diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ab557a257a3b..02098fe0ec9e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Breaking changes:
   - `HostedPluginSupport` is refactored to support multiple `PluginManagerExt` properly
 - [plugin] added support of `workspaceContains` activation events [#5649](https://github.com/theia-ide/theia/pull/5649)
 - [plugin] activate dependencies before activating a plugin [#5661](https://github.com/theia-ide/theia/pull/5661)
+- [outline] added `OutlineViewTreeModel` for the outline view tree widget
 
 ## v0.8.0
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/tree/tree-model.ts b/packages/core/src/browser/tree/tree-model.ts
index 6bb58c8d51079..76149e37aa46e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/tree/tree-model.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/tree/tree-model.ts
@@ -157,11 +157,7 @@ export class TreeModelImpl implements TreeModel, SelectionProvider<ReadonlyArray
         this.toDispose.push(this.expansionService);
         this.toDispose.push(this.expansionService.onExpansionChanged(node => {
             this.fireChanged();
-            if (!node.expanded && [...this.selectedNodes].some(selectedNode => CompositeTreeNode.isAncestor(node, selectedNode))) {
-                if (SelectableTreeNode.isVisible(node)) {
-                    this.selectNode(node);
-                }
-            }
+            this.selectOnExpansion(node);
         }));
 
         this.toDispose.push(this.onOpenNodeEmitter);
@@ -173,6 +169,14 @@ export class TreeModelImpl implements TreeModel, SelectionProvider<ReadonlyArray
         this.toDispose.dispose();
     }
 
+    protected selectOnExpansion(node: Readonly<ExpandableTreeNode>): void {
+        if (!node.expanded && [...this.selectedNodes].some(selectedNode => CompositeTreeNode.isAncestor(node, selectedNode))) {
+            if (SelectableTreeNode.isVisible(node)) {
+                this.selectNode(node);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     get root() {
         return this.tree.root;
     }
diff --git a/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-contribution.ts b/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-contribution.ts
index f22c44f16581c..18714bc5d29a6 100644
--- a/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-contribution.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,24 @@
 
 import { injectable } from 'inversify';
 import { AbstractViewContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/shell/view-contribution';
-import { OutlineViewWidget } from './outline-view-widget';
 import { FrontendApplicationContribution, FrontendApplication } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application';
+import { Command, CommandRegistry } from '@theia/core/lib/common/command';
+import { TabBarToolbarContribution, TabBarToolbarRegistry } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/shell/tab-bar-toolbar';
+import { Widget } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/widgets';
+import { OutlineViewWidget } from './outline-view-widget';
+import { CompositeTreeNode } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/tree';
 
 export const OUTLINE_WIDGET_FACTORY_ID = 'outline-view';
 
+export namespace OutlineViewCommands {
+    export const COLLAPSE_ALL: Command = {
+        id: 'outlineView.collapse.all',
+        iconClass: 'collapse-all'
+    };
+}
+
 @injectable()
-export class OutlineViewContribution extends AbstractViewContribution<OutlineViewWidget> implements FrontendApplicationContribution {
+export class OutlineViewContribution extends AbstractViewContribution<OutlineViewWidget> implements FrontendApplicationContribution, TabBarToolbarContribution {
 
     constructor() {
         super({
@@ -40,4 +51,40 @@ export class OutlineViewContribution extends AbstractViewContribution<OutlineVie
     async initializeLayout(app: FrontendApplication): Promise<void> {
         await this.openView();
     }
+
+    registerCommands(commands: CommandRegistry): void {
+        super.registerCommands(commands);
+        commands.registerCommand(OutlineViewCommands.COLLAPSE_ALL, {
+            isEnabled: widget => this.withWidget(widget, () => true),
+            isVisible: widget => this.withWidget(widget, () => true),
+            execute: () => this.collapseAllItems()
+        });
+    }
+
+    registerToolbarItems(toolbar: TabBarToolbarRegistry): void {
+        toolbar.registerItem({
+            id: OutlineViewCommands.COLLAPSE_ALL.id,
+            command: OutlineViewCommands.COLLAPSE_ALL.id,
+            tooltip: 'Collapse All',
+            priority: 0
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Collapse all nodes in the outline view tree.
+     */
+    protected async collapseAllItems(): Promise<void> {
+        const { model } = await this.widget;
+        const root = model.root;
+        if (CompositeTreeNode.is(root)) {
+            model.collapseAll(root);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected withWidget<T>(widget: Widget | undefined = this.tryGetWidget(), cb: (widget: OutlineViewWidget) => T): T | false {
+        if (widget instanceof OutlineViewWidget && widget.id === OUTLINE_WIDGET_FACTORY_ID) {
+            return cb(widget);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-frontend-module.ts b/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-frontend-module.ts
index 01066c49654a6..0558e338ffabd 100644
--- a/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-frontend-module.ts
+++ b/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-frontend-module.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,16 @@ import {
     bindViewContribution,
     TreeProps,
     defaultTreeProps,
-    TreeDecoratorService
+    TreeDecoratorService,
+    TreeModel,
+    TreeModelImpl
 } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import { TabBarToolbarContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/shell/tab-bar-toolbar';
 import { OutlineViewWidgetFactory, OutlineViewWidget } from './outline-view-widget';
 import '../../src/browser/styles/index.css';
 import { bindContributionProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/common/contribution-provider';
 import { OutlineDecoratorService, OutlineTreeDecorator } from './outline-decorator-service';
+import { OutlineViewTreeModel } from './outline-view-tree';
 
 export default new ContainerModule(bind => {
     bind(OutlineViewWidgetFactory).toFactory(ctx =>
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ export default new ContainerModule(bind => {
 
     bindViewContribution(bind, OutlineViewContribution);
     bind(FrontendApplicationContribution).toService(OutlineViewContribution);
+    bind(TabBarToolbarContribution).toService(OutlineViewContribution);
 });
 
 function createOutlineViewWidget(parent: interfaces.Container): OutlineViewWidget {
@@ -52,6 +57,10 @@ function createOutlineViewWidget(parent: interfaces.Container): OutlineViewWidge
     child.unbind(TreeWidget);
     child.bind(OutlineViewWidget).toSelf();
 
+    child.unbind(TreeModelImpl);
+    child.bind(OutlineViewTreeModel).toSelf();
+    child.rebind(TreeModel).toService(OutlineViewTreeModel);
+
     child.bind(OutlineDecoratorService).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
     child.rebind(TreeDecoratorService).toDynamicValue(ctx => ctx.container.get(OutlineDecoratorService)).inSingletonScope();
     bindContributionProvider(child, OutlineTreeDecorator);
diff --git a/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-tree.ts b/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-tree.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c5cb45c6171bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-tree.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/********************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Ericsson and others.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
+ *
+ * This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
+ * Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the Eclipse
+ * Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License, version 2
+ * with the GNU Classpath Exception which is available at
+ * https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+import { injectable, inject } from 'inversify';
+import { CompositeTreeNode, TreeModelImpl, TreeExpansionService, ExpandableTreeNode } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+
+@injectable()
+export class OutlineViewTreeModel extends TreeModelImpl {
+
+    @inject(TreeExpansionService) protected readonly expansionService: TreeExpansionService;
+
+    protected selectOnExpansion(node: Readonly<ExpandableTreeNode>): void {
+        // Do not select anything in order to preserve focus on the editor.
+    }
+
+    async collapseAll(raw?: Readonly<CompositeTreeNode>): Promise<boolean> {
+        const node = raw || this.selectedNodes[0];
+        if (CompositeTreeNode.is(node)) {
+            return this.expansionService.collapseAll(node);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-widget.tsx b/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-widget.tsx
index e1b1ac8bbf472..4bd5ad89aba3a 100644
--- a/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/outline-view/src/browser/outline-view-widget.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
     TreeModel,
     ExpandableTreeNode
 } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import { OutlineViewTreeModel } from './outline-view-tree';
 import { Message } from '@phosphor/messaging';
 import { Emitter } from '@theia/core';
 import { CompositeTreeNode } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export class OutlineViewWidget extends TreeWidget {
 
     constructor(
         @inject(TreeProps) protected readonly treeProps: TreeProps,
-        @inject(TreeModel) model: TreeModel,
+        @inject(OutlineViewTreeModel) model: OutlineViewTreeModel,
         @inject(ContextMenuRenderer) protected readonly contextMenuRenderer: ContextMenuRenderer
     ) {
         super(treeProps, model, contextMenuRenderer);