diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
index 8be788eaea..3e4a60571f 100644
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::openInNewTab()
     foreach (const KFileItem& item, list) {
         const QUrl& url = DolphinView::openItemAsFolderUrl(item);
         if (!url.isEmpty()) {
-            openNewTab(url);
+            m_tabWidget->openNewTab(url, QUrl(), DolphinTabWidget::AfterCurrentTab);
             tabCreated = true;
         }
     }
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::openInNewTab()
     // if no new tab has been created from the selection
     // open the current directory in a new tab
     if (!tabCreated) {
-        openNewTab(m_activeViewContainer->url());
+        m_tabWidget->openNewTab(m_activeViewContainer->url(), QUrl(), DolphinTabWidget::AfterCurrentTab);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
index c708c64947..73c2752428 100644
--- a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void DolphinTabWidget::openNewActivatedTab(const QUrl& primaryUrl, const QUrl& s
     setCurrentIndex(count() - 1);
 }
 
-void DolphinTabWidget::openNewTab(const QUrl& primaryUrl, const QUrl& secondaryUrl)
+void DolphinTabWidget::openNewTab(const QUrl& primaryUrl, const QUrl& secondaryUrl, TabPlacement tabPlacement)
 {
     QWidget* focusWidget = QApplication::focusWidget();
 
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ void DolphinTabWidget::openNewTab(const QUrl& primaryUrl, const QUrl& secondaryU
             this, &DolphinTabWidget::activeViewChanged);
     connect(tabPage, &DolphinTabPage::activeViewUrlChanged,
             this, &DolphinTabWidget::tabUrlChanged);
-    addTab(tabPage, QIcon::fromTheme(KIO::iconNameForUrl(primaryUrl)), tabName(tabPage));
+    int newTabIndex = -1;
+    if (tabPlacement == AfterCurrentTab) {
+        newTabIndex = currentIndex() + 1;
+    }
+    insertTab(newTabIndex, tabPage, QIcon::fromTheme(KIO::iconNameForUrl(primaryUrl)), tabName(tabPage));
 
     if (focusWidget) {
         // The DolphinViewContainer grabbed the keyboard focus. As the tab is opened
diff --git a/src/dolphintabwidget.h b/src/dolphintabwidget.h
index 0cb662966a..85b2d66f0a 100644
--- a/src/dolphintabwidget.h
+++ b/src/dolphintabwidget.h
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ class DolphinTabWidget : public QTabWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
+    /**
+     * @brief Controls where tabs are placed
+     */
+    enum TabPlacement {
+        /**
+          * The new tab is placed after the current tab
+          */
+        AfterCurrentTab,
+        /**
+          * The new tab is placed after the last tab
+          */
+        AfterLastTab
+    };
     explicit DolphinTabWidget(QWidget* parent);
 
     /**
@@ -105,9 +118,11 @@ public slots:
 
     /**
      * Opens a new tab in the background showing the URL \a primaryUrl and the
-     * optional URL \a secondaryUrl.
+     * optional URL \a secondaryUrl. \a tabPlacement controls where the new tab
+     * is placed.
      */
-    void openNewTab(const QUrl &primaryUrl, const QUrl &secondaryUrl = QUrl());
+    void openNewTab(const QUrl &primaryUrl, const QUrl &secondaryUrl = QUrl(),
+                    TabPlacement tabPlacement = AfterLastTab);
 
     /**
      * Opens each directory in \p dirs in a separate tab. If \a splitView is set,