diff --git a/mainwindow.cc b/mainwindow.cc
index 42b3e87d..1e5b2a92 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/mainwindow.cc
@@ -1052,6 +1052,8 @@ ArticleView * MainWindow::createNewTab( bool switchToIt,
 
   connect( view, SIGNAL( setExpandMode( bool ) ), this, SLOT( setExpandMode( bool ) ) );
 
+  view->setSelectionBySingleClick( cfg.preferences.selectWordBySingleClick );
+
   int index = cfg.preferences.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne ?
               ui.tabWidget->currentIndex() + 1 : ui.tabWidget->count();