diff --git a/src/app/mainapplication.cpp b/src/app/mainapplication.cpp
index ce94ef08a..63b1fc5d4 100644
--- a/src/app/mainapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/app/mainapplication.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ void MainApplication::loadSettings()
 
     m_websettings->setUserStyleSheetUrl(userStyleSheet);
     m_websettings->setWebGraphic(QWebSettings::DefaultFrameIconGraphic, IconProvider::fromTheme("text-plain").pixmap(16, 16));
+    m_websettings->setWebGraphic(QWebSettings::MissingImageGraphic, QPixmap());
 
     // Allows to load files from qrc: scheme in qupzilla: pages
     QWebSecurityOrigin::addLocalScheme("qupzilla");
diff --git a/src/app/qupzilla.cpp b/src/app/qupzilla.cpp
index 81868f824..674864dfd 100644
--- a/src/app/qupzilla.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qupzilla.cpp
@@ -1090,6 +1090,7 @@ void QupZilla::loadFolderBookmarks(Menu* menu)
 
 void QupZilla::loadAddress(const QUrl &url)
 {
+    weView()->setFocus();
     weView()->load(url);
     locationBar()->setText(url.toEncoded());
 }
diff --git a/src/navigation/locationbar.cpp b/src/navigation/locationbar.cpp
index fb940789e..50c0735ac 100644
--- a/src/navigation/locationbar.cpp
+++ b/src/navigation/locationbar.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void LocationBar::showUrl(const QUrl &url)
 
     QString encodedUrl = url.toEncoded();
 
-    if (url.toString() == "qupzilla:speeddial") {
+    if (url.toString() == "qupzilla:speeddial" || url.toString() == "about:blank") {
         encodedUrl = "";
     }
 
diff --git a/src/popupwindow/popupwebpage.cpp b/src/popupwindow/popupwebpage.cpp
index 698eda3c3..2dec8998b 100644
--- a/src/popupwindow/popupwebpage.cpp
+++ b/src/popupwindow/popupwebpage.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ PopupWebPage::PopupWebPage(QWebPage::WebWindowType type, QupZilla* mainClass)
     connect(this, SIGNAL(loadProgress(int)), this, SLOT(slotLoadProgress(int)));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(loadFinished(bool)), this, SLOT(slotLoadFinished(bool)));
 
-    settings()->setAttribute(QWebSettings::DeveloperExtrasEnabled, false);
-
     QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(checkBehaviour()));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webview/tabwidget.cpp b/src/webview/tabwidget.cpp
index 340595138..f32473f63 100644
--- a/src/webview/tabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/webview/tabwidget.cpp
@@ -360,8 +360,9 @@ void TabWidget::closeTab(int index)
 
     if (count() == 1) {
         if (m_dontQuitWithOneTab) {
-            webView->load(m_urlOnNewTab);
+            webView->setUrl(m_urlOnNewTab);
             webPage->history()->clear();
+            p_QupZilla->updateLoadingActions();
             return;
         }
         else {