diff -Nuar kcontrol.ORI/konqhtml/advancedTabDialog.cpp kcontrol/konqhtml/advancedTabDialog.cpp
--- kdebase/kcontrol.ORI/konqhtml/advancedTabDialog.cpp	2011-12-09 23:45:04.676253975 +0100
+++ kdebase/kcontrol/konqhtml/advancedTabDialog.cpp	2011-12-09 23:46:28.239256986 +0100
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     layout->addSpacing( 20 );
     layout->addStretch();
 
-    connect(m_advancedWidget->m_pNewTabsInBackground, TQT_SIGNAL(clicked()), this, TQT_SLOT(changed()));
     connect(m_advancedWidget->m_pOpenAfterCurrentPage, TQT_SIGNAL(clicked()), this, TQT_SLOT(changed()));
     connect(m_advancedWidget->m_pTabConfirm, TQT_SIGNAL(clicked()), this, TQT_SLOT(changed()));
     connect(m_advancedWidget->m_pTabCloseActivatePrevious, TQT_SIGNAL(clicked()), this, TQT_SLOT(changed()));
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@
 void advancedTabDialog::load()
 {
     m_pConfig->setGroup("FMSettings");
-    m_advancedWidget->m_pNewTabsInBackground->setChecked( ! (m_pConfig->readBoolEntry( "NewTabsInFront", false )) );
     m_advancedWidget->m_pOpenAfterCurrentPage->setChecked( m_pConfig->readBoolEntry( "OpenAfterCurrentPage", false ) );
     m_advancedWidget->m_pPermanentCloseButton->setChecked( m_pConfig->readBoolEntry( "PermanentCloseButton", false ) );
     m_advancedWidget->m_pKonquerorTabforExternalURL->setChecked( m_pConfig->readBoolEntry( "KonquerorTabforExternalURL", false ) );
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@
 void advancedTabDialog::save()
 {
     m_pConfig->setGroup("FMSettings");
-    m_pConfig->writeEntry( "NewTabsInFront", !(m_advancedWidget->m_pNewTabsInBackground->isChecked()) );
     m_pConfig->writeEntry( "OpenAfterCurrentPage", m_advancedWidget->m_pOpenAfterCurrentPage->isChecked() );
     m_pConfig->writeEntry( "PermanentCloseButton", m_advancedWidget->m_pPermanentCloseButton->isChecked() );
     m_pConfig->writeEntry( "KonquerorTabforExternalURL", m_advancedWidget->m_pKonquerorTabforExternalURL->isChecked() );
diff -Nuar kcontrol.ORI/konqhtml/advancedTabOptions.ui kcontrol/konqhtml/advancedTabOptions.ui
--- kdebase/kcontrol.ORI/konqhtml/advancedTabOptions.ui	2011-12-09 23:45:04.674267416 +0100
+++ kdebase/kcontrol/konqhtml/advancedTabOptions.ui	2011-12-09 23:56:01.440255647 +0100
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@
                 </widget>
                 <widget class="QCheckBox">
                     <property name="name">
+                        <cstring>m_pNewTabsInBackground</cstring>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="text">
+                        <string>O&amp;pen new tabs in the background</string>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="whatsThis" stdset="0">
+                        <string>This will open a new tab in the background, instead of in the foreground.</string>
+                    </property>
+                </widget>
+                <widget class="QCheckBox">
+                    <property name="name">
                         <cstring>m_pOpenAfterCurrentPage</cstring>
                     </property>
                     <property name="text">
diff -Nuar konqueror.ORI/konq_guiclients.cc konqueror/konq_guiclients.cc
--- kdebase/konqueror.ORI/konq_guiclients.cc	2011-12-09 23:44:28.950255993 +0100
+++ kdebase/konqueror/konq_guiclients.cc	2011-12-09 23:49:31.432261289 +0100
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@
         openInTabElement.setAttribute( "group", "tabhandling" );
         menu.appendChild( openInTabElement );
 
+        TQDomElement openInTabFrontElement = m_doc.createElement( "action" );
+        openInTabFrontElement.setAttribute( "name", "openintabfront" );
+        openInTabFrontElement.setAttribute( "group", "tabhandling" );
+        menu.appendChild( openInTabFrontElement );
+
         TQDomElement separatorElement = m_doc.createElement( "separator" );
         separatorElement.setAttribute( "group", "tabhandling" );
         menu.appendChild( separatorElement );
diff -Nuar konqueror.ORI/konq_mainwindow.cc konqueror/konq_mainwindow.cc
--- kdebase/konqueror.ORI/konq_mainwindow.cc	2011-12-09 23:44:29.030265039 +0100
+++ kdebase/konqueror/konq_mainwindow.cc	2011-12-09 23:54:27.518255409 +0100
@@ -2727,6 +2727,14 @@
     openURL( 0L, popupItems.getFirst()->url() );
 }
 
+void KonqMainWindow::slotPopupNewTabAtFront()
+{
+    KConfig *config = KGlobal::config();
+    KConfigGroupSaver cs( config, TQString::fromLatin1("FMSettings") );
+    bool openAfterCurrentPage = config->readBoolEntry( "OpenAfterCurrentPage", false );
+    popupNewTab(true, openAfterCurrentPage);
+}
+
 void KonqMainWindow::slotPopupNewTab()
 {
     bool openAfterCurrentPage = KonqSettings::openAfterCurrentPage();
@@ -2735,7 +2743,7 @@
     if (KApplication::keyboardMouseState() & Qt::ShiftButton)
       newTabsInFront = !newTabsInFront;
 
-    popupNewTab(newTabsInFront, openAfterCurrentPage);
+    popupNewTab(false, openAfterCurrentPage);
 }
 
 void KonqMainWindow::slotPopupNewTabRight()
@@ -2755,16 +2763,12 @@
   KFileItemListIterator it ( popupItems );
   KonqOpenURLRequest req;
   req.newTab = true;
-  req.newTabInFront = false;
+  req.newTabInFront = infront;
   req.openAfterCurrentPage = openAfterCurrentPage;
   req.args = popupUrlArgs;
 
   for ( ; it.current(); ++it )
   {
-    if ( infront && it.atLast() )
-    {
-      req.newTabInFront = true;
-    }
     openURL( 0L, (*it)->url(), TQString::null, req );
   }
 }
@@ -4783,8 +4787,14 @@
       else
         tab_new_x = "tab_new_bg" ;
 
-      actNewTab = new KAction( i18n( "Open in &New Tab" ), tab_new_x, 0, this, TQT_SLOT( slotPopupNewTab() ), konqyMenuClient->actionCollection(), "openintab" );
-      actNewTab->setToolTip( i18n( "Open the document in a new tab" ) );
+      KAction *actNewTab = new KAction( i18n( "Open in &Background Tab" ), "tab_new_bg", 0, this, TQT_SLOT( slotPopupNewTab() ), actionCollection(), "openintab" );
+      actNewTab->setStatusText( i18n( "Open the document in a new background tab" ) );
+      KAction *actNewTabFront = new KAction( i18n( "Open in &New Tab" ), "tab_new", 0, this, TQT_SLOT( slotPopupNewTabAtFront() ), actionCollection(), "openintabfront" );
+      actNewTabFront->setStatusText( i18n( "Open the document in a new foreground tab" ) );
+      actNewTab = new KAction( i18n( "Open in &Background Tab" ), tab_new_x, 0, this, TQT_SLOT( slotPopupNewTab() ), konqyMenuClient->actionCollection(), "openintab" );
+      actNewTabFront = new KAction( i18n( "Open in &New Tab" ), tab_new_x, 0, this, TQT_SLOT( slotPopupNewTabAtFront() ), konqyMenuClient->actionCollection(), "openintabfront" );
+      actNewTab->setToolTip( i18n( "Open the document in a new background tab" ) );
+      actNewTabFront->setToolTip( i18n( "Open the document in a new foreground tab" ) );
       doTabHandling = true;
   }
 
diff -Nuar konqueror.ORI/konq_mainwindow.h konqueror/konq_mainwindow.h
--- kdebase/konqueror.ORI/konq_mainwindow.h	2011-12-09 23:44:28.941260682 +0100
+++ kdebase/konqueror/konq_mainwindow.h	2011-12-09 23:54:57.772255487 +0100
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@
   void slotPopupNewWindow();
   void slotPopupThisWindow();
   void slotPopupNewTab();
+  void slotPopupNewTabAtFront();
   void slotPopupNewTabRight();
   void slotPopupPasteTo();
   void slotRemoveView();