diff --git a/krusader/panelmanager.cpp b/krusader/panelmanager.cpp
--- a/krusader/panelmanager.cpp
+++ b/krusader/panelmanager.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
 
         ListPanel *panel = i < numTabsOld ? _tabbar->getPanel(i) : addPanel(false, grpTab);
         panel->restoreSettings(grpTab);
+        _tabbar->updateTab(panel);
     }
 
     for(int i = numTabsOld - 1; i >= numTabsNew && i > 0; i--)
@@ -436,8 +437,10 @@
 
 void PanelManager::slotLockTab()
 {
-    currentPanel()->gui->setLocked(!currentPanel()->gui->isLocked());
+    ListPanel *panel = _self;
+    panel->gui->setLocked(!panel->gui->isLocked());
     _actions->refreshActions();
+    _tabbar->updateTab(panel);
 }
 
 void PanelManager::newTabs(const QStringList& urls) {
diff --git a/krusader/paneltabbar.h b/krusader/paneltabbar.h
--- a/krusader/paneltabbar.h
+++ b/krusader/paneltabbar.h
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@
     virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *e) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
 protected slots:
-    void closeTab();
     void duplicateTab();
 
 private:
+    void setIcon(int index, ListPanel *panel);
     KActionMenu *_panelActionMenu;
     bool _left;
     int _maxTabLength;
diff --git a/krusader/paneltabbar.cpp b/krusader/paneltabbar.cpp
--- a/krusader/paneltabbar.cpp
+++ b/krusader/paneltabbar.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 #include <KConfigCore/KSharedConfig>
 #include <KI18n/KLocalizedString>
+#include <KIconThemes/KIconLoader>
 #include <KWidgetsAddons/KActionMenu>
 
 #define DISPLAY(X) (X.isLocalFile() ? X.path() : X.toDisplayString())
@@ -70,32 +71,31 @@
 {
     int insertIndex = -1;
 
-    if(nextTo) {
-        for(int i = 0; i < count(); i++) {
-            if(getPanel(i) == nextTo) {
+    if (nextTo) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < count(); i++) {
+            if (getPanel(i) == nextTo) {
                 insertIndex = i + 1;
                 break;
             }
         }
     }
 
-    int newId;
-    if(insertIndex != -1) {
-        newId = insertTab(insertIndex, squeeze(DISPLAY(panel->virtualPath())));
-    } else
-        newId = addTab(squeeze(DISPLAY(panel->virtualPath())));
+    const QString text = squeeze(DISPLAY(panel->virtualPath()));
+    const int index = insertIndex != -1 ? insertTab(insertIndex, text) : addTab(text);
 
     QVariant v;
     v.setValue((long long)panel);
-    setTabData(newId, v);
+    setTabData(index, v);
+
+    setIcon(index, panel);
 
     // make sure all tabs lengths are correct
     layoutTabs();
 
     if (setCurrent)
-        setCurrentIndex(newId);
+        setCurrentIndex(index);
 
-    return newId;
+    return index;
 }
 
 ListPanel* PanelTabBar::getPanel(int tabIdx)
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
     for (int i = 0; i < count(); i++) {
         if ((ListPanel*)tabData(i).toLongLong() == panel) {
             setTabText(i, squeeze(DISPLAY(panel->virtualPath()), i));
+            setIcon(i, panel);
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -145,9 +146,10 @@
     emit newTab(((ListPanel*)tabData(id).toLongLong())->virtualPath());
 }
 
-void PanelTabBar::closeTab()
+void PanelTabBar::setIcon(int index, ListPanel *panel)
 {
-    emit closeCurrentTab();
+    setTabIcon(index,
+               panel->isLocked() ? krLoader->loadIcon("lock", KIconLoader::Toolbar, 16) : QIcon());
 }
 
 QString PanelTabBar::squeeze(QString text, int index)
@@ -265,8 +267,8 @@
 
     setCurrentIndex(clickedTab);
 
-    ListPanel *p =  getPanel(clickedTab);
-    if(p)
+    ListPanel *p = getPanel(clickedTab);
+    if (p)
         p->slotFocusOnMe();
 
     if (e->button() == Qt::RightButton) {