diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/EditorUtilities.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/EditorUtilities.java
index f9a1bb642ad..bf614b0a34d 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/EditorUtilities.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/EditorUtilities.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2005, 2008 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2005, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  *  This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IContainer;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
@@ -27,8 +28,11 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.URIUtil;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IPackageFragment;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.JavaUI;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IMessageProvider;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredSelection;
 import org.eclipse.osgi.util.NLS;
 import org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginModelBase;
 import org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.PluginRegistry;
@@ -42,8 +46,11 @@
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWTException;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.ImageData;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.ImageLoader;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
 import org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE;
+import org.eclipse.ui.part.IShowInTarget;
+import org.eclipse.ui.part.ShowInContext;
 
 public class EditorUtilities {
 
@@ -284,4 +291,17 @@ public static void openImage(String value, String definingPluginId) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static void showInPackageExplorer(IPackageFragment fragment) {
+		showPackageExplorer().map(p -> p.getAdapter(IShowInTarget.class))
+				.ifPresent(show -> show.show(new ShowInContext(null, new StructuredSelection(fragment))));
+	}
+
+
+	private static Optional<IViewPart> showPackageExplorer() {
+		try {
+			return Optional.of(PDEPlugin.getActivePage().showView(JavaUI.ID_PACKAGES));
+		} catch (PartInitException e) {
+			return Optional.empty();
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ExportPackageSection.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ExportPackageSection.java
index d3523327cf5..38c2d1b7688 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ExportPackageSection.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ExportPackageSection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2005, 2024 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2005, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  *  This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCore;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaModelException;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.JavaElementLabelProvider;
-import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.JavaUI;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.FindReferencesAction;
-import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.ShowInPackageViewAction;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.IMenuManager;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.Separator;
@@ -63,6 +61,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.IHelpContextIds;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.PDEPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.PDEUIMessages;
+import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.editor.EditorUtilities;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.editor.FormLayoutFactory;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.editor.PDEFormPage;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.editor.TableSection;
@@ -79,8 +78,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Table;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart;
-import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
 import org.eclipse.ui.actions.ActionFactory;
 import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.FormToolkit;
@@ -357,16 +354,8 @@ private IPackageFragment getPackageFragment(ISelection sel) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	private void handleGoToPackage(ISelection selection) {
-		IPackageFragment frag = getPackageFragment(selection);
-		if (frag != null) {
-			try {
-				IViewPart part = PDEPlugin.getActivePage().showView(JavaUI.ID_PACKAGES);
-				ShowInPackageViewAction action = new ShowInPackageViewAction(part.getSite());
-				action.run(frag);
-			} catch (PartInitException e) {
-			}
-		}
+	private void handleGoToPackage(IStructuredSelection selection) {
+		Optional.ofNullable(getPackageFragment(selection)).ifPresent(EditorUtilities::showInPackageExplorer);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ImportPackageSection.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ImportPackageSection.java
index b0d2fa8888f..d515d3614fa 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ImportPackageSection.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ImportPackageSection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2005, 2018 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2005, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  *  This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.ISharedImages;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.JavaUI;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.FindReferencesInWorkingSetAction;
-import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.ShowInPackageViewAction;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.IMenuManager;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.Separator;
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.PDELabelProvider;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.PDEPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.PDEUIMessages;
+import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.editor.EditorUtilities;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.editor.FormLayoutFactory;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.editor.PDEFormPage;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.editor.TableSection;
@@ -93,10 +94,8 @@
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Table;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkingSet;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkingSetManager;
-import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
 import org.eclipse.ui.actions.ActionFactory;
 import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.FormToolkit;
@@ -414,16 +413,8 @@ private IPackageFragment getPackageFragment(ISelection sel) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	private void handleGoToPackage(ISelection selection) {
-		IPackageFragment frag = getPackageFragment(selection);
-		if (frag != null) {
-			try {
-				IViewPart part = PDEPlugin.getActivePage().showView(JavaUI.ID_PACKAGES);
-				ShowInPackageViewAction action = new ShowInPackageViewAction(part.getSite());
-				action.run(frag);
-			} catch (PartInitException e) {
-			}
-		}
+	private void handleGoToPackage(IStructuredSelection selection) {
+		Optional.ofNullable(getPackageFragment(selection)).ifPresent(EditorUtilities::showInPackageExplorer);
 	}
 
 	private void handleOpenProperties() {
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/text/PackageHyperlink.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/text/PackageHyperlink.java
index 5e662d8b7c9..d20437e990b 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/text/PackageHyperlink.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/text/PackageHyperlink.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2006, 2015 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2006, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  *  This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -13,16 +13,13 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.editor.text;
 
+import java.util.Optional;
+
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
-import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IPackageFragment;
-import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.JavaUI;
-import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.ShowInPackageViewAction;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.IRegion;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.text.bundle.BasePackageHeader;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.util.PDEJavaHelper;
-import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.PDEPlugin;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart;
-import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
+import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.editor.EditorUtilities;
 
 public class PackageHyperlink extends ManifestElementHyperlink {
 
@@ -35,21 +32,9 @@ public PackageHyperlink(IRegion region, String pack, BasePackageHeader header) {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void open2() {
-		IResource res = fHeader.getBundle().getModel().getUnderlyingResource();
-		if (res == null) {
-			return;
-		}
-		IPackageFragment frag = PDEJavaHelper.getPackageFragment(fElement, null, res.getProject());
-		if (frag == null) {
-			return;
-		}
-		try {
-			IViewPart part = PDEPlugin.getActivePage().showView(JavaUI.ID_PACKAGES);
-			ShowInPackageViewAction action = new ShowInPackageViewAction(part.getSite());
-			action.run(frag);
-		} catch (PartInitException e) {
-			PDEPlugin.logException(e);
-		}
+		Optional.ofNullable(fHeader.getBundle().getModel().getUnderlyingResource()).map(IResource::getProject)
+				.map(p -> PDEJavaHelper.getPackageFragment(fElement, null, p))
+				.ifPresent(EditorUtilities::showInPackageExplorer);
 	}
 
 }