diff --git a/katze/katze-arrayaction.c b/katze/katze-arrayaction.c
index 7d704b84..0969c5d7 100644
--- a/katze/katze-arrayaction.c
+++ b/katze/katze-arrayaction.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  Copyright (C) 2008 Christian Dywan <christian@twotoasts.de>
+ Copyright (C) 2009 Enrico Tröger <enrico.troeger@uvena.de>
 
  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "katze-net.h"
 #include "katze-utils.h"
+#include "marshal.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ enum
 {
     POPULATE_POPUP,
     ACTIVATE_ITEM,
+    ACTIVATE_ITEM_ALT,
     LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
@@ -107,6 +110,30 @@ katze_array_action_class_init (KatzeArrayActionClass* class)
                                        G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
                                        KATZE_TYPE_ITEM);
 
+    /**
+     * KatzeArrayAction::activate-item-alt:
+     * @array: the object on which the signal is emitted
+     * @item: the item being activated
+     * @button: the mouse button pressed
+     *
+     * An item was clicked with a particular button. Use this if you need
+     * to handle middle or right clicks specially.
+     *
+     * Return value: %TRUE if the event was handled. If %FALSE is returned,
+     *               the default "activate-item" signal is emitted.
+     *
+     * Since: 0.1.7
+     **/
+    signals[ACTIVATE_ITEM_ALT] = g_signal_new ("activate-item-alt",
+                                       G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (class),
+                                       (GSignalFlags) (G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST),
+                                       0,
+                                       0,
+                                       NULL,
+                                       katze_cclosure_marshal_BOOLEAN__OBJECT_UINT,
+                                       G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 2,
+                                       KATZE_TYPE_ITEM, G_TYPE_UINT);
+
     gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
     gobject_class->finalize = katze_array_action_finalize;
     gobject_class->set_property = katze_array_action_set_property;
@@ -205,12 +232,20 @@ katze_array_action_activate (GtkAction* action)
         GTK_ACTION_CLASS (katze_array_action_parent_class)->activate (action);
 }
 
-static void
-katze_array_action_menu_item_activate_cb (GtkWidget*        proxy,
-                                          KatzeArrayAction* array_action)
+static gboolean
+katze_array_action_menu_button_press_cb (GtkWidget*        proxy,
+                                         GdkEventButton*   event,
+                                         KatzeArrayAction* array_action)
 {
     KatzeItem* item = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (proxy), "KatzeItem");
-    g_signal_emit (array_action, signals[ACTIVATE_ITEM], 0, item);
+    gboolean handled;
+
+    g_signal_emit (array_action, signals[ACTIVATE_ITEM_ALT], 0, item, event->button, &handled);
+
+    if (!handled)
+        g_signal_emit (array_action, signals[ACTIVATE_ITEM], 0, item);
+
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -268,8 +303,10 @@ katze_array_action_generate_menu (KatzeArrayAction* array_action,
                 G_CALLBACK (katze_array_action_menu_item_select_cb), array_action);
         }
         else
-            g_signal_connect (menuitem, "activate",
-                G_CALLBACK (katze_array_action_menu_item_activate_cb), array_action);
+        {
+            g_signal_connect (menuitem, "button-press-event",
+                G_CALLBACK (katze_array_action_menu_button_press_cb), array_action);
+        }
         gtk_widget_show (menuitem);
     }
     if (!i)
diff --git a/katze/marshal.list b/katze/marshal.list
index ce752891..f2d1b07c 100644
--- a/katze/marshal.list
+++ b/katze/marshal.list
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 VOID:POINTER,INT
+BOOLEAN:OBJECT,UINT
diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index 606fed52..890ab773 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -2226,6 +2226,31 @@ _action_bookmarks_activate_item (GtkAction*     action,
     gtk_widget_grab_focus (midori_browser_get_current_tab (browser));
 }
 
+static gboolean
+_action_bookmarks_activate_item_alt (GtkAction*     action,
+                                     KatzeItem*     item,
+                                     guint          button,
+                                     MidoriBrowser* browser)
+{
+    if (button == 2)
+    {
+        gint n;
+        gboolean open_in_background;
+
+        g_object_get (browser->settings, "open-tabs-in-the-background",
+            &open_in_background, NULL);
+
+        n = midori_browser_add_uri (browser, katze_item_get_uri (item));
+
+        if (!open_in_background)
+            midori_browser_set_current_page (browser, n);
+
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 static void
 _action_window_populate_popup (GtkAction*     action,
                                GtkMenu*       menu,
@@ -4151,6 +4176,8 @@ midori_browser_init (MidoriBrowser* browser)
                       _action_bookmarks_populate_popup, browser,
                       "signal::activate-item",
                       _action_bookmarks_activate_item, browser,
+                      "signal::activate-item-alt",
+                      _action_bookmarks_activate_item_alt, browser,
                       NULL);
     gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel (browser->action_group, action, "");
     g_object_unref (action);