diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.blamepanel.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.blamepanel.js
index a96bea0e0c..025fcd4c86 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.blamepanel.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.blamepanel.js
@@ -33,12 +33,21 @@
 Sonia.repository.BlamePanel = Ext.extend(Ext.grid.GridPanel, {
   
   blameUrl: null,
+  repository: null,
+  path: null,
+  revision: null,
+  linkTemplate: '<a class="scm-link blame-link" rel="{1}">{0}</a>',
   
   initComponent: function(){
+    var blameUrl = restUrl + 'repositories/' + this.repository.id  + '/';
+    blameUrl += 'blame.json?path=' + this.path;
+    if ( this.revision ){
+      blameUrl += "&revision=" + this.revision;
+    }
     
     var blameStore = new Sonia.rest.JsonStore({
       proxy: new Ext.data.HttpProxy({
-        url: this.blameUrl,
+        url: blameUrl,
         disableCaching: false
       }),
       root: 'blamelines',
@@ -54,7 +63,8 @@ Sonia.repository.BlamePanel = Ext.extend(Ext.grid.GridPanel, {
         id: 'revision', 
         dataIndex: 'revision',
         renderer: this.renderRevision,
-        width: 20
+        width: 20,
+        scope: this
       },{
         id: 'code', 
         dataIndex: 'code',
@@ -72,12 +82,43 @@ Sonia.repository.BlamePanel = Ext.extend(Ext.grid.GridPanel, {
       autoHeight: true,
       viewConfig: {
         forceFit: true
+      },
+      listeners: {
+        click: {
+          fn: this.onClick,
+          scope: this
+        }
       }
     }
+    
     Ext.apply(this, Ext.apply(this.initialConfig, config));
     Sonia.repository.BlamePanel.superclass.initComponent.apply(this, arguments);
   },
   
+  onClick: function(e){
+    var el = e.getTarget('.blame-link');
+    if ( el != null ){
+      var revision = el.rel;
+      if (debug){
+        console.debug('load content for ' + revision);
+      }
+      this.openContentPanel(revision)
+    }
+  },
+  
+  openContentPanel: function(revision){
+    main.addTab({
+      // TODO create real id
+      id: Ext.id(),
+      xtype: 'contentPanel',
+      repository: this.repository,
+      revision: revision,
+      path: this.path,
+      closable: true,
+      autoScroll: true
+    });
+  },
+  
   renderRevision: function(value, metadata, record){
     var title = 'Revision: ' + value;
     var tip = 'Author: ' + record.get('author').name + '<br />';
@@ -86,7 +127,11 @@ Sonia.repository.BlamePanel = Ext.extend(Ext.grid.GridPanel, {
       tip += 'When: ' + Ext.util.Format.formatTimestamp(when);
     }
     metadata.attr = 'ext:qtitle="' + title + '"' + ' ext:qtip="' + tip + '"';
-    return '<a>' + value + '</a>';
+    return String.format(
+      this.linkTemplate,
+      value,
+      value
+    );
   },
   
   renderCode: function(value){
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.contentpanel.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.contentpanel.js
index 0e593c1383..9b68a66cd4 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.contentpanel.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.contentpanel.js
@@ -35,20 +35,12 @@ Sonia.repository.ContentPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
   revision: null,
   path: null,
   contentUrl: null,
-  blameUrl: null,
   
   initComponent: function(){
-    var name = this.getName(this.path);
-    
-    var repositoryUrl = restUrl + 'repositories/' + this.repository.id  + '/';
-    
-    
-    this.contentUrl = repositoryUrl + 'content?path=' + this.path;
-    this.blameUrl = repositoryUrl + 'blame.json?path=' + this.path;
-    if ( this.revision ){
-      this.contentUrl += "&revision=" + this.revision;
-      this.blameUrl += "&revision=" + this.revision;
-    }
+    var name = Sonia.util.getName(this.path);
+    this.contentUrl = Sonia.repository.createContentUrl(
+      this.repository, this.path, this.revision
+    );
     
     var bottomBar = [this.path];
     this.appendRepositoryProperties(bottomBar);
@@ -71,7 +63,7 @@ Sonia.repository.ContentPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
       bbar: bottomBar,
       items: [{
         xtype: 'syntaxHighlighterPanel',
-        syntax: this.getExtension(this.path),
+        syntax: Sonia.util.getExtension(this.path),
         contentUrl: this.contentUrl
       }]
     }
@@ -83,7 +75,7 @@ Sonia.repository.ContentPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
   openSyntaxPanel: function(){
     this.openPanel({
       xtype: 'syntaxHighlighterPanel',
-      syntax: this.getExtension(this.path),
+      syntax: Sonia.util.getExtension(this.path),
       contentUrl: this.contentUrl
     });
   },
@@ -91,7 +83,9 @@ Sonia.repository.ContentPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
   openBlamePanel: function(){
     this.openPanel({
       xtype: 'blamePanel',
-      blameUrl: this.blameUrl
+      repository: this.repository,
+      revision: this.revision,
+      path: this.path
     });
   },
   
@@ -112,15 +106,6 @@ Sonia.repository.ContentPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
     }
   },
   
-  getName: function(path){
-    var name = path;
-    var index = path.lastIndexOf('/');
-    if ( index > 0 ){
-      name = path.substr(index +1);
-    }
-    return name;
-  },
-  
   getExtension: function(path){
     var ext = null;
     var index = path.lastIndexOf('.');
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.js
index be4ac4aa66..117a41b8cc 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.js
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ Sonia.repository.openListeners = [];
 
 // functions
 
+Sonia.repository.createContentUrl = function(repository, path, revision){
+  var contentUrl = restUrl + 'repositories/' + repository.id  + '/';
+  contentUrl += 'content?path=' + path;
+  if ( revision ){
+    contentUrl += "&revision=" + revision;
+  }
+  return contentUrl;
+}
+
 Sonia.repository.isOwner = function(repository){
   return admin || repository.permissions != null;
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/util/sonia.util.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/util/sonia.util.js
index 1977f5b54e..6f86a4f397 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/util/sonia.util.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/util/sonia.util.js
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@ Ext.ns('Sonia.util');
 
 // functions
 
+Sonia.util.getName = function(path){
+  var name = path;
+  var index = path.lastIndexOf('/');
+  if ( index > 0 ){
+    name = path.substr(index +1);
+  }
+  return name;
+}
+
+Sonia.util.getExtension = function(path){
+  var ext = null;
+  var index = path.lastIndexOf('.');
+  if ( index > 0 ){
+    ext = path.substr(index + 1, path.length);
+  }
+  return ext;
+}
+
 Sonia.util.clone = function(obj) {
   var newObj = (this instanceof Array) ? [] : {};
   for (i in obj) {