diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 9cf55fc2..bad50956 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Contributors:
     Arnaud Renevier <arenevier@fdn.fr>
     Dale Whittaker <dayul@users.sf.net>
     Anders F Björklund <afb@macports.org>
+    Alexander Hesse <alex@phicode.de>
 
 Graphics:
     extension: Nancy Runge <nancy@twotoasts.de>
diff --git a/midori/midori-view.c b/midori/midori-view.c
index b88a138f..0ea72c26 100644
--- a/midori/midori-view.c
+++ b/midori/midori-view.c
@@ -691,7 +691,21 @@ gtk_widget_button_press_event_cb (WebKitWebView*  web_view,
     case 1:
         if (!link_uri)
             return FALSE;
-        if (state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
+        #ifdef HAVE_OSX
+        /* FIXME: Test for Command key */
+        if (0)
+        #else
+        if (state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+        #endif
+        {
+            /* Open link in new tab */
+            background = view->open_tabs_in_the_background;
+            if (state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
+                g_signal_emit_by_name (view, "new-tab", link_uri, background);
+            else g_signal_emit_by_name (view, "new-tab", link_uri, !background);
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+        else if (state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
         {
             /* Open link in new window */
             g_signal_emit_by_name (view, "new-window", link_uri);