--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ void MainWindow::setupActions()
 
     // File Menu
     _newTabMenuAction = new KActionMenu(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("tab-new")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "&New Tab"), collection);
+    _newTabMenuAction->setPopupMode(QToolButton::MenuButtonPopup);
     collection->setDefaultShortcut(_newTabMenuAction, Konsole::ACCEL | Qt::Key_T);
     collection->setShortcutsConfigurable(_newTabMenuAction, true);
     _newTabMenuAction->setAutoRepeat(false);