diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index a74f825d..b6c75636 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -1320,6 +1320,27 @@ midori_browser_view_copy_history (GtkWidget* view_to,
     }
 }
 
+static gboolean
+midori_browser_notify_new_tab_timeout_cb (MidoriBrowser *browser)
+{
+    #ifndef G_OS_WIN32
+    gtk_window_set_opacity (GTK_WINDOW (browser), 1);
+    #endif
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static void
+midori_browser_notify_new_tab (MidoriBrowser* browser)
+{
+    if (katze_object_get_boolean (browser->settings, "flash-window-on-new-bg-tabs"))
+    {
+        #ifndef G_OS_WIN32
+        gtk_window_set_opacity (GTK_WINDOW (browser), 0.8);
+        #endif
+        g_timeout_add (100, (GSourceFunc) midori_browser_notify_new_tab_timeout_cb, browser);
+    }
+}
+
 static void
 midori_view_new_tab_cb (GtkWidget*     view,
                         const gchar*   uri,
@@ -1332,6 +1353,8 @@ midori_view_new_tab_cb (GtkWidget*     view,
 
     if (!background)
         midori_browser_set_current_page (browser, n);
+    else
+        midori_browser_notify_new_tab (browser);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1368,6 +1391,8 @@ midori_view_new_view_cb (GtkWidget*     view,
         if (where != MIDORI_NEW_VIEW_BACKGROUND)
             midori_browser_set_current_page (browser, n);
     }
+    else
+        midori_browser_notify_new_tab (browser);
 
     if (!user_initiated)
     {
diff --git a/midori/midori-preferences.c b/midori/midori-preferences.c
index c291995c..bcb5122a 100644
--- a/midori/midori-preferences.c
+++ b/midori/midori-preferences.c
@@ -397,6 +397,10 @@ midori_preferences_set_settings (MidoriPreferences* preferences,
         button = katze_property_proxy (settings, "enable-webgl", NULL);
         SPANNED_ADD (button);
     }
+    #ifndef G_OS_WIN32
+    button = katze_property_proxy (settings, "flash-window-on-new-bg-tabs", NULL);
+    INDENTED_ADD (button);
+    #endif
 
     FRAME_NEW (NULL);
     button = katze_property_label (settings, "preferred-languages");
diff --git a/midori/midori-websettings.c b/midori/midori-websettings.c
index 4862434a..784f63a2 100644
--- a/midori/midori-websettings.c
+++ b/midori/midori-websettings.c
@@ -842,9 +842,7 @@ midori_web_settings_class_init (MidoriWebSettingsClass* class)
     /**
      * MidoriWebSettings::flash-window-on-new-bg-tabs
      *
-     * Doesn't do anything.
-     *
-     * Deprecated: 0.4.7
+     * Uses opacity to attract attention. Nothing on Windows.
      */
     g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
                                      PROP_FLASH_WINDOW_ON_BG_TABS,