diff --git a/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml b/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml
index 6367fe2c..0b1cd3b1 100644
--- a/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml
+++ b/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
     <value nick='tab' value='1'/>
   </enum>
 
+  <enum id='org.gnome.Terminal.NewTabPosition'>
+    <value nick='last' value='0'/>
+    <value nick='next' value='1'/>
+  </enum>
+
    <enum id='org.gnome.Terminal.ScrollbarPolicy'>
     <value nick='always' value='0'/>
     <!-- <value nick='automatic' value='1'/> -->
@@ -758,6 +763,11 @@
       <summary>Which theme variant to use</summary>
     </key>
 
+    <key name="new-tab-position" enum="org.gnome.Terminal.NewTabPosition">
+      <default>'last'</default>
+      <summary>Whether new tabs should open next to the current one or at the last position</summary>
+    </key>
+
     <!-- Note that changing the following settings will only take effect
          when gnome-terminal-server is restarted.
     -->
diff --git a/src/preferences.ui b/src/preferences.ui
index 627f0430..dc765292 100644
--- a/src/preferences.ui
+++ b/src/preferences.ui
@@ -20,6 +20,24 @@
       </row>
     </data>
   </object>
+  <object class="GtkListStore" id="new-tab-position-liststore">
+    <columns>
+      <!-- column-name label -->
+      <column type="gchararray"/>
+      <!-- column-name id -->
+      <column type="gchararray"/>
+    </columns>
+    <data>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes" comments="New tab opens at the last position">Last</col>
+        <col id="1">last</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes" comments="New tab opens next to current tab">Next</col>
+        <col id="1">next</col>
+      </row>
+    </data>
+  </object>
   <object class="GtkListStore" id="theme-variant-liststore">
     <columns>
       <!-- column-name label -->
@@ -434,6 +452,38 @@
                                     <property name="left_attach">1</property>
                                   </packing>
                                 </child>
+                                <child>
+                                  <object class="GtkLabel" id="new-tab-position-label">
+                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">New tab _position:</property>
+                                    <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                                    <property name="mnemonic_widget">new-tab-position-combobox</property>
+                                    <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                                  </object>
+                                  <packing>
+                                    <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+                                    <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                                  </packing>
+                                </child>
+                                <child>
+                                  <object class="GtkComboBox" id="new-tab-position-combobox">
+                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                                    <property name="model">new-tab-position-liststore</property>
+                                    <property name="id_column">1</property>
+                                    <child>
+                                      <object class="GtkCellRendererText" id="renderer3a"/>
+                                      <attributes>
+                                        <attribute name="text">0</attribute>
+                                      </attributes>
+                                    </child>
+                                  </object>
+                                  <packing>
+                                    <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+                                    <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                                  </packing>
+                                </child>
                               </object>
                               <packing>
                                 <property name="expand">False</property>
diff --git a/src/terminal-app.c b/src/terminal-app.c
index db2eb6cd..7af34d00 100644
--- a/src/terminal-app.c
+++ b/src/terminal-app.c
@@ -1029,15 +1029,21 @@ terminal_app_new_terminal (TerminalApp     *app,
                            double           zoom)
 {
   TerminalScreen *screen;
+  TerminalNewTabPosition new_tab_position;
+  int position;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (TERMINAL_IS_APP (app), NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (TERMINAL_IS_WINDOW (window), NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (charset == NULL || terminal_encodings_is_known_charset (charset), NULL);
 
+  new_tab_position = g_settings_get_enum (terminal_app_get_global_settings (terminal_app_get ()),
+                                          TERMINAL_SETTING_NEW_TAB_POSITION_KEY);
+  position = (new_tab_position == TERMINAL_NEW_TAB_POSITION_NEXT) ? terminal_window_get_active_screen_num (window) + 1 : -1;
+
   screen = terminal_screen_new (profile, charset, override_command, title,
                                 working_dir, child_env, zoom);
 
-  terminal_window_add_screen (window, screen, -1);
+  terminal_window_add_screen (window, screen, position);
   terminal_window_switch_screen (window, screen);
   gtk_widget_grab_focus (GTK_WIDGET (screen));
 
diff --git a/src/terminal-enums.h b/src/terminal-enums.h
index 3bae788b..93f1460c 100644
--- a/src/terminal-enums.h
+++ b/src/terminal-enums.h
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ typedef enum {
   TERMINAL_NEW_TERMINAL_MODE_TAB
 } TerminalNewTerminalMode;
 
+typedef enum {
+  TERMINAL_NEW_TAB_POSITION_LAST,
+  TERMINAL_NEW_TAB_POSITION_NEXT
+} TerminalNewTabPosition;
+
 typedef enum
 {
   TERMINAL_EXIT_CLOSE,
diff --git a/src/terminal-mdi-container.c b/src/terminal-mdi-container.c
index 66d506ed..76464a92 100644
--- a/src/terminal-mdi-container.c
+++ b/src/terminal-mdi-container.c
@@ -97,12 +97,13 @@ terminal_mdi_container_default_init (TerminalMdiContainerInterface *iface)
 
 void 
 terminal_mdi_container_add_screen (TerminalMdiContainer *container,
-                                   TerminalScreen *screen)
+                                   TerminalScreen *screen,
+                                   int position)
 {
   g_return_if_fail (TERMINAL_IS_MDI_CONTAINER (container));
   g_return_if_fail (TERMINAL_IS_SCREEN (screen));
 
-  TERMINAL_MDI_CONTAINER_GET_IFACE (container)->add_screen (container, screen);
+  TERMINAL_MDI_CONTAINER_GET_IFACE (container)->add_screen (container, screen, position);
 }
 
 void 
diff --git a/src/terminal-mdi-container.h b/src/terminal-mdi-container.h
index c64154c6..829521f0 100644
--- a/src/terminal-mdi-container.h
+++ b/src/terminal-mdi-container.h
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ struct _TerminalMdiContainerInterface {
 
   /* vfuncs */
   void                  (* add_screen)              (TerminalMdiContainer *container,
-                                                     TerminalScreen *screen);
+                                                     TerminalScreen *screen,
+                                                     int position);
   void                  (* remove_screen)           (TerminalMdiContainer *container,
                                                      TerminalScreen *screen);
   TerminalScreen *      (* get_active_screen)       (TerminalMdiContainer *container);
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ struct _TerminalMdiContainerInterface {
 GType terminal_mdi_container_get_type (void);
 
 void terminal_mdi_container_add_screen (TerminalMdiContainer *container,
-                                        TerminalScreen *screen);
+                                        TerminalScreen *screen,
+                                        int position);
 
 void terminal_mdi_container_remove_screen (TerminalMdiContainer *container,
                                            TerminalScreen *screen);
diff --git a/src/terminal-notebook.c b/src/terminal-notebook.c
index 9add96b8..356a3898 100644
--- a/src/terminal-notebook.c
+++ b/src/terminal-notebook.c
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ remove_reorder_bindings (GtkBindingSet    *binding_set,
 
 static void
 terminal_notebook_add_screen (TerminalMdiContainer *container,
-                              TerminalScreen *screen)
+                              TerminalScreen *screen,
+                              int position)
 {
   TerminalNotebook *notebook = TERMINAL_NOTEBOOK (container);
   GtkNotebook *gtk_notebook = GTK_NOTEBOOK (notebook);
   GtkWidget *screen_container, *tab_label;
-  const int position = -1;
 
   g_warn_if_fail (gtk_widget_get_parent (GTK_WIDGET (screen)) == NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/terminal-prefs.c b/src/terminal-prefs.c
index 88f7635b..05d2cf84 100644
--- a/src/terminal-prefs.c
+++ b/src/terminal-prefs.c
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ terminal_prefs_show_preferences (GSettings *profile, const char *widget_name)
   GtkWidget *disable_shortcuts_button;
   GtkWidget *theme_variant_label, *theme_variant_combo;
   GtkWidget *new_terminal_mode_label, *new_terminal_mode_combo;
+  GtkWidget *new_tab_position_combo;
   GtkWidget *close_button, *help_button;
   GtkWidget *content_box, *general_frame, *keybindings_frame;
   GSettings *settings;
@@ -760,6 +761,7 @@ terminal_prefs_show_preferences (GSettings *profile, const char *widget_name)
                                        "disable-mnemonics-checkbutton", &disable_mnemonics_button,
                                        "disable-shortcuts-checkbutton", &disable_shortcuts_button,
                                        "disable-menu-accel-checkbutton", &disable_menu_accel_button,
+                                       "new-tab-position-combobox", &new_tab_position_combo,
                                        "accelerators-treeview", &tree_view,
                                        "the-stack", &data->stack,
                                        "the-listbox", &data->listbox,
@@ -831,6 +833,12 @@ terminal_prefs_show_preferences (GSettings *profile, const char *widget_name)
     gtk_widget_set_visible (new_terminal_mode_combo, FALSE);
   }
 
+  g_settings_bind (settings,
+                   TERMINAL_SETTING_NEW_TAB_POSITION_KEY,
+                   new_tab_position_combo,
+                   "active-id",
+                   G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET | G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET);
+
   if (shell_shows_menubar) {
     gtk_widget_set_visible (disable_mnemonics_button, FALSE);
   } else {
diff --git a/src/terminal-schemas.h b/src/terminal-schemas.h
index 4051a29b..05e9f819 100644
--- a/src/terminal-schemas.h
+++ b/src/terminal-schemas.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define TERMINAL_SETTING_ENABLE_SHORTCUTS_KEY           "shortcuts-enabled"
 #define TERMINAL_SETTING_HEADERBAR_KEY                  "headerbar"
 #define TERMINAL_SETTING_NEW_TERMINAL_MODE_KEY          "new-terminal-mode"
+#define TERMINAL_SETTING_NEW_TAB_POSITION_KEY           "new-tab-position"
 #define TERMINAL_SETTING_SCHEMA_VERSION                 "schema-version"
 #define TERMINAL_SETTING_SHELL_INTEGRATION_KEY          "shell-integration-enabled"
 #define TERMINAL_SETTING_TAB_POLICY_KEY                 "tab-policy"
diff --git a/src/terminal-window.c b/src/terminal-window.c
index 012c152c..703b9c2f 100644
--- a/src/terminal-window.c
+++ b/src/terminal-window.c
@@ -2482,6 +2482,13 @@ screen_close_request_cb (TerminalMdiContainer *container,
   terminal_window_remove_screen (window, screen);
 }
 
+int
+terminal_window_get_active_screen_num (TerminalWindow *window)
+{
+  TerminalWindowPrivate *priv = window->priv;
+  return terminal_mdi_container_get_active_screen_num (priv->mdi_container);
+}
+
 void
 terminal_window_add_screen (TerminalWindow *window,
                             TerminalScreen *screen,
@@ -2499,7 +2506,7 @@ terminal_window_add_screen (TerminalWindow *window,
   if (TERMINAL_IS_WINDOW (old_window))
     terminal_window_remove_screen (TERMINAL_WINDOW (old_window), screen);
 
-  terminal_mdi_container_add_screen (priv->mdi_container, screen);
+  terminal_mdi_container_add_screen (priv->mdi_container, screen, position);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/terminal-window.h b/src/terminal-window.h
index a76469a3..7691c5a4 100644
--- a/src/terminal-window.h
+++ b/src/terminal-window.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ TerminalWindow* terminal_window_new (GApplication *app);
 
 GtkUIManager *terminal_window_get_ui_manager (TerminalWindow *window);
 
+int terminal_window_get_active_screen_num (TerminalWindow *window);
+
 void terminal_window_add_screen (TerminalWindow *window,
                                  TerminalScreen *screen,
                                  int position);
