Index: qe.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/qemacs/qemacs/qe.c,v
retrieving revision 1.265
diff -u -r1.265 qe.c
--- qe.c	14 Apr 2017 06:59:17 -0000	1.265
+++ qe.c	14 Apr 2017 23:17:31 -0000
@@ -6864,7 +6864,8 @@
          * test the resulting data_mode, loading the file if raw_mode
          * selected.
          */
-        switch_to_buffer(s, b);
+        if(!(lflags & LF_NOSWITCH_BUFFER))
+            switch_to_buffer(s, b);
         if (access(b->filename, W_OK)) {
             b->flags |= BF_READONLY;
         }
@@ -6944,6 +6945,11 @@
     qe_load_file(s, filename, LF_KILL_BUFFER, bflags);
 }
 
+void do_find_file_noselect(EditState *s, const char *filename, int bflags)
+{
+    qe_load_file(s, filename, LF_NOSWITCH_BUFFER, bflags);
+}
+
 void do_load_file_from_path(EditState *s, const char *filename, int bflags)
 {
     qe_load_file(s, filename, LF_LOAD_RESOURCE, bflags);
Index: qe.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/qemacs/qemacs/qe.h,v
retrieving revision 1.247
diff -u -r1.247 qe.h
--- qe.h	12 Apr 2017 07:33:20 -0000	1.247
+++ qe.h	14 Apr 2017 23:17:32 -0000
@@ -1939,10 +1939,11 @@
 #endif
 
 /* file loading */
-#define LF_KILL_BUFFER    1
-#define LF_LOAD_RESOURCE  2
-#define LF_CWD_RELATIVE   4
-#define LF_SPLIT_WINDOW   8
+#define LF_KILL_BUFFER     1
+#define LF_LOAD_RESOURCE   2
+#define LF_CWD_RELATIVE    4
+#define LF_SPLIT_WINDOW    8
+#define LF_NOSWITCH_BUFFER 16
 int qe_load_file(EditState *s, const char *filename, int lflags, int bflags);
 
 /* config file support */
Index: qeconfig.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/qemacs/qemacs/qeconfig.h,v
retrieving revision 1.65
diff -u -r1.65 qeconfig.h
--- qeconfig.h	25 Mar 2017 18:00:52 -0000	1.65
+++ qeconfig.h	14 Apr 2017 23:17:32 -0000
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@
           "find-alternate-file", do_find_alternate_file, ESsi, 0,
           "s{Find alternate file: }[file]|file|"
           "v") /* u? */
+    CMD3( KEY_NONE, KEY_NONE,
+          "find-file-noselect", do_find_file_noselect, ESsi, 0,
+          "s{Find file: }[file]|file|"
+          "v") /* u? */
     CMD2( KEY_CTRLX('i'), KEY_NONE,
           "insert-file", do_insert_file, ESs,
           "*s{Insert file: }[file]|file|") /* u? */