diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.h b/src/TerminalDisplay.h
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.h
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 // Qt
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QPointer>
+#include <QTabBar>
 #include <QWidget>
 
 // Konsole
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
 class QScrollBar;
 class QShowEvent;
 class QHideEvent;
+class QTabBar;
 class QTimerEvent;
 class KMessageWidget;
 
@@ -930,6 +932,7 @@
     QVBoxLayout *_verticalLayout;
 
     bool _fixedFont; // has fixed pitch
+    int _tabToBeClosedOnMiddleMouseButtonRelease;
     int _fontHeight;      // height
     int _fontWidth;      // width
     int _fontAscent;      // ascend
@@ -1071,6 +1074,9 @@
     IncrementalSearchBar *_searchBar;
 
     QRect _searchResultRect;
+
+    QTabBar *_tabBar;
+
     friend class TerminalDisplayAccessible;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QStyle>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QWidget>
 #include <QDrag>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QAccessible>
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@
     , _bellMasked(false)
     , _verticalLayout(new QVBoxLayout(this))
     , _fixedFont(true)
+    , _tabToBeClosedOnMiddleMouseButtonRelease(-1)
     , _fontHeight(1)
     , _fontWidth(1)
     , _fontAscent(1)
@@ -475,6 +477,7 @@
     , _scrollWheelState(ScrollState())
     , _searchBar(new IncrementalSearchBar(this))
     , _searchResultRect(QRect())
+    , _tabBar(qobject_cast<QTabBar*>(parent))
 {
     // terminal applications are not designed with Right-To-Left in mind,
     // so the layout is forced to Left-To-Right
@@ -2492,6 +2495,13 @@
             }
         }
     } else if (ev->button() == Qt::MidButton) {
+        const int index = _tabBar->tabAt(ev->pos());
+        if (index >= 0 && ev->button() == Qt::MiddleButton) {
+            _tabToBeClosedOnMiddleMouseButtonRelease = index;
+            return;
+        }
+        QWidget::mousePressEvent(ev);
+
         processMidButtonClick(ev);
     } else if (ev->button() == Qt::RightButton) {
         if (!_usesMouseTracking || ((ev->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier) != 0u)) {
@@ -2827,6 +2837,15 @@
         _dragInfo.state = diNone;
     }
 
+    const int index = _tabBar->tabAt(ev->pos());
+    if (index >= 0 && index == _tabToBeClosedOnMiddleMouseButtonRelease
+        && ev->button() == Qt::MiddleButton) {
+        // Mouse middle click on a tab closes this tab.
+        emit _tabBar->tabCloseRequested(index);
+        return;
+    }
+    QWidget::mouseReleaseEvent(ev);
+
     if (_usesMouseTracking &&
             (ev->button() == Qt::RightButton || ev->button() == Qt::MidButton) &&
             !(ev->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier)) {