diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.cpp
index e2740c942..b31cfe148 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ void AppConfig::load( const std::string& confPath, std::string& keybindingsPath,
 	doc.tabStops = ini.getValueB( "document", "tab_stops", true );
 	doc.lineEndings =
 		TextFormat::stringToLineEnding( ini.getValue( "document", "line_endings", "LF" ) );
+	editor.newTabPosition =
+		NewTabPosition::fromString( ini.getValue( "editor", "new_tab_position", "last" ) );
 	// Migrate old data
 	if ( ini.keyValueExists( "document", "windows_line_endings" ) &&
 		 !ini.keyValueExists( "document", "line_endings" ) &&
@@ -388,6 +390,7 @@ void AppConfig::save( const std::vector<std::string>& recentFiles,
 	ini.setValueB( "editor", "tab_switcher", editor.tabSwitcher );
 	ini.setValue( "editor", "tab_jump_mode",
 				  UITabWidget::tabJumpModeToString( editor.tabJumpMode ) );
+	ini.setValue( "editor", "new_tab_position", NewTabPosition::toString( editor.newTabPosition ) );
 	ini.setValueB( "editor", "single_click_tree_navigation", editor.singleClickNavigation );
 	ini.setValueB( "editor", "sync_project_tree_with_editor", editor.syncProjectTreeWithEditor );
 	ini.setValueB( "editor", "auto_close_xml_tags", editor.autoCloseXMLTags );
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.hpp b/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.hpp
index 0b6176810..af1f7889b 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.hpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,35 @@ class PluginManager;
 
 enum class PanelPosition { Left, Right };
 
+class NewTabPosition {
+  public:
+	enum Position { AfterActive, Last, First, LeftOfActive };
+
+	static NewTabPosition::Position fromString( const std::string& position ) {
+		if ( "after_active" == position )
+			return Position::AfterActive;
+		if ( "first" == position )
+			return Position::First;
+		if ( "left_of_active" == position )
+			return Position::LeftOfActive;
+		return Position::Last;
+	}
+
+	static std::string toString( const Position& position ) {
+		switch ( position ) {
+			case Position::AfterActive:
+				return "after_active";
+			case Position::First:
+				return "first";
+			case Position::LeftOfActive:
+				return "left_of_active";
+			case Position::Last:
+			default:
+				return "last";
+		}
+	}
+};
+
 struct UIConfig {
 	StyleSheetLength fontSize{ 11, StyleSheetLength::Dp };
 	StyleSheetLength panelFontSize{ 11, StyleSheetLength::Dp };
@@ -90,6 +119,7 @@ struct CodeEditorConfig {
 	bool tabSwitcher{ false };
 	bool openDocumentsInMainSplit{ false };
 	UITabWidget::TabJumpMode tabJumpMode{ UITabWidget::TabJumpMode::Linear };
+	NewTabPosition::Position newTabPosition{ NewTabPosition::Last };
 
 	bool singleClickNavigation{ false };
 	bool syncProjectTreeWithEditor{ true };
@@ -297,8 +327,8 @@ class AppConfig {
 					  bool sessionSnapshot, PluginManager* );
 
 	void loadProject( std::string projectFolder, UICodeEditorSplitter* editorSplitter,
-					  const std::string& configPath, ProjectConfig& docConfig,
-					  ecode::App* app, bool sessionSnapshot, PluginManager* pluginManager );
+					  const std::string& configPath, ProjectConfig& docConfig, ecode::App* app,
+					  bool sessionSnapshot, PluginManager* pluginManager );
 
 	void addTabWidgetType( const std::string& type, TabWidgetCbs tabWidget ) {
 		Lock l( tabWidgetTypesMutex );
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/ecode.hpp b/src/tools/ecode/ecode.hpp
index 0a615bc38..091ef28d6 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/ecode.hpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/ecode.hpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class App : public UICodeEditorSplitter::Client, public PluginContextProvider {
 
 	std::vector<std::string> getUnlockedCommands();
 
-	void saveAll( bool includeBuffers = true);
+	void saveAll( bool includeBuffers = true );
 
 	ProjectDirectoryTree* getDirTree() const;
 
@@ -384,6 +384,45 @@ class App : public UICodeEditorSplitter::Client, public PluginContextProvider {
 		mSplitter->registerSplitterCommands( t );
 
 		// Overwrite it
+		t.setCommand( "create-new", [this] {
+			UITabWidget* tabWidget = getSplitter()->getPreferredTabWidget();
+			Uint32 selectedIdx =
+				tabWidget && tabWidget->getTabCount() > 0 ? tabWidget->getTabSelectedIndex() : 0;
+			auto d = getSplitter()->createCodeEditorInTabWidget( tabWidget );
+			if ( d.first == nullptr || d.second == nullptr ) {
+				if ( !getSplitter()->getTabWidgets().empty() ) {
+					tabWidget = getSplitter()->getTabWidgets()[0];
+					selectedIdx = tabWidget && tabWidget->getTabCount() > 0
+									  ? tabWidget->getTabSelectedIndex()
+									  : 0;
+					d = getSplitter()->createCodeEditorInTabWidget( tabWidget );
+				}
+			}
+			if ( d.first == nullptr || d.second == nullptr ) {
+				Log::error( "Couldn't createCodeEditorInTabWidget in create-new command" );
+				return;
+			}
+			tabWidget = d.first->getTabWidget();
+			switch ( mConfig.editor.newTabPosition ) {
+				case NewTabPosition::AfterActive: {
+					Uint32 newIdx = eemin<Uint32>( selectedIdx + 1, tabWidget->getTabCount() - 1 );
+					tabWidget->moveTab( d.first, newIdx );
+					break;
+				}
+				case NewTabPosition::First:
+					tabWidget->moveTab( d.first, 0 );
+					break;
+				case NewTabPosition::LeftOfActive:
+					tabWidget->moveTab(
+						d.first, eemin<Uint32>( selectedIdx, tabWidget->getTabCount() - 1 ) );
+					break;
+				case NewTabPosition::Last:
+				default:
+					break;
+			}
+			tabWidget->setTabSelected( d.first );
+		} );
+
 		t.setCommand( "next-tab", [this] {
 			UITabWidget* tabWidget =
 				getSplitter()->tabWidgetFromWidget( getSplitter()->getCurWidget() );
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/settingsmenu.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/settingsmenu.cpp
index e310c6fc4..1e9a1df14 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/settingsmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/settingsmenu.cpp
@@ -782,6 +782,42 @@ UIMenu* SettingsMenu::createDocumentMenu() {
 
 	mGlobalMenu->addSeparator();
 
+	UIPopUpMenu* newTabPositionMenu = UIPopUpMenu::New();
+	mGlobalMenu
+		->addSubMenu( i18n( "new_tab_position", "New Tab Position" ), nullptr, newTabPositionMenu )
+		->setId( "new_tab_position" );
+
+	newTabPositionMenu->on( Event::OnMenuShow, [this, newTabPositionMenu]( const Event* ) {
+		if ( newTabPositionMenu->getCount() == 0 ) {
+			newTabPositionMenu
+				->addRadioButton( i18n( "new_tab_position_after_active", "After Active Tab" ) )
+				->setId( "after_active" );
+			newTabPositionMenu->addRadioButton( i18n( "new_tab_position_last", "Last" ) )
+				->setId( "last" );
+			newTabPositionMenu->addRadioButton( i18n( "new_tab_position_first", "First" ) )
+				->setId( "first" );
+			newTabPositionMenu
+				->addRadioButton( i18n( "new_tab_position_left_of_active", "Left of Active Tab" ) )
+				->setId( "left_of_active" );
+		}
+
+		newTabPositionMenu->getItemId( "after_active" )
+			->asType<UIMenuRadioButton>()
+			->setActive( mApp->getConfig().editor.newTabPosition == NewTabPosition::AfterActive );
+		newTabPositionMenu->getItemId( "last" )->asType<UIMenuRadioButton>()->setActive(
+			mApp->getConfig().editor.newTabPosition == NewTabPosition::Last );
+		newTabPositionMenu->getItemId( "first" )->asType<UIMenuRadioButton>()->setActive(
+			mApp->getConfig().editor.newTabPosition == NewTabPosition::First );
+		newTabPositionMenu->getItemId( "left_of_active" )
+			->asType<UIMenuRadioButton>()
+			->setActive( mApp->getConfig().editor.newTabPosition == NewTabPosition::LeftOfActive );
+	} );
+
+	newTabPositionMenu->on( Event::OnItemClicked, [this]( const Event* event ) {
+		const std::string& id( event->getNode()->getId() );
+		mApp->getConfig().editor.newTabPosition = NewTabPosition::fromString( id );
+	} );
+
 	mGlobalMenu->add( i18n( "line_breaking_column", "Line Breaking Column" ) )
 		->setId( "line_breaking_column" );