diff --git a/zathura/dbus-interface.c b/zathura/dbus-interface.c
index 7d1707a..b5b838c 100644
--- a/zathura/dbus-interface.c
+++ b/zathura/dbus-interface.c
@@ -192,77 +192,6 @@ zathura_dbus_edit(ZathuraDbus* edit, unsigned int page, unsigned int x, unsigned
 
 /* D-Bus handler */
 
-static void
-highlight_rects(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page,
-                girara_list_t** rectangles)
-{
-  const unsigned int number_of_pages = zathura_document_get_number_of_pages(zathura->document);
-
-  for (unsigned int p = 0; p != number_of_pages; ++p) {
-    GObject* widget = G_OBJECT(zathura->pages[p]);
-
-    g_object_set(widget, "draw-links", FALSE, "search-results", rectangles[p],
-                 NULL);
-    if (p == page) {
-      g_object_set(widget, "search-current", 0, NULL);
-    }
-  }
-
-  document_draw_search_results(zathura, true);
-
-  girara_list_t* rect_list = rectangles[page];
-  if (rect_list == NULL || girara_list_size(rect_list) == 0) {
-    girara_debug("No rectangles for the given page. Jumping to page %u.", page);
-    page_set(zathura, page);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  bool search_hadjust = true;
-  girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "search-hadjust", &search_hadjust);
-
-  /* compute the position of the center of the page */
-  double pos_x = 0;
-  double pos_y = 0;
-  page_number_to_position(zathura->document, page, 0.5, 0.5, &pos_x, &pos_y);
-
-  /* correction to center the current result                          */
-  /* NOTE: rectangle is in viewport units, already scaled and rotated */
-  unsigned int cell_height = 0;
-  unsigned int cell_width = 0;
-  zathura_document_get_cell_size(zathura->document, &cell_height, &cell_width);
-
-  unsigned int doc_height = 0;
-  unsigned int doc_width = 0;
-  zathura_document_get_document_size(zathura->document, &doc_height, &doc_width);
-
-  /* Need to adjust rectangle to page scale and orientation */
-  zathura_page_t* doc_page = zathura_document_get_page(zathura->document, page);
-  zathura_rectangle_t* rect = girara_list_nth(rect_list, 0);
-  if (rect == NULL) {
-    girara_debug("List of rectangles is broken. Jumping to page %u.", page);
-    page_set(zathura, page);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  zathura_rectangle_t rectangle = recalc_rectangle(doc_page, *rect);
-
-  /* compute the center of the rectangle, which will be aligned to the center
-     of the viewport */
-  double center_x = (rectangle.x1 + rectangle.x2) / 2;
-  double center_y = (rectangle.y1 + rectangle.y2) / 2;
-
-  pos_y += (center_y - (double)cell_height/2) / (double)doc_height;
-  if (search_hadjust == true) {
-    pos_x += (center_x - (double)cell_width/2) / (double)doc_width;
-  }
-
-  /* move to position */
-  girara_debug("Jumping to page %u position (%f, %f).", page, pos_x, pos_y);
-  zathura_jumplist_add(zathura);
-  position_set(zathura, pos_x, pos_y);
-  zathura_jumplist_add(zathura);
-}
-
 static void
 handle_method_call(GDBusConnection* UNUSED(connection),
                    const gchar* UNUSED(sender), const gchar* object_path,
@@ -416,7 +345,7 @@ handle_method_call(GDBusConnection* UNUSED(connection),
     }
     g_variant_iter_free(secondary_iter);
 
-    highlight_rects(priv->zathura, page, rectangles);
+    synctex_highlight_rects(priv->zathura, page, rectangles);
     g_free(rectangles);
 
     GVariant* result = g_variant_new("(b)", true);
@@ -427,51 +356,11 @@ handle_method_call(GDBusConnection* UNUSED(connection),
     guint column = 0;
     g_variant_get(parameters, "(suu)", &input_file, &line, &column);
 
-    unsigned int page = 0;
-    girara_list_t* secondary_rects = NULL;
-    girara_list_t* rectangles = synctex_rectangles_from_position(
-      zathura_document_get_path(priv->zathura->document), input_file, line,
-      column, &page, &secondary_rects);
+    const bool ret = synctex_view(priv->zathura, input_file, line, column);
     g_free(input_file);
 
-    if (rectangles == NULL) {
-      GVariant* result = g_variant_new("(b)", false);
-      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value(invocation, result);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    girara_list_t** all_rectangles = g_try_malloc0(number_of_pages * sizeof(girara_list_t*));
-    if (all_rectangles == NULL) {
-      girara_list_free(rectangles);
-      GVariant* result = g_variant_new("(b)", false);
-      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value(invocation, result);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    for (unsigned int p = 0; p != number_of_pages; ++p) {
-      if (p == page) {
-        all_rectangles[p] = rectangles;
-      } else {
-        all_rectangles[p] = girara_list_new2(g_free);
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (secondary_rects != NULL) {
-      GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH(secondary_rects, synctex_page_rect_t*, iter, rect)
-        zathura_rectangle_t* newrect = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(zathura_rectangle_t));
-        *newrect = rect->rect;
-        girara_list_append(all_rectangles[rect->page], newrect);
-      GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH_END(secondary_rects, synctex_page_rect_t*, iter, rect);
-    }
-
-    highlight_rects(priv->zathura, page, all_rectangles);
-
-    girara_list_free(secondary_rects);
-    g_free(all_rectangles);
-
-    GVariant* result = g_variant_new("(b)", true);
+    GVariant* result = g_variant_new("(b)", ret);
     g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value(invocation, result);
-
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/zathura/synctex.c b/zathura/synctex.c
index 4ee059d..cdb42fd 100644
--- a/zathura/synctex.c
+++ b/zathura/synctex.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <girara/utils.h>
+#include <girara/settings.h>
 
 #ifdef WITH_SYSTEM_SYNCTEX
 #include <synctex/synctex_parser.h>
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "page.h"
 #include "document.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "adjustment.h"
 
 bool
 synctex_get_input_line_column(const char* filename, unsigned int page, int x, int y,
@@ -221,3 +223,126 @@ synctex_parse_input(const char* synctex, char** input_file, int* line,
   g_strfreev(split_fwd);
   return true;
 }
+
+void
+synctex_highlight_rects(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page,
+                        girara_list_t** rectangles)
+{
+  const unsigned int number_of_pages = zathura_document_get_number_of_pages(zathura->document);
+
+  for (unsigned int p = 0; p != number_of_pages; ++p) {
+    GObject* widget = G_OBJECT(zathura->pages[p]);
+
+    g_object_set(widget, "draw-links", FALSE, "search-results", rectangles[p],
+                 NULL);
+    if (p == page) {
+      g_object_set(widget, "search-current", 0, NULL);
+    }
+  }
+
+  document_draw_search_results(zathura, true);
+
+  girara_list_t* rect_list = rectangles[page];
+  if (rect_list == NULL || girara_list_size(rect_list) == 0) {
+    girara_debug("No rectangles for the given page. Jumping to page %u.", page);
+    page_set(zathura, page);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  bool search_hadjust = true;
+  girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "search-hadjust", &search_hadjust);
+
+  /* compute the position of the center of the page */
+  double pos_x = 0;
+  double pos_y = 0;
+  page_number_to_position(zathura->document, page, 0.5, 0.5, &pos_x, &pos_y);
+
+  /* correction to center the current result                          */
+  /* NOTE: rectangle is in viewport units, already scaled and rotated */
+  unsigned int cell_height = 0;
+  unsigned int cell_width = 0;
+  zathura_document_get_cell_size(zathura->document, &cell_height, &cell_width);
+
+  unsigned int doc_height = 0;
+  unsigned int doc_width = 0;
+  zathura_document_get_document_size(zathura->document, &doc_height, &doc_width);
+
+  /* Need to adjust rectangle to page scale and orientation */
+  zathura_page_t* doc_page = zathura_document_get_page(zathura->document, page);
+  zathura_rectangle_t* rect = girara_list_nth(rect_list, 0);
+  if (rect == NULL) {
+    girara_debug("List of rectangles is broken. Jumping to page %u.", page);
+    page_set(zathura, page);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  zathura_rectangle_t rectangle = recalc_rectangle(doc_page, *rect);
+
+  /* compute the center of the rectangle, which will be aligned to the center
+     of the viewport */
+  double center_x = (rectangle.x1 + rectangle.x2) / 2;
+  double center_y = (rectangle.y1 + rectangle.y2) / 2;
+
+  pos_y += (center_y - (double)cell_height/2) / (double)doc_height;
+  if (search_hadjust == true) {
+    pos_x += (center_x - (double)cell_width/2) / (double)doc_width;
+  }
+
+  /* move to position */
+  girara_debug("Jumping to page %u position (%f, %f).", page, pos_x, pos_y);
+  zathura_jumplist_add(zathura);
+  position_set(zathura, pos_x, pos_y);
+  zathura_jumplist_add(zathura);
+}
+
+bool
+synctex_view(zathura_t* zathura, const char* input_file,
+             unsigned int line, unsigned int column)
+{
+  if (zathura == NULL || input_file == NULL) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const unsigned int number_of_pages = zathura_document_get_number_of_pages(zathura->document);
+
+  unsigned int page = 0;
+  girara_list_t* secondary_rects = NULL;
+  girara_list_t* rectangles = synctex_rectangles_from_position(
+    zathura_document_get_path(zathura->document), input_file, line,
+    column, &page, &secondary_rects);
+
+  if (rectangles == NULL) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  girara_list_t** all_rectangles = g_try_malloc0(number_of_pages * sizeof(girara_list_t*));
+  if (all_rectangles == NULL) {
+    girara_list_free(rectangles);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (unsigned int p = 0; p != number_of_pages; ++p) {
+    if (p == page) {
+      all_rectangles[p] = rectangles;
+    } else {
+      all_rectangles[p] = girara_list_new2(g_free);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (secondary_rects != NULL) {
+    GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH(secondary_rects, synctex_page_rect_t*, iter, rect)
+      zathura_rectangle_t* newrect = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(zathura_rectangle_t));
+      if (newrect != NULL) {
+        *newrect = rect->rect;
+        girara_list_append(all_rectangles[rect->page], newrect);
+      }
+    GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH_END(secondary_rects, synctex_page_rect_t*, iter, rect);
+  }
+
+  synctex_highlight_rects(zathura, page, all_rectangles);
+
+  girara_list_free(secondary_rects);
+  g_free(all_rectangles);
+
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/zathura/synctex.h b/zathura/synctex.h
index fdeaca1..8c69d6d 100644
--- a/zathura/synctex.h
+++ b/zathura/synctex.h
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@ girara_list_t* synctex_rectangles_from_position(const char* filename,
     const char* input_file, int line, int column, unsigned int* page,
     girara_list_t** secondary_rects);
 
+void synctex_highlight_rects(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page,
+                             girara_list_t** rectangles);
+
+bool synctex_view(zathura_t* zathura, const char* input_file,
+                  unsigned int line, unsigned int column);
+
 #endif