diff --git a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
--- a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
     QWidget* focusWidget = QApplication::focusWidget();
 
     DolphinTabPage* tabPage = new DolphinTabPage(primaryUrl, secondaryUrl, this);
+    tabPage->setActive(false);
     tabPage->setPlacesSelectorVisible(m_placesSelectorVisible);
     connect(tabPage, &DolphinTabPage::activeViewChanged,
             this, &DolphinTabWidget::activeViewChanged);