diff --git a/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt b/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   kurlnavigatortogglebutton.cpp
   kurlnavigator.cpp
   kurlnavigatormenu.cpp
+  kurlnavigatorpathselectoreventfilter.cpp
 
 
 )
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigator.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigator.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigator.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigator.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "kurlnavigatordropdownbutton_p.h"
 #include "kurlnavigatorbutton_p.h"
 #include "kurlnavigatortogglebutton_p.h"
+#include "kurlnavigatorpathselectoreventfilter_p.h"
 #include "urlutil_p.h"
 
 #include <kfileitem.h>
@@ -367,6 +368,11 @@
 
     QString spacer;
     QPointer<QMenu> popup = new QMenu(q);
+
+    auto *popupFilter = new KUrlNavigatorPathSelectorEventFilter(popup.data());
+    connect(popupFilter, &KUrlNavigatorPathSelectorEventFilter::tabRequested, q, &KUrlNavigator::tabRequested);
+    popup->installEventFilter(popupFilter);
+
     popup->setLayoutDirection(Qt::LeftToRight);
 
     const QUrl placeUrl = retrievePlaceUrl();
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigatorpathselectoreventfilter.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigatorpathselectoreventfilter.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigatorpathselectoreventfilter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) version 3, or any
+ * later version accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its
+ * successor approved by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall
+ * act as a proxy defined in Section 6 of version 3 of the license.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "kurlnavigatorpathselectoreventfilter_p.h"
+
+#include <QEvent>
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QMouseEvent>
+
+using namespace KDEPrivate;
+
+KUrlNavigatorPathSelectorEventFilter::KUrlNavigatorPathSelectorEventFilter(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+{
+
+}
+
+KUrlNavigatorPathSelectorEventFilter::~KUrlNavigatorPathSelectorEventFilter()
+{
+
+}
+
+bool KUrlNavigatorPathSelectorEventFilter::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonRelease) {
+        QMouseEvent *me = static_cast<QMouseEvent *>(event);
+        if (me->button() == Qt::MiddleButton) {
+            if (QMenu *menu = qobject_cast<QMenu *>(watched)) {
+                if (QAction *action = menu->activeAction()) {
+                    const QUrl url(action->data().toString());
+                    if (url.isValid()) {
+                        menu->close();
+
+                        emit tabRequested(url);
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return QObject::eventFilter(watched, event);
+}
+
+#include "moc_kurlnavigatorpathselectoreventfilter_p.cpp"
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigatorpathselectoreventfilter_p.h b/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigatorpathselectoreventfilter_p.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigatorpathselectoreventfilter_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) version 3, or any
+ * later version accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its
+ * successor approved by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall
+ * act as a proxy defined in Section 6 of version 3 of the license.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+namespace KDEPrivate
+{
+
+class KUrlNavigatorPathSelectorEventFilter : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit KUrlNavigatorPathSelectorEventFilter(QObject *parent);
+    ~KUrlNavigatorPathSelectorEventFilter() override;
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void tabRequested(const QUrl &url);
+
+protected:
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event) override;
+
+};
+
+} // namespace KDEPrivate