diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index 26892ae5..c988ae23 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -4431,11 +4431,9 @@ _action_tab_duplicate_activate (GtkAction*     action,
 {
     GtkWidget* view = midori_browser_get_current_tab (browser);
     MidoriNewView where = MIDORI_NEW_VIEW_TAB;
-    GtkWidget* new_view = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_VIEW,
-        "settings", browser->settings, NULL);
-    midori_view_set_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (new_view),
-        midori_view_get_display_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (view)));
-    gtk_widget_show (new_view);
+    GtkWidget* new_view = midori_view_new_with_uri (
+        midori_view_get_display_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (view)),
+        NULL, browser->settings);
     g_signal_emit_by_name (view, "new-view", new_view, where);
 }
 
@@ -4777,13 +4775,7 @@ midori_browser_notebook_button_press_event_after_cb (GtkNotebook*    notebook,
     || */(event->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS && event->button == 2))
     {
         gint n;
-        GtkWidget* view;
-
-        view = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_VIEW,
-                             "settings", browser->settings,
-                             NULL);
-        midori_view_set_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (view), "");
-        gtk_widget_show (view);
+        GtkWidget* view = midori_view_new_with_uri ("", NULL, browser->settings);
         g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (view), "midori-view-append", (void*)1);
         n = midori_browser_add_tab (browser, view);
         midori_browser_set_current_page (browser, n);
@@ -6711,23 +6703,16 @@ midori_browser_add_item (MidoriBrowser* browser,
 
     uri = katze_item_get_uri (item);
     title = katze_item_get_name (item);
-    view = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_VIEW,
-                         "title", title,
-                         "settings", browser->settings,
-                         NULL);
     /* Blank pages should not be delayed */
     if (katze_item_get_meta_integer (item, "delay") > 0
      && uri != NULL && strcmp (uri, "about:blank") != 0)
     {
-        gchar* new_uri;
-        new_uri = g_strdup_printf ("pause:%s", uri);
-        midori_view_set_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (view), new_uri);
+        gchar* new_uri = g_strdup_printf ("pause:%s", uri);
+        view = midori_view_new_with_uri (new_uri, title, browser->settings);
         g_free (new_uri);
     }
     else
-        midori_view_set_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (view), uri);
-
-    gtk_widget_show (view);
+        view = midori_view_new_with_uri (uri, title, browser->settings);
 
     /* FIXME: We should have public API for that */
     if (g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (item), "midori-view-append"))
@@ -6765,11 +6750,7 @@ midori_browser_add_uri (MidoriBrowser* browser,
     g_return_val_if_fail (MIDORI_IS_BROWSER (browser), -1);
     g_return_val_if_fail (uri != NULL, -1);
 
-    view = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_VIEW, "settings", browser->settings,
-                         NULL);
-    midori_view_set_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (view), uri);
-    gtk_widget_show (view);
-
+    view = midori_view_new_with_uri (uri, NULL, browser->settings);
     return midori_browser_add_tab (browser, view);
 }
 
diff --git a/midori/midori-view.c b/midori/midori-view.c
index 918e6eb3..c75912b3 100644
--- a/midori/midori-view.c
+++ b/midori/midori-view.c
@@ -2526,9 +2526,8 @@ webkit_web_view_create_web_view_cb (GtkWidget*      web_view,
         new_view = view;
     else
     {
-        new_view = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_VIEW,
-            "settings", view->settings,
-            NULL);
+        new_view = (MidoriView*)midori_view_new_with_uri (NULL, NULL,
+                                                          view->settings);
         midori_view_construct_web_view (new_view);
         g_signal_connect (new_view->web_view, "web-view-ready",
                           G_CALLBACK (webkit_web_view_web_view_ready_cb), view);
@@ -2971,11 +2970,13 @@ midori_view_focus_in_event (GtkWidget*     widget,
 
 /**
  * midori_view_new:
- * @net: a #KatzeNet, or %NULL
+ * @net: %NULL
  *
  * Creates a new view.
  *
  * Return value: a new #MidoriView
+ *
+ * Deprecated: 0.2.8: Use midori_view_new_with_uri() instead.
  **/
 GtkWidget*
 midori_view_new (KatzeNet* net)
@@ -3008,6 +3009,41 @@ _midori_view_update_settings (MidoriView* view)
     g_object_set (view->scrolled_window, "kinetic-scrolling", kinetic_scrolling, NULL);
 }
 
+/**
+ * midori_view_new_with_uri:
+ * @uri: an URI string, or %NULL
+ * @title: a title, or %NULL
+ * @settings: a #MidoriWebSettings, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Creates a new view with the specified parameters that
+ * is visible by default.
+ *
+ * Return value: a new #MidoriView
+ *
+ * Since: 0.2.8
+ **/
+GtkWidget*
+midori_view_new_with_uri (const gchar*       uri,
+                          const gchar*       title,
+                          MidoriWebSettings* settings)
+{
+    MidoriView* view = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_VIEW, NULL);
+    view->title = g_strdup (title);
+    if (title != NULL)
+        midori_view_update_title (view);
+    if (settings)
+    {
+        view->settings = g_object_ref (settings);
+        _midori_view_update_settings (view);
+        g_signal_connect (settings, "notify",
+                          G_CALLBACK (midori_view_settings_notify_cb), view);
+    }
+    if (uri != NULL)
+        midori_view_set_uri (view, uri);
+    gtk_widget_show ((GtkWidget*)view);
+    return (GtkWidget*)view;
+}
+
 static void
 midori_view_settings_notify_cb (MidoriWebSettings* settings,
                                 GParamSpec*        pspec,
@@ -3934,11 +3970,9 @@ midori_view_tab_label_menu_duplicate_tab_cb (GtkWidget*  menuitem,
                                              MidoriView* view)
 {
     MidoriNewView where = MIDORI_NEW_VIEW_TAB;
-    GtkWidget* new_view = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_VIEW,
-        "settings", view->settings, NULL);
-    midori_view_set_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (new_view),
-        midori_view_get_display_uri (view));
-    gtk_widget_show (new_view);
+    GtkWidget* new_view = midori_view_new_with_uri (
+        midori_view_get_display_uri (view),
+        NULL, view->settings);
     g_signal_emit (view, signals[NEW_VIEW], 0, new_view, where);
 }
 
diff --git a/midori/midori-view.h b/midori/midori-view.h
index e1ae4dde..902b7e4d 100644
--- a/midori/midori-view.h
+++ b/midori/midori-view.h
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ midori_view_get_type                   (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 GtkWidget*
 midori_view_new                        (KatzeNet*          net);
 
+GtkWidget*
+midori_view_new_with_uri               (const gchar*       uri,
+                                        const gchar*       title,
+                                        MidoriWebSettings* settings);
+
 void
 midori_view_set_settings               (MidoriView*        view,
                                         MidoriWebSettings* settings);