diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c
index e1d2a8d8f25..f9ceea98526 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ enum
 #define GNC_PREF_TAB_COLOR            "show-account-color-tabs"
 #define GNC_PREF_SAVE_CLOSE_EXPIRES   "save-on-close-expires"
 #define GNC_PREF_SAVE_CLOSE_WAIT_TIME "save-on-close-wait-time"
+#define GNC_PREF_TAB_OPEN_ADJACENT    "tab-open-adjacent"
 
 #define GNC_MAIN_WINDOW_NAME "GncMainWindow"
 
@@ -3015,7 +3016,10 @@ gnc_main_window_connect (GncMainWindow *window,
     page->window = GTK_WIDGET(window);
     priv = GNC_MAIN_WINDOW_GET_PRIVATE(window);
     notebook = GTK_NOTEBOOK (priv->notebook);
-    current_position = g_list_index (priv->installed_pages, priv->current_page) + 1;
+
+    if (gnc_prefs_get_bool (GNC_PREFS_GROUP_GENERAL, GNC_PREF_TAB_OPEN_ADJACENT))
+        current_position = g_list_index (priv->installed_pages, priv->current_page) + 1;
+
     priv->installed_pages = g_list_insert (priv->installed_pages, page, current_position);
     priv->usage_order = g_list_prepend (priv->usage_order, page);
     gtk_notebook_insert_page_menu (notebook, page->notebook_page,
diff --git a/gnucash/gschemas/org.gnucash.gschema.xml.in b/gnucash/gschemas/org.gnucash.gschema.xml.in
index 8f1f808f8db..7598dbaaf2a 100644
--- a/gnucash/gschemas/org.gnucash.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/gnucash/gschemas/org.gnucash.gschema.xml.in
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@
       <summary>Width of notebook tabs</summary>
       <description>This key specifies the maximum width of notebook tabs. If the text in the tab is longer than this value (the test is approximate) then the tab label will have the middle cut and replaced with an ellipsis.</description>
     </key>
+    <key name="tab-open-adjacent" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Opens new tab adjacent to current tab instead of at the end</summary>
+      <description>If active, new tabs are opened adjacent to current tab. If inactive, the new tabs are opened instead at the end.</description>
+    </key>
     <key name="currency-choice-locale" type="b">
       <default>true</default>
       <summary>Use the system locale currency for all newly created accounts.</summary>
diff --git a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-preferences.glade b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-preferences.glade
index df512c2b90c..3d78ab83bb9 100644
--- a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-preferences.glade
+++ b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-preferences.glade
@@ -3328,7 +3328,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">6</property>
                     <property name="width">2</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
@@ -3339,7 +3339,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">7</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">8</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -3352,7 +3352,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">8</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">9</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -3371,7 +3371,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">9</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">10</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -3390,7 +3390,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">10</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">11</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -3409,7 +3409,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">11</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">12</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -3428,7 +3428,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">12</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">13</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -3441,7 +3441,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">8</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">9</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -3460,7 +3460,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">9</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">10</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -3479,7 +3479,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">10</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">11</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -3565,7 +3565,7 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">7</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -3579,7 +3579,26 @@ many months before the current month</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                    <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">7</property>
+                  </packing>
+                </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="pref/general/tab-open-adjacent">
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Open new tabs _adjacent to current tab</property>
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                    <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                    <property name="has_tooltip">True</property>
+                    <property name="tooltip_markup">Opens new tab adjacent to current tab instead of at the end</property>
+                    <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">Opens new tab adjacent to current tab instead of at the end.</property>
+                    <property name="halign">start</property>
+                    <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                    <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                  </object>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                    <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+                    <property name="width">2</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>