diff --git a/src/app/qupzilla.cpp b/src/app/qupzilla.cpp
index b3e44d8ff..b10169283 100644
--- a/src/app/qupzilla.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qupzilla.cpp
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ void QupZilla::aboutToShowToolsMenu()
     m_menuTools->addAction(QIcon(":/icons/menu/rss.png"), tr("RSS &Reader"), this,  SLOT(showRSSManager()));
     m_menuTools->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("edit-clear"), tr("Clear Recent &History"), this, SLOT(showClearPrivateData()));
     m_actionPrivateBrowsing = new QAction(tr("&Private Browsing"), this);
+    m_actionPrivateBrowsing->setShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+Shift+P"));
     m_actionPrivateBrowsing->setCheckable(true);
     m_actionPrivateBrowsing->setChecked(mApp->webSettings()->testAttribute(QWebSettings::PrivateBrowsingEnabled));
     connect(m_actionPrivateBrowsing, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), this, SLOT(startPrivate(bool)));
diff --git a/src/webview/tabbar.cpp b/src/webview/tabbar.cpp
index 50bfaf3be..694c386f0 100644
--- a/src/webview/tabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/webview/tabbar.cpp
@@ -233,13 +233,13 @@ void TabBar::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
 
 void TabBar::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
 {
-    TabWidget* tabWidget = qobject_cast<TabWidget*>(parentWidget());
-    if (!tabWidget)
-        return;
-
     int id = tabAt(event->pos());
     if (id != -1 && event->buttons() == Qt::MiddleButton) {
-        tabWidget->closeTab(id);
+        m_tabWidget->closeTab(id);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (id == -1 && event->buttons() == Qt::MiddleButton) {
+        m_tabWidget->addView(QUrl(), tr("New tab"), TabWidget::NewSelectedTab, true);
         return;
     }
     QTabBar::mousePressEvent(event);