diff --git a/app/config/windowsettings.ui b/app/config/windowsettings.ui
--- a/app/config/windowsettings.ui
+++ b/app/config/windowsettings.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>289</width>
+    <width>362</width>
     <height>441</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -14,7 +14,16 @@
    <property name="spacing">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
-   <property name="margin">
+   <property name="leftMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="topMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="rightMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="bottomMargin">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
    <item>
@@ -65,6 +74,35 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="2" column="1">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_MiddleClickCloseTab">
+        <property name="enabled">
+         <bool>false</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="whatsThis">
+         <string>Close tabs with middle mouse button</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Middle-click to close tabs</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="2" column="0">
+       <spacer name="spacer">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeType">
+         <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>20</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -396,5 +434,21 @@
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>kcfg_ShowTabBar</sender>
+   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>kcfg_MiddleClickCloseTab</receiver>
+   <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>180</x>
+     <y>44</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>193</x>
+     <y>100</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
  </connections>
 </ui>
diff --git a/app/config/yakuake.kcfg b/app/config/yakuake.kcfg
--- a/app/config/yakuake.kcfg
+++ b/app/config/yakuake.kcfg
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
       <whatsthis context="@info:whatsthis">Whether to update tab titles along with the title bar.</whatsthis>
       <default>false</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="MiddleClickCloseTab" type="Bool">
+      <label context="@label">Middle-click to close tabs</label>
+      <whatsthis context="@info:whatsthis">Close tabs with middle mouse button</whatsthis>
+      <default>true</default>
+    </entry>
   </group>
   <group name="Behavior">
     <entry name="FocusFollowsMouse" type="Bool">
diff --git a/app/tabbar.cpp b/app/tabbar.cpp
--- a/app/tabbar.cpp
+++ b/app/tabbar.cpp
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@
 
     if (index == -1) return;
 
+    if (event->button() == Qt::MidButton && !Settings::middleClickCloseTab()) return;
+
     if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton || event->button() == Qt::MidButton)
     {
         m_startPos = event->pos();