diff --git a/src/ViewContainer.h b/src/ViewContainer.h
--- a/src/ViewContainer.h
+++ b/src/ViewContainer.h
@@ -159,9 +159,8 @@
      * to append it.  This index should be passed to addView() when the new view
      * has been created.
      * @param id The identifier of the view.
-     * @param sourceContainer Initial move event Tabbed view container.
      */
-    void moveViewRequest(int index, int id, TabbedViewContainer *sourceContainer);
+    void moveViewRequest(int index, int sessionControllerId);
 
     /** Emitted when the active view changes */
     void activeViewChanged(QWidget *view);
diff --git a/src/ViewContainer.cpp b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
--- a/src/ViewContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     const auto currentPos = QCursor::pos();
     for(const auto dropWidget : widgets) {
         if (dropWidget->rect().contains(dropWidget->mapFromGlobal(currentPos))) {
-            emit dropWidget->moveViewRequest(-1, id, this);
+            emit dropWidget->moveViewRequest(-1, id);
             removeView(widget(index));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.h b/src/ViewManager.h
--- a/src/ViewManager.h
+++ b/src/ViewManager.h
@@ -375,8 +375,7 @@
 
     // called when a ViewContainer requests a view be
     // moved
-    void containerMoveViewRequest(int index, int id,
-                                  TabbedViewContainer *sourceTabbedContainer);
+    void containerMoveViewRequest(int index, int sessionControllerId);
 
     void detachView(TabbedViewContainer *container, QWidget *view);
 
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.cpp b/src/ViewManager.cpp
--- a/src/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -465,20 +465,17 @@
 {
     TabbedViewContainer *container = createContainer();
 
-    // iterate over each session which has a view in the current active
-    // container and create a new view for that session in a new container
-    for(int i = 0, end = _viewSplitter->activeContainer()->count(); i < end; i++) {
-        auto view = _viewSplitter->activeContainer()->widget(i);
-        Session *session = _sessionMap[qobject_cast<TerminalDisplay *>(view)];
-        TerminalDisplay *display = createTerminalDisplay(session);
-        const Profile::Ptr profile = SessionManager::instance()->sessionProfile(session);
-        applyProfileToView(display, profile);
-        ViewProperties *properties = createController(session, display);
-
-        _sessionMap[display] = session;
-
-        container->addView(display, properties);
-        session->addView(display);
+    if (_viewSplitter->activeContainer()->count()) {
+        // get the currently applied profile and use it to create the new tab.
+        auto *activeContainer= _viewSplitter->activeContainer();
+        auto *currentDisplay = qobject_cast<TerminalDisplay*>(activeContainer->currentWidget());
+        auto profile = SessionManager::instance()->sessionProfile(_sessionMap[currentDisplay]);
+
+        // Create a new session with the selected profile.
+        auto *session = SessionManager::instance()->createSession(profile);
+        session->addEnvironmentEntry(QStringLiteral("KONSOLE_DBUS_WINDOW=/Windows/%1").arg(managerId()));
+
+        createView(session, container, 0);
     }
 
     _viewSplitter->addContainer(container, orientation);
@@ -638,12 +635,7 @@
         index = _viewSplitter->activeContainer()->currentIndex() + 1;
     }
 
-    // iterate over the view containers owned by this view manager
-    // and create a new terminal display for the session in each of them, along with
-    // a controller for the session/display pair
-    foreach (TabbedViewContainer *container, _viewSplitter->containers()) {
-        createView(session, container, index);
-    }
+    createView(session, _viewSplitter->activeContainer(), index);
 }
 
 TabbedViewContainer *ViewManager::createContainer()
@@ -682,31 +674,12 @@
     return container;
 }
 
-void ViewManager::containerMoveViewRequest(int index, int id,
-                                           TabbedViewContainer *sourceTabbedContainer)
+void ViewManager::containerMoveViewRequest(int index, int id)
 {
     auto *container = qobject_cast<TabbedViewContainer *>(sender());
     auto *controller = qobject_cast<SessionController *>(ViewProperties::propertiesById(id));
-
-    if (controller == nullptr) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // do not move the last tab in a split view.
-    if (sourceTabbedContainer != nullptr) {
-        QPointer<TabbedViewContainer> sourceContainer = qobject_cast<TabbedViewContainer *>(sourceTabbedContainer);
-
-        if (_viewSplitter->containers().contains(sourceContainer)) {
-            return;
-        } else {
-            ViewManager *sourceViewManager = sourceTabbedContainer->connectedViewManager();
-
-            // do not remove the last tab on the window
-            if (qobject_cast<ViewSplitter *>(sourceViewManager->widget())->containers().size() > 1) {
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    Q_ASSERT(container);
+    Q_ASSERT(controller);
 
     createView(controller->session(), container, index);
     controller->session()->refresh();