diff --git a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
--- a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@
 #include <KRun>
 #include <KShell>
 #include <kio/global.h>
+#include <KUrlComboBox>
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDropEvent>
+#include <QLineEdit>
 
 DolphinTabWidget::DolphinTabWidget(QWidget* parent) :
     QTabWidget(parent),
@@ -139,9 +141,14 @@
     navigator->setUrlEditable(isUrlEditable);
 
     if (isUrlEditable) {
-        // If a new tab is opened and the URL is editable, assure that
-        // the user can edit the URL without manually setting the focus
-        navigator->setFocus();
+        // If a new tab is opened and the URL is editable, select everything
+        // So the user can quickly enter new text without having to manually
+        // delete anything
+        navigator->editor()->lineEdit()->selectAll();
+    } else {
+        // Otherwise, give the view keyboard focus, since that's more useful
+        // than making the breadcrumbs bar have focus
+        currentTabPage()->activeViewContainer()->view()->setFocus();
     }
 }