--- 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);