2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 538ad11..061b6f2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ next
   - Middle-click to open in a new tab has been improved. In certain
     conditions, the user's intention to open a new tab has been ignored
     and URLs haven been opened in the current tab.
+  - When new tabs are opened in the background, the web view is now
+    focused by default.
 
 v20.07  2020-07-19
   [Fixed]
diff --git a/browser.c b/browser.c
index 3e0a4a7..2ebcaff 100644
--- a/browser.c
+++ b/browser.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ client_new(const gchar *uri, WebKitWebView *related_wv, gboolean show,
     c->vbox = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, 0);
     gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(c->vbox), c->location, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
     gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(c->vbox), c->web_view, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+    gtk_container_set_focus_child(GTK_CONTAINER(c->vbox), c->web_view);
 
     c->tabicon = gtk_image_new_from_icon_name("text-html", GTK_ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR);