diff --git a/lib/modeler/Linting.js b/lib/modeler/Linting.js
index c2457df..1d47d5f 100644
--- a/lib/modeler/Linting.js
+++ b/lib/modeler/Linting.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { getBusinessObject, is } from 'bpmn-js/lib/util/ModelUtil';
+
 import { getErrors } from '../utils/properties-panel';
 
 export default class Linting {
@@ -22,9 +24,11 @@ export default class Linting {
       propertiesPanel = {}
     } = report;
 
-    const element = this._elementRegistry.get(id);
+    const element = this._getElement(id);
 
-    this._canvas.scrollToElement(element);
+    if (element) {
+      this._canvas.scrollToElement(element);
+    }
 
     if (element !== this._canvas.getRootElement()) {
       this._selection.select(element);
@@ -42,6 +46,18 @@ export default class Linting {
     });
   }
 
+  _getElement(id) {
+    let element = this._elementRegistry.get(id);
+
+    if (!element) {
+      element = this._elementRegistry.filter(element => {
+        return is(element, 'bpmn:Participant') && getBusinessObject(element).get('processRef').get('id') === id;
+      })[ 0 ];
+    }
+
+    return element;
+  }
+
   setErrors(reports) {
     this._reports = reports;
 
diff --git a/test/spec/modeler/Linting.spec.js b/test/spec/modeler/Linting.spec.js
index 6fa97fe..7cbebf4 100644
--- a/test/spec/modeler/Linting.spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modeler/Linting.spec.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
   insertCSS
 } from 'bpmn-js/test/helper';
 
+import { getBusinessObject, is, isAny } from 'bpmn-js/lib/util/ModelUtil';
+
 import zeebeModdleExtension from 'zeebe-bpmn-moddle/resources/zeebe';
 import camundaModdleExtension from 'camunda-bpmn-moddle/resources/camunda';
 import modelerModdleExtension from 'modeler-moddle/resources/modeler';
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ import elementTemplatesCSS from 'bpmn-js-element-templates/dist/assets/element-t
 import lintingCSS from '../../../assets/linting.css';
 
 import diagramXMLCloud from './linting-cloud.bpmn';
+import diagramCollaborationXMLCloud from './linting-collaboration-cloud.bpmn';
 import diagramXMLCloudScroll from './linting-cloud-scroll.bpmn';
 import diagramXMLPlatform from './linting-platform.bpmn';
 
@@ -625,6 +628,47 @@ describe('Linting', function() {
         }
       ));
 
+
+      describe('collaboration', function() {
+
+        beforeEach(createModeler(diagramCollaborationXMLCloud,
+          [
+            zeebePropertiesProviderModule,
+            cloudElementTemplatesPropertiesProvider
+          ],
+          {
+            zeebe: zeebeModdleExtension
+          })
+        );
+
+
+        it('should select participant', inject(
+          async function(linting, selection, elementRegistry) {
+
+            // given
+            const participant = elementRegistry.get('Participant_1');
+
+            const reports = [
+              {
+                id: getBusinessObject(participant).get('processRef').id,
+                message: 'foo'
+              }
+            ];
+
+            linting.setErrors(reports);
+            linting.activate();
+
+            // when
+            linting.showError(reports[ 0 ]);
+            clock.tick();
+
+            // then
+            expect(selection.get()).to.eql([ participant ]);
+          }
+        ));
+
+      });
+
     });
 
 
@@ -730,6 +774,38 @@ describe('Linting', function() {
         }
       ));
 
+
+      it('should not scroll if element not found', inject(
+        function(canvas, linting) {
+
+          // given
+          const reports = [
+            {
+              id: 'Foo',
+              message: 'foo'
+            }
+          ];
+
+          linting.setErrors(reports);
+
+          linting.activate();
+
+          canvas.viewbox({
+            x: 10000,
+            y: 10000,
+            width: 1000,
+            height: 1000
+          });
+
+          const scrollToElementSpy = sinon.spy(canvas, 'scrollToElement');
+
+          // when
+          linting.showError(reports[ 0 ]);
+
+          // then
+          expect(scrollToElementSpy).not.to.have.been.called;
+        }
+      ));
     });
 
   });
diff --git a/test/spec/modeler/linting-collaboration-cloud.bpmn b/test/spec/modeler/linting-collaboration-cloud.bpmn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8330bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/modeler/linting-collaboration-cloud.bpmn
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<bpmn:definitions xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:modeler="http://camunda.org/schema/modeler/1.0" id="Definitions_0umuwjr" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/schema/bpmn" exporter="Camunda Modeler" exporterVersion="5.22.0" modeler:executionPlatform="Camunda Cloud" modeler:executionPlatformVersion="8.5.0">
+  <bpmn:collaboration id="Collaboration_1">
+    <bpmn:participant id="Participant_1" processRef="Process_1" />
+  </bpmn:collaboration>
+  <bpmn:process id="Process_1" isExecutable="true" />
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BPMNPlane_1" bpmnElement="Collaboration_1">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Participant_1mwod53_di" bpmnElement="Participant_1" isHorizontal="true">
+        <dc:Bounds x="129" y="52" width="600" height="250" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</bpmn:definitions>