diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index 890ab773..d7215acb 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -4524,7 +4524,88 @@ midori_browser_toolbar_item_button_press_event_cb (GtkWidget*      toolitem,
                                                    GdkEventButton* event,
                                                    MidoriBrowser*  browser)
 {
-    if (event->button == 3)
+    if (event->button == 2)
+    {
+        GtkWidget* parent = gtk_widget_get_parent (toolitem);
+        GtkAction* action = gtk_widget_get_action (parent);
+        const gchar* name;
+        gboolean open_in_background = FALSE;
+        gchar* homepage;
+
+        g_return_val_if_fail (action != NULL, FALSE);
+
+        if (!browser->settings)
+            return FALSE;
+
+        g_object_get (browser->settings, "open-tabs-in-the-background",
+            &open_in_background, NULL);
+
+        g_object_get (browser->settings, "homepage", &homepage, NULL);
+
+        name = gtk_action_get_name (action);
+
+        if (g_str_equal (name, "Homepage"))
+        {
+            gint n;
+
+            n = midori_browser_add_uri (browser, homepage);
+
+            if (!open_in_background)
+                midori_browser_set_current_page (browser, n);
+
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+        else if (g_str_equal (name, "Back"))
+        {
+            GtkWidget* view;
+            WebKitWebBackForwardList* back_forward_list;
+            WebKitWebHistoryItem* back_item;
+            const gchar* back_uri;
+            gint n;
+
+            view = gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (midori_browser_get_current_tab (browser)));
+
+            back_forward_list =
+                webkit_web_view_get_back_forward_list (WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW (view));
+
+            back_item = webkit_web_back_forward_list_get_back_item (back_forward_list);
+            back_uri = webkit_web_history_item_get_uri (back_item);
+
+            n = midori_browser_add_uri (browser, back_uri);
+
+            if (!open_in_background)
+                midori_browser_set_current_page (browser, n);
+
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+        else if (g_str_equal (name, "Forward"))
+        {
+            GtkWidget *view;
+            WebKitWebBackForwardList *back_forward_list;
+            WebKitWebHistoryItem *forward_item;
+            const gchar *forward_uri;
+            gint n;
+
+            view = gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (midori_browser_get_current_tab (browser)));
+
+            back_forward_list =
+                webkit_web_view_get_back_forward_list (WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW (view));
+
+            forward_item =
+                webkit_web_back_forward_list_get_forward_item (back_forward_list);
+            forward_uri = webkit_web_history_item_get_uri (forward_item);
+
+            n = midori_browser_add_uri (browser, forward_uri);
+
+            if (!open_in_background)
+                midori_browser_set_current_page (browser, n);
+
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+
+        g_free (homepage);
+    }
+    else if (event->button == 3)
     {
         midori_browser_toolbar_popup_context_menu_cb (
             GTK_IS_BIN (toolitem) && gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (toolitem)) ?