diff --git a/doc/api/embed_parameters.md b/doc/api/embed_parameters.md
index 79b60f2140e..d6f27af0556 100644
--- a/doc/api/embed_parameters.md
+++ b/doc/api/embed_parameters.md
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ You can easily embed your etherpad-lite into any webpage by using iframes. You c
 
 Example:
 
-Cut and paste the following code into any webpage to embed a pad. The parameters below will hide the chat and the line numbers.
+Cut and paste the following code into any webpage to embed a pad. The parameters below will hide the chat and the line numbers and will auto-focus on Line 4.
 
 ```
-<iframe src='http://pad.test.de/p/PAD_NAME?showChat=false&showLineNumbers=false' width=600 height=400></iframe>
+<iframe src='http://pad.test.de/p/PAD_NAME#L4?showChat=false&showLineNumbers=false' width=600 height=400></iframe>
 ```
 
 ## showLineNumbers
@@ -66,3 +66,10 @@ Example: `lang=ar` (translates the interface into Arabic)
 Default: true
 Displays pad text from right to left.
 
+## #L
+ * Int
+
+Default: 0
+Focuses pad at specific line number and places caret at beginning of this line
+Special note: Is not a URL parameter but instead of a Hash value
+
diff --git a/src/static/css/iframe_editor.css b/src/static/css/iframe_editor.css
index 7267375a473..42951f486b7 100644
--- a/src/static/css/iframe_editor.css
+++ b/src/static/css/iframe_editor.css
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ body.mozilla, body.safari {
   font-size: 9px;
   padding: 0 14px 0 10px;
   font-family: monospace;
+  cursor: pointer;
 }
 .plugin-ep_author_neat #sidedivinner.authorColors .line-number {
   padding-right: 10px;
diff --git a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
index fc339ab7864..34b7e79a1ec 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ function Ace2Inner() {
   editorInfo.ace_doReturnKey = doReturnKey;
   editorInfo.ace_isBlockElement = isBlockElement;
   editorInfo.ace_getLineListType = getLineListType;
+  editorInfo.ace_setSelection = setSelection;
 
   editorInfo.ace_callWithAce = function (fn, callStack, normalize) {
     let wrapper = function () {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
index b7b94f720c6..70afc0e09d2 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 'use strict';
-
 /**
  * This code is mostly from the old Etherpad. Please help us to comment this code.
  * This helps other people to understand this code better and helps them to improve it.
@@ -44,6 +43,15 @@ const padeditor = (() => {
         $('#editorloadingbox').hide();
         if (readyFunc) {
           readyFunc();
+
+          // Listen for clicks on sidediv items
+          const $outerdoc = $('iframe[name="ace_outer"]').contents().find('#outerdocbody');
+          $outerdoc.find('#sidedivinner').on('click', 'div', function () {
+            const targetLineNumber = $(this).index() + 1;
+            window.location.hash = `L${targetLineNumber}`;
+          });
+
+          exports.focusOnLine(self.ace);
         }
       };
 
@@ -55,7 +63,6 @@ const padeditor = (() => {
       }
       self.initViewOptions();
       self.setViewOptions(initialViewOptions);
-
       // view bar
       $('#viewbarcontents').show();
     },
@@ -89,6 +96,7 @@ const padeditor = (() => {
       html10n.bind('localized', () => {
         $('#languagemenu').val(html10n.getLanguage());
         // translate the value of 'unnamed' and 'Enter your name' textboxes in the userlist
+
         // this does not interfere with html10n's normal value-setting because
         // html10n just ingores <input>s
         // also, a value which has been set by the user will be not overwritten
@@ -166,3 +174,50 @@ const padeditor = (() => {
 })();
 
 exports.padeditor = padeditor;
+
+exports.focusOnLine = (ace) => {
+  // If a number is in the URI IE #L124 go to that line number
+  const lineNumber = window.location.hash.substr(1);
+  if (lineNumber) {
+    if (lineNumber[0] === 'L') {
+      const $outerdoc = $('iframe[name="ace_outer"]').contents().find('#outerdocbody');
+      const lineNumberInt = parseInt(lineNumber.substr(1));
+      if (lineNumberInt) {
+        const $inner = $('iframe[name="ace_outer"]').contents().find('iframe')
+            .contents().find('#innerdocbody');
+        const line = $inner.find(`div:nth-child(${lineNumberInt})`);
+        if (line.length !== 0) {
+          let offsetTop = line.offset().top;
+          offsetTop += parseInt($outerdoc.css('padding-top').replace('px', ''));
+          const hasMobileLayout = $('body').hasClass('mobile-layout');
+          if (!hasMobileLayout) {
+            offsetTop += parseInt($inner.css('padding-top').replace('px', ''));
+          }
+          const $outerdocHTML = $('iframe[name="ace_outer"]').contents()
+              .find('#outerdocbody').parent();
+          $outerdoc.css({top: `${offsetTop}px`}); // Chrome
+          $outerdocHTML.animate({scrollTop: offsetTop}); // needed for FF
+          const node = line[0];
+          ace.callWithAce((ace) => {
+            const selection = {
+              startPoint: {
+                index: 0,
+                focusAtStart: true,
+                maxIndex: 1,
+                node,
+              },
+              endPoint: {
+                index: 0,
+                focusAtStart: true,
+                maxIndex: 1,
+                node,
+              },
+            };
+            ace.ace_setSelection(selection);
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // End of setSelection / set Y position of editor
+};
diff --git a/tests/frontend/helper.js b/tests/frontend/helper.js
index b49d32eb8a1..37c5af3b11a 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/helper.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/helper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-var helper = {};
+'use strict';
+const helper = {}; // eslint-disable-line
 
 (function () {
   let $iframe; const
@@ -29,10 +30,9 @@ var helper = {};
 
   const getFrameJQuery = function ($iframe) {
     /*
-      I tried over 9000 ways to inject javascript into iframes.
+      I tried over 9001 ways to inject javascript into iframes.
       This is the only way I found that worked in IE 7+8+9, FF and Chrome
     */
-
     const win = $iframe[0].contentWindow;
     const doc = win.document;
 
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ var helper = {};
   // I don't fully understand it, but this function seems to properly simulate
   // padCookie.setPref in the client code
   helper.setPadPrefCookie = function (prefs) {
-    helper.padChrome$.document.cookie = (`prefsHttp=${escape(JSON.stringify(prefs))};expires=Thu, 01 Jan 3000 00:00:00 GMT`);
+    helper.padChrome$.document.cookie =
+        (`prefsHttp=${escape(JSON.stringify(prefs))};expires=Thu, 01 Jan 3000 00:00:00 GMT`);
   };
 
   // Functionality for knowing what key event type is required for tests
@@ -102,8 +103,13 @@ var helper = {};
     }
 
     // if opts.params is set we manipulate the URL to include URL parameters IE ?foo=Bah.
+    let encodedParams;
     if (opts.params) {
-      var encodedParams = `?${$.param(opts.params)}`;
+      encodedParams = `?${$.param(opts.params)}`;
+    }
+    let hash;
+    if (opts.hash) {
+      hash = `#${opts.hash}`;
     }
 
     // clear cookies
@@ -112,8 +118,7 @@ var helper = {};
     }
 
     if (!padName) padName = `FRONTEND_TEST_${helper.randomString(20)}`;
-    $iframe = $(`<iframe src='/p/${padName}${encodedParams || ''}'></iframe>`);
-
+    $iframe = $(`<iframe src='/p/${padName}${hash || ''}${encodedParams || ''}'></iframe>`);
     // needed for retry
     const origPadName = padName;
 
@@ -132,7 +137,8 @@ var helper = {};
       if (opts.padPrefs) {
         helper.setPadPrefCookie(opts.padPrefs);
       }
-      helper.waitFor(() => !$iframe.contents().find('#editorloadingbox').is(':visible'), 10000).done(() => {
+      helper.waitFor(() => !$iframe.contents().find('#editorloadingbox')
+          .is(':visible'), 10000).done(() => {
         helper.padOuter$ = getFrameJQuery(helper.padChrome$('iframe[name="ace_outer"]'));
         helper.padInner$ = getFrameJQuery(helper.padOuter$('iframe[name="ace_inner"]'));
 
@@ -175,7 +181,7 @@ var helper = {};
   };
 
   helper.waitFor = function (conditionFunc, timeoutTime = 1900, intervalTime = 10) {
-    const deferred = $.Deferred();
+    const deferred = $.Deferred();  // eslint-disable-line
 
     const _fail = deferred.fail.bind(deferred);
     let listenForFail = false;
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ var helper = {};
     selection.addRange(range);
   };
 
-  var getTextNodeAndOffsetOf = function ($targetLine, targetOffsetAtLine) {
+  const getTextNodeAndOffsetOf = function ($targetLine, targetOffsetAtLine) {
     const $textNodes = $targetLine.find('*').contents().filter(function () {
       return this.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE;
     });
@@ -268,7 +274,7 @@ var helper = {};
     });
 
     // edge cases
-    if (textNodeWhereOffsetIs === null) {
+    if (textNodeWhereOffsetIs == null) {
       // there was no text node inside $targetLine, so it is an empty line (<br>).
       // Use beginning of line
       textNodeWhereOffsetIs = $targetLine.get(0);
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/scrollTo.js b/tests/frontend/specs/scrollTo.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..47fe1ca7ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/scrollTo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('scrolls to line', function () {
+  // create a new pad with URL hash set before each test run
+  beforeEach(function (cb) {
+    helper.newPad({
+      hash: 'L4',
+      cb,
+    });
+    this.timeout(10000);
+  });
+
+  it('Scrolls down to Line 4', async function () {
+    this.timeout(10000);
+    const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
+    await helper.waitForPromise(() => {
+      const topOffset = parseInt(chrome$('iframe').first('iframe')
+          .contents().find('#outerdocbody').css('top'));
+      return (topOffset >= 100);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('doesnt break on weird hash input', function () {
+  // create a new pad with URL hash set before each test run
+  beforeEach(function (cb) {
+    helper.newPad({
+      hash: '#DEEZ123123NUTS',
+      cb,
+    });
+    this.timeout(10000);
+  });
+
+  it('Does NOT change scroll', async function () {
+    this.timeout(10000);
+    const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
+    await helper.waitForPromise(() => {
+      const topOffset = parseInt(chrome$('iframe').first('iframe')
+          .contents().find('#outerdocbody').css('top'));
+      return (!topOffset); // no css top should be set.
+    });
+  });
+});