diff --git a/src/config.cc b/src/config.cc
index 04203383..dff78894 100644
--- a/src/config.cc
+++ b/src/config.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ ProxyServer::ProxyServer(): enabled( false ), type( Socks5 ), port( 3128 )
 }
 
 Preferences::Preferences():
+  newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne( false ),
+  newTabsOpenInBackground( true ),
   enableTrayIcon( true ),
   startToTray( false ),
   closeToTray( true ),
@@ -243,6 +245,8 @@ Class load() throw( exError )
   if ( !preferences.isNull() )
   {
     c.preferences.interfaceLanguage = preferences.namedItem( "interfaceLanguage" ).toElement().text();
+    c.preferences.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne = ( preferences.namedItem( "newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
+    c.preferences.newTabsOpenInBackground = ( preferences.namedItem( "newTabsOpenInBackground" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.enableTrayIcon = ( preferences.namedItem( "enableTrayIcon" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.startToTray = ( preferences.namedItem( "startToTray" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.closeToTray = ( preferences.namedItem( "closeToTray" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
@@ -455,6 +459,14 @@ void save( Class const & c ) throw( exError )
     opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.interfaceLanguage ) );
     preferences.appendChild( opt );
 
+    opt = dd.createElement( "newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne" );
+    opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne ? "1":"0" ) );
+    preferences.appendChild( opt );
+
+    opt = dd.createElement( "newTabsOpenInBackground" );
+    opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.newTabsOpenInBackground ? "1":"0" ) );
+    preferences.appendChild( opt );
+
     opt = dd.createElement( "enableTrayIcon" );
     opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.enableTrayIcon ? "1":"0" ) );
     preferences.appendChild( opt );
diff --git a/src/config.hh b/src/config.hh
index 1dc5488e..3e17ca2e 100644
--- a/src/config.hh
+++ b/src/config.hh
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ struct ProxyServer
 struct Preferences
 {
   QString interfaceLanguage; // Empty value corresponds to system default
+  bool newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne;
+  bool newTabsOpenInBackground;
   bool enableTrayIcon;
   bool startToTray;
   bool closeToTray;
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cc b/src/mainwindow.cc
index e60a9f31..dee3159d 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cc
@@ -579,6 +579,12 @@ void MainWindow::indexingDictionary( QString dictionaryName )
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addNewTab()
+{
+  createNewTab( true, tr( "(untitled)" ) );
+}
+
+ArticleView * MainWindow::createNewTab( bool switchToIt,
+                                        QString const & name )
 {
   ArticleView * view = new ArticleView( this, articleNetMgr, dictionaries,
                                         groupInstances, false, cfg );
@@ -593,15 +599,25 @@ void MainWindow::addNewTab()
 
   connect( view, SIGNAL( openLinkInNewTab( QUrl const &, QUrl const & ) ),
            this, SLOT( openLinkInNewTab( QUrl const &, QUrl const & ) ) );
-  
+
   connect( view, SIGNAL( showDefinitionInNewTab( QString const &, unsigned ) ),
            this, SLOT( showDefinitionInNewTab( QString const &, unsigned ) ) );
-  
-  ui.tabWidget->addTab( view, tr( "(untitled)" ) );
 
-  ui.tabWidget->setCurrentIndex( ui.tabWidget->count() - 1 );
+  int index = cfg.preferences.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne ?
+              ui.tabWidget->currentIndex() + 1 : ui.tabWidget->count();
+
+  QString escaped = name;
+  escaped.replace( "&", "&&" );
+
+  ui.tabWidget->insertTab( index, view, escaped );
+
+  if ( switchToIt )
+    ui.tabWidget->setCurrentIndex( index );
+
+  return view;
 }
 
+
 void MainWindow::tabCloseRequested( int x )
 {
   if ( ui.tabWidget->count() < 2 )
@@ -957,23 +973,13 @@ void MainWindow::wordListSelectionChanged()
 void MainWindow::openLinkInNewTab( QUrl const & url,
                                    QUrl const & referrer )
 {
-  addNewTab();
-
-  ArticleView & view =
-    dynamic_cast< ArticleView & >( *( ui.tabWidget->currentWidget() ) );
-
-  view.openLink( url, referrer );
+  createNewTab( !cfg.preferences.newTabsOpenInBackground, "" )->openLink( url, referrer );
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showDefinitionInNewTab( QString const & word,
                                          unsigned group )
 {
-  addNewTab();
-
-  ArticleView & view =
-    dynamic_cast< ArticleView & >( *( ui.tabWidget->currentWidget() ) );
-
-  view.showDefinition( word, group );
+  createNewTab( !cfg.preferences.newTabsOpenInBackground, word )->showDefinition( word, group );
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showTranslationFor( QString const & inWord )
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.hh b/src/mainwindow.hh
index 82429269..8121a4e1 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.hh
+++ b/src/mainwindow.hh
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ private slots:
   void wordListItemActivated( QListWidgetItem * );
   void wordListSelectionChanged();
 
+  /// Creates a new tab, which is to be populated then with some content.
+  ArticleView * createNewTab( bool switchToIt,
+                              QString const & name );
+
   void openLinkInNewTab( QUrl const &, QUrl const & );
   void showDefinitionInNewTab( QString const & word, unsigned group );
   
diff --git a/src/preferences.cc b/src/preferences.cc
index bd8e0677..7fa5953e 100644
--- a/src/preferences.cc
+++ b/src/preferences.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ Preferences::Preferences( QWidget * parent, Config::Preferences const & p ):
       break;
     }
 
+  ui.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne->setChecked( p.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne );
+  ui.newTabsOpenInBackground->setChecked( p.newTabsOpenInBackground );
   ui.enableTrayIcon->setChecked( p.enableTrayIcon );
   ui.startToTray->setChecked( p.startToTray );
   ui.closeToTray->setChecked( p.closeToTray );
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ Config::Preferences Preferences::getPreferences()
     ui.interfaceLanguage->itemData(
       ui.interfaceLanguage->currentIndex() ).toString();
 
+  p.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne = ui.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne->isChecked();
+  p.newTabsOpenInBackground = ui.newTabsOpenInBackground->isChecked();
   p.enableTrayIcon = ui.enableTrayIcon->isChecked();
   p.startToTray = ui.startToTray->isChecked();
   p.closeToTray = ui.closeToTray->isChecked();
diff --git a/src/preferences.ui b/src/preferences.ui
index 41ad17aa..03b2ef86 100644
--- a/src/preferences.ui
+++ b/src/preferences.ui
@@ -40,6 +40,39 @@
          </property>
         </spacer>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
+         <property name="title">
+          <string>Tabbed browsing</string>
+         </property>
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_11">
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="newTabsOpenInBackground">
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>Normally, opening a new tab switches to it immediately.
+With this on however, new tabs will be opened without
+switching to them.</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Open new tabs in background</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne">
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>With this on, new tabs are opened just after the
+current, active one. Otherwise they are added to
+be the last ones.</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Open new tabs after the current one</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QGroupBox" name="enableTrayIcon">
          <property name="toolTip">