diff --git a/krusader/Panel/krview.h b/krusader/Panel/krview.h
--- a/krusader/Panel/krview.h
+++ b/krusader/Panel/krview.h
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@
     void restoreDefaultSettings();
     // call this to restore this view's settings after restart
     void restoreSettings(KConfigGroup grp);
+    void duplicateSettings(KrView *other);
 
     void saveSelection();
     void restoreSelection();
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
     KrView(KrViewInstance &instance, KConfig *cfg);
 
     virtual void doRestoreSettings(KConfigGroup grp);
+    virtual void doDuplicateSettings(KrView *other);
     virtual KIO::filesize_t calcSize() = 0;
     virtual KIO::filesize_t calcSelectedSize() = 0;
     void sortModeUpdated(KrViewProperties::ColumnType sortColumn, bool descending);
diff --git a/krusader/Panel/krview.cpp b/krusader/Panel/krview.cpp
--- a/krusader/Panel/krview.cpp
+++ b/krusader/Panel/krview.cpp
@@ -887,6 +887,9 @@
 
 void KrView::doRestoreSettings(KConfigGroup group)
 {
+    // Note: When new settings are added here, keep in sync with
+    // doDuplicateSettings() below.
+
     restoreSortMode(group);
     setFileIconSize(group.readEntry("IconSize", defaultFileIconSize()));
     showPreviews(group.readEntry("ShowPreviews", false));
@@ -897,6 +900,27 @@
     _properties->filterMask = _properties->filterSettings.toQuery();
 }
 
+void KrView::duplicateSettings(KrView *other)
+{
+    bool tmp = _updateDefaultSettings;
+    _updateDefaultSettings = false;
+    doDuplicateSettings(other);
+    _updateDefaultSettings = tmp;
+    refresh();
+}
+
+void KrView::doDuplicateSettings(KrView *other)
+{
+    setSortMode(other->properties()->sortColumn,
+                other->properties()->sortOptions & KrViewProperties::Descending);
+    setFileIconSize(other->fileIconSize());
+    showPreviews(other->previewsShown());
+    _properties->filter = other->properties()->filter;
+    _properties->filterApplysToDirs = other->properties()->filterApplysToDirs;
+    _properties->filterSettings = other->properties()->filterSettings;
+    _properties->filterMask = _properties->filterSettings.toQuery();
+}
+
 void KrView::applySettingsToOthers()
 {
     for(int i = 0; i < _instance.m_objects.length(); i++) {
diff --git a/krusader/Panel/listpanel.h b/krusader/Panel/listpanel.h
--- a/krusader/Panel/listpanel.h
+++ b/krusader/Panel/listpanel.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 
     void saveSettings(KConfigGroup cfg, bool saveHistory);
     void restoreSettings(KConfigGroup cfg);
+    void duplicateSettings(ListPanel *other);
 
 public slots:
     void popRightClickMenu(const QPoint&);
diff --git a/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp b/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp
--- a/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp
+++ b/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp
@@ -1182,6 +1182,9 @@
 
 void ListPanel::restoreSettings(KConfigGroup cfg)
 {
+    // Note: When new settings are added here, keep in sync with
+    // duplicateSettings() below.
+
     changeType(cfg.readEntry("Type", defaultPanelType()));
 
     setProperties(cfg.readEntry("Properties", 0));
@@ -1209,6 +1212,13 @@
     }
 }
 
+void ListPanel::duplicateSettings(ListPanel *other)
+{
+    changeType(other->panelType);
+    setProperties(other->getProperties());
+    view->duplicateSettings(other->view);
+}
+
 void ListPanel::slotCurrentChanged(KrViewItem *item)
 {
     // update status bar
diff --git a/krusader/panelmanager.cpp b/krusader/panelmanager.cpp
--- a/krusader/panelmanager.cpp
+++ b/krusader/panelmanager.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
 void PanelManager::slotNewTab(const QUrl &url, bool setCurrent, KrPanel *nextTo)
 {
     ListPanel *p = addPanel(setCurrent, KConfigGroup(), nextTo);
+    if(nextTo && nextTo->gui)
+        p->duplicateSettings(nextTo->gui);
     p->start(url);
 }