diff --git a/callbacks.c b/callbacks.c
index a14e077..07d460b 100644
--- a/callbacks.c
+++ b/callbacks.c
@@ -91,20 +91,6 @@ cb_pages_per_row_value_changed(girara_session_t* UNUSED(session), girara_setting
   page_view_set_mode(zathura, pages_per_row);
 }
 
-typedef struct page_set_delayed_s {
-  zathura_t* zathura;
-  unsigned int page;
-} page_set_delayed_t;
-
-static gboolean
-page_set_delayed(gpointer data) {
-  page_set_delayed_t* p = data;
-  page_set(p->zathura, p->page);
-
-  g_free(p);
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 void
 cb_index_row_activated(GtkTreeView* tree_view, GtkTreePath* path,
     GtkTreeViewColumn* UNUSED(column), zathura_t* zathura)
@@ -129,10 +115,7 @@ cb_index_row_activated(GtkTreeView* tree_view, GtkTreePath* path,
 
     if (index_element->type == ZATHURA_LINK_TO_PAGE) {
       sc_toggle_index(zathura->ui.session, NULL, 0);
-      page_set_delayed_t* p = g_malloc(sizeof(page_set_delayed_t));
-      p->zathura = zathura;
-      p->page = index_element->target.page_number;
-      g_idle_add(page_set_delayed, p);
+      page_set_delayed(zathura, index_element->target.page_number);
     } else if (index_element->type == ZATHURA_LINK_EXTERNAL) {
       // TODO
     }
diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index 610e172..6747261 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -340,6 +340,13 @@ document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password)
     girara_warning("Failed to load bookmarks for %s.\n", zathura->document->file_path);
   }
 
+  unsigned int page = 0u;
+  int offset = 0;
+  float scale = 1.0f;
+  if (zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura->database, zathura->document->file_path, &page, &offset, &scale)) {
+    page_set_delayed(zathura, page);
+  }
+
   return true;
 
 error_free:
@@ -408,6 +415,35 @@ document_close(zathura_t* zathura)
   return true;
 }
 
+typedef struct page_set_delayed_s {
+  zathura_t* zathura;
+  unsigned int page;
+} page_set_delayed_t;
+
+static gboolean
+page_set_delayed_impl(gpointer data) {
+  page_set_delayed_t* p = data;
+  page_set(p->zathura, p->page);
+
+  g_free(p);
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+bool
+page_set_delayed(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page_id)
+{
+  if (zathura == NULL || zathura->document == NULL || zathura->document->pages == NULL ||
+      page_id >= zathura->document->number_of_pages) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  page_set_delayed_t* p = g_malloc(sizeof(page_set_delayed_t));
+  p->zathura = zathura;
+  p->page = page_id;
+  g_idle_add(page_set_delayed_impl, p);
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool
 page_set(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page_id)
 {
diff --git a/zathura.h b/zathura.h
index 163d094..732764c 100644
--- a/zathura.h
+++ b/zathura.h
@@ -162,6 +162,14 @@ bool document_close(zathura_t* zathura);
  */
 bool page_set(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page_id);
 
+/**
+ * Opens the page with the given number (delayed)
+ *
+ * @param zathura The zathura session
+ * @return If no error occured true, otherwise false, is returned.
+ */
+bool page_set_delayed(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page_id);
+
 /**
  * Builds the box structure to show the rendered pages
  *