhenFocusSettlesDown {
+            val selectedTextEditor = FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).selectedTextEditor
+            if (selectedTextEditor != null && selection != null) {
+              val offset = selectedTextEditor.logicalPositionToOffset(selection.first)
+              val offset1 = selectedTextEditor.logicalPositionToOffset(selection.second)
+              selectedTextEditor.selectionModel.setSelection(offset, offset1)
+            }
+          }
+        true
+      }
+    }
+
+    private fun parseSelection(referenceParameter: String, selectionParameter: String): Pair<LogicalPosition, LogicalPosition> {
+      var selection = selectionParameter
+      var reference = referenceParameter
+
+      var linesPair = parseLineNumber(reference)
+      val lineNumber = linesPair.second
+      reference = linesPair.first
+
+      linesPair = parseLineNumber(reference)
+      val columnNumber = linesPair.second
+
+      var selectionPair = parseLineNumber(selection)
+      val selectionLineNumber = selectionPair.second
+      selection = selectionPair.first
+
+      selectionPair = parseLineNumber(selection)
+      val selectionColumnNumber = selectionPair.second
+
+      return Pair(LogicalPosition(lineNumber, columnNumber), LogicalPosition(selectionLineNumber, selectionColumnNumber))
+    }
+  }
+
+  class NavigatableProjectListener(var path: String,
+                                   var selection: String?,
+                                   private val appConnection: MessageBusConnection) : ProjectManagerListener {
+    override fun projectOpened(project: Project) {
+      navigateToFile(project, path, selection)
+      appConnection.disconnect()
+    }
+  }
+
+  //todo duplicates
+  private class JBProtocolNavigateChooseByNameViewModel(private val project: Project,
+                                                        private val model: ChooseByNameModel) : ChooseByNameViewModel {
+    override fun canShowListForEmptyPattern() = false
+
+    override fun isSearchInAnyPlace(): Boolean = false
+
+    override fun transformPattern(pattern: String): String = pattern
+
+    override fun getProject(): Project = project
+
+    override fun getModel(): ChooseByNameModel = model
+
+    override fun getMaximumListSizeLimit() = Int.MAX_VALUE
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
index 9666483101bf..edd3817b8cb4 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@
 
     <jbProtocolCommand implementation="com.intellij.openapi.project.impl.JBProtocolOpenProjectCommand"/>
     <jbProtocolCommand implementation="com.intellij.openapi.application.JBProtocolShutdownCommand"/>
+    <jbProtocolCommand implementation="com.intellij.openapi.project.impl.JBProtocolNavigateCommand"/>
 
     <intentionAction>
       <className>com.intellij.openapi.editor.actions.FlipCommaIntention</className>