--- ephy-shell.c-	2006-06-18 15:30:24.000000000 -0300
+++ ephy-shell.c	2006-08-06 14:29:07.000000000 -0300
@@ -542,9 +542,10 @@
         {
                 /* If the location entry is blank, focus that, except if the
                  * page was a copy */
-                if (is_empty)
+                if (is_empty || 
+                    flags & EPHY_NEW_TAB_NEW_PAGE)
                 {
-                        /* empty page, focus location entry */
+                        /* empty page or only a new tab, focus location entry */
 			toolbar = EPHY_TOOLBAR (ephy_window_get_toolbar (window));
 			ephy_toolbar_activate_location (toolbar);
                 }
