diff --git a/midori/main.c b/midori/main.c
index 14de34a1..2849e9dc 100644
--- a/midori/main.c
+++ b/midori/main.c
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ midori_load_session (gpointer data)
     session = midori_browser_get_proxy_array (browser);
     KATZE_ARRAY_FOREACH_ITEM (item, _session)
     {
-        g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (item), "midori-view-append", (void*)1);
+        katze_item_set_meta_integer (item, "append", 1);
         katze_item_set_meta_integer (item, "dont-write-history", 1);
         if (load_on_startup == MIDORI_STARTUP_DELAYED_PAGES
          && katze_item_get_meta_integer (item, "delay") == -1)
diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index 2b720e52..b82bd2b4 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ _midori_browser_add_tab (MidoriBrowser* browser,
                       midori_browser_tab_leave_notify_event_cb, browser,
                       NULL);
 
-    if (!g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (view), "midori-view-append") &&
+    if (!katze_item_get_meta_boolean (item, "append") &&
         katze_object_get_boolean (browser->settings, "open-tabs-next-to-current"))
     {
         n = gtk_notebook_get_current_page (notebook) + 1;
@@ -1581,6 +1581,7 @@ _midori_browser_add_tab (MidoriBrowser* browser,
         n = -1;
     gtk_notebook_insert_page (notebook, view, tab_label, n);
     katze_array_move_item (browser->proxy_array, item, n);
+    katze_item_set_meta_integer (item, "append", 0);
 
     gtk_notebook_set_tab_reorderable (notebook, view, TRUE);
     gtk_notebook_set_tab_detachable (notebook, view, TRUE);
@@ -7060,8 +7061,7 @@ midori_browser_add_item (MidoriBrowser* browser,
     g_return_val_if_fail (KATZE_IS_ITEM (item), -1);
 
     uri = katze_item_get_uri (item);
-    view = midori_view_new_with_item (item, browser->settings,
-        g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (item), "midori-view-append") ? TRUE : FALSE);
+    view = midori_view_new_with_item (item, browser->settings);
     page = midori_browser_add_tab (browser, view);
     midori_view_set_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (view), uri);
     return page;
diff --git a/midori/midori-view.c b/midori/midori-view.c
index 423c22ed..f55910dc 100644
--- a/midori/midori-view.c
+++ b/midori/midori-view.c
@@ -3269,14 +3269,15 @@ midori_view_new_with_title (const gchar*       title,
 {
     KatzeItem* item = katze_item_new ();
     item->name = g_strdup (title);
-    return midori_view_new_with_item (item, settings, append);
+    if (append)
+        katze_item_set_meta_integer (item, "append", 1);
+    return midori_view_new_with_item (item, settings);
 }
 
 /**
  * midori_view_new_with_item:
  * @item: a #KatzeItem, or %NULL
  * @settings: a #MidoriWebSettings, or %NULL
- * @append: if %TRUE, the view should be appended
  *
  * Creates a new view from an item that is visible by default.
  *
@@ -3286,14 +3287,11 @@ midori_view_new_with_title (const gchar*       title,
  **/
 GtkWidget*
 midori_view_new_with_item (KatzeItem*         item,
-                           MidoriWebSettings* settings,
-                           gboolean           append)
+                           MidoriWebSettings* settings)
 {
     MidoriView* view = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_VIEW, NULL);
     if (settings)
         _midori_view_set_settings (view, settings);
-    if (append)
-        g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (view), "midori-view-append", (void*)1);
     if (item)
         katze_object_assign (view->item, katze_item_copy (item));
     gtk_widget_show ((GtkWidget*)view);
diff --git a/midori/midori-view.h b/midori/midori-view.h
index 9b10d7b0..e96cf7a0 100644
--- a/midori/midori-view.h
+++ b/midori/midori-view.h
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ midori_view_new_with_title             (const gchar*       title,
 
 GtkWidget*
 midori_view_new_with_item              (KatzeItem*         item,
-                                        MidoriWebSettings* settings,
-                                        gboolean           append);
+                                        MidoriWebSettings* settings);
 
 void
 midori_view_set_settings               (MidoriView*        view,