diff --git a/nw/gui/docviewer.py b/nw/gui/docviewer.py
index c3bfc51b..a2884dab 100644
--- a/nw/gui/docviewer.py
+++ b/nw/gui/docviewer.py
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
             ) % theTag, nwAlert.ERROR)
             return
         else:
-            self.loadText(tHandle)
+            # Let the parent handle the opening as it also ensures that
+            # the doc view panel is visible in case this request comes
+            # from outside this class.
+            self.theParent.viewDocument(tHandle)
             self.navigateTo("#head_%s:%s" % (tHandle, sTitle))
         return True
 
diff --git a/nw/gui/outlinedetails.py b/nw/gui/outlinedetails.py
index 9a010559..5e197449 100644
--- a/nw/gui/outlinedetails.py
+++ b/nw/gui/outlinedetails.py
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ class GuiOutlineDetails(QScrollArea):
             theBits = theLink.split("=")
             if len(theBits) == 2:
                 self.theParent.docViewer.loadFromTag(theBits[1])
-                self.theParent.tabWidget.setCurrentWidget(self.theParent.splitView)
         return
 
     ##