diff --git a/src/DetachableTabBar.h b/src/DetachableTabBar.h
--- a/src/DetachableTabBar.h
+++ b/src/DetachableTabBar.h
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     enum class DragType : unsigned char {NONE, OUTSIDE, WINDOW};
-
     explicit DetachableTabBar(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void detachTab(int index);
     void moveTabToWindow(int tabIndex, QWidget *otherWindow);
+    void closeTab(int index);
+    void newTabRequest();
+
 protected:
+    void middleMouseButtonClickAt(const QPoint& pos);
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
     void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent*event) override;
     void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
diff --git a/src/DetachableTabBar.cpp b/src/DetachableTabBar.cpp
--- a/src/DetachableTabBar.cpp
+++ b/src/DetachableTabBar.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 */
 
 #include "DetachableTabBar.h"
+#include "KonsoleSettings.h"
 #include "ViewContainer.h"
 
 #include <QMouseEvent>
@@ -43,10 +44,20 @@
     return false;
 }
 
+void DetachableTabBar::middleMouseButtonClickAt(const QPoint& pos)
+{
+    int tabId = tabAt(pos);
+
+    if (tabId == -1) {
+        emit newTabRequest();
+    } else {
+        emit closeTab(tabId);
+    }
+}
+
 void DetachableTabBar::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     QTabBar::mousePressEvent(event);
-    _containers = window()->findChildren<Konsole::TabbedViewContainer*>();
 }
 
 void DetachableTabBar::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
@@ -86,6 +97,16 @@
 void DetachableTabBar::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     QTabBar::mouseReleaseEvent(event);
+
+    switch(event->button()) {
+        case Qt::MiddleButton : if (KonsoleSettings::closeTabOnMiddleMouseButton()) {
+                                    middleMouseButtonClickAt(event->pos());
+                                }   break;
+        case Qt::LeftButton: _containers = window()->findChildren<Konsole::TabbedViewContainer*>(); break;
+        default: break;
+    }
+
+
     setCursor(_originalCursor);
 
     if (contentsRect().adjusted(-30,-30,30,30).contains(event->pos())) {
diff --git a/src/ViewContainer.cpp b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
--- a/src/ViewContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
     connect(tabBarWidget, &DetachableTabBar::detachTab, this, [this](int idx) {
         emit detachTab(this, widget(idx));
     });
+    connect(tabBarWidget, &DetachableTabBar::closeTab,
+        this, &TabbedViewContainer::closeTerminalTab);
+    connect(tabBarWidget, &DetachableTabBar::newTabRequest,
+        this, [this]{ emit newViewRequest(); });
+
     connect(this, &TabbedViewContainer::currentChanged, this, [this](int index) {
         if (index != -1) {
             widget(index)->setFocus();
diff --git a/src/settings/TabBarSettings.ui b/src/settings/TabBarSettings.ui
--- a/src/settings/TabBarSettings.ui
+++ b/src/settings/TabBarSettings.ui
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_CloseTabOnMiddleMouseButton">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Close tab on middle mouse button</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item row="1" column="1" colspan="2">
        <widget class="KComboBox" name="kcfg_TabBarPosition">
         <property name="sizePolicy">
diff --git a/src/settings/konsole.kcfg b/src/settings/konsole.kcfg
--- a/src/settings/konsole.kcfg
+++ b/src/settings/konsole.kcfg
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@
       <label>Use a user-defined .css file for the tab bar</label>
       <default>false</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="CloseTabOnMiddleMouseButton" type="Bool">
+      <label>Close tab on middle mouse button event</label>
+      <default>false</default>
+    </entry>
     <entry name="TabBarUserStyleSheetFile" type="Url">
       <label>The .css file to use for the tab bar style</label>
       <default></default>