diff --git a/extensions/tabs-minimized.c b/extensions/tabs-minimized.c
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+/*
+ Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Christian Dywan <christian@twotoasts.de>
+
+ This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ See the file COPYING for the full license text.
+*/
+
+#include <midori/midori.h>
+#include <midori/sokoke.h>
+
+static void
+tabs_minimized_app_add_browser_cb (MidoriApp*       app,
+                                   MidoriBrowser*   browser,
+                                   MidoriExtension* extension);
+
+static void
+tabs_minimized_deactivate_cb (MidoriExtension* extension,
+                              MidoriBrowser*   browser)
+{
+    MidoriApp* app = midori_extension_get_app (extension);
+
+    g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (
+        extension, tabs_minimized_deactivate_cb, browser);
+    g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (
+        app, tabs_minimized_app_add_browser_cb, extension);
+}
+
+static void
+tabs_minimized_add_tab_cb (MidoriApp*       app,
+                           MidoriView*      tab,
+                           MidoriExtension* extension)
+{
+    g_object_set (tab, "minimized", TRUE, NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+tabs_minimized_app_add_browser_cb (MidoriApp*       app,
+                                   MidoriBrowser*   browser,
+                                   MidoriExtension* extension)
+{
+    g_signal_connect (browser, "add-tab",
+        G_CALLBACK (tabs_minimized_add_tab_cb), extension);
+    g_signal_connect (extension, "deactivate",
+        G_CALLBACK (tabs_minimized_deactivate_cb), browser);
+}
+
+static void
+tabs_minimized_activate_cb (MidoriExtension* extension,
+                            MidoriApp*       app)
+{
+    KatzeArray* browsers;
+    MidoriBrowser* browser;
+    guint i;
+
+    browsers = katze_object_get_object (app, "browsers");
+    i = 0;
+    while ((browser = katze_array_get_nth_item (browsers, i++)))
+        tabs_minimized_app_add_browser_cb (app, browser, extension);
+    g_object_unref (browsers);
+    g_signal_connect (app, "add-browser",
+        G_CALLBACK (tabs_minimized_app_add_browser_cb), extension);
+}
+
+MidoriExtension*
+extension_init (void)
+{
+    MidoriExtension* extension = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_EXTENSION,
+        "name", _("Minimize new Tabs"),
+        "description", _("New tabs open minimized"),
+        "version", "0.1",
+        "authors", "MonkeyOfDoom <pixelmonkey@ensellitis.com>",
+        NULL);
+
+    g_signal_connect (extension, "activate",
+        G_CALLBACK (tabs_minimized_activate_cb), NULL);
+
+    return extension;
+}
+