diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
index a7ec0cd77..3f6cc3a92 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
@@ -91,16 +91,18 @@ function getTabContexts() {
 
 /** @returns {TabContext} */
 function getActiveTabContext() {
-    for (const ctx of tabContexts) {
-        if (ctx.$tabContent.is(":visible")) {
-            return ctx;
-        }
+    const activeTabEl = tabRow.activeTabEl;
+
+    if (!activeTabEl) {
+        return null;
     }
+
+    const tabId = activeTabEl.getAttribute('data-tab-id');
+
+    return tabContexts.find(tc => tc.tabId === tabId);
 }
 
 async function showTab(tabId) {
-    tabId = parseInt(tabId);
-
     for (const ctx of tabContexts) {
         ctx.$tabContent.toggle(ctx.tabId === tabId);
     }
@@ -114,14 +116,32 @@ async function showTab(tabId) {
     treeService.clearSelectedNodes();
 
     const newActiveTabContext = getActiveTabContext();
-    const newActiveNode = await treeService.getNodeFromPath(newActiveTabContext.notePath);
 
-    if (newActiveNode && newActiveNode.isVisible()) {
-        newActiveNode.setActive(true, { noEvents: true });
-        newActiveNode.setSelected(true);
+    if (newActiveTabContext && newActiveTabContext.notePath) {
+        const newActiveNode = await treeService.getNodeFromPath(newActiveTabContext.notePath);
+
+        if (newActiveNode && newActiveNode.isVisible()) {
+            newActiveNode.setActive(true, {noEvents: true});
+            newActiveNode.setSelected(true);
+        }
     }
 }
 
+async function renderComponent(ctx) {
+    for (const componentType in ctx.components) {
+        if (componentType !== ctx.note.type) {
+            ctx.components[componentType].cleanup();
+        }
+    }
+
+    ctx.$noteDetailComponents.hide();
+
+    ctx.$noteTitle.show(); // this can be hidden by empty detail
+    ctx.$noteTitle.removeAttr("readonly"); // this can be set by protected session service
+
+    await ctx.getComponent().render();
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {TabContext} ctx
  * @param {NoteFull} note
@@ -129,6 +149,8 @@ async function showTab(tabId) {
 async function loadNoteDetailToContext(ctx, note, notePath) {
     ctx.setNote(note, notePath);
 
+    openTabsChanged();
+
     if (utils.isDesktop()) {
         // needs to happen after loading the note itself because it references active noteId
         ctx.attributes.refreshAttributes();
@@ -147,17 +169,7 @@ async function loadNoteDetailToContext(ctx, note, notePath) {
             ctx.noteType.mime(ctx.note.mime);
         }
 
-        for (const componentType in ctx.components) {
-            if (componentType !== ctx.note.type) {
-                ctx.components[componentType].cleanup();
-            }
-        }
-
-        ctx.$noteDetailComponents.hide();
-
-        ctx.$noteTitle.removeAttr("readonly"); // this can be set by protected session service
-
-        await ctx.getComponent().show(ctx);
+        await renderComponent(ctx);
     } finally {
         ctx.noteChangeDisabled = false;
     }
@@ -180,11 +192,16 @@ async function loadNoteDetailToContext(ctx, note, notePath) {
     }
 }
 
-async function loadNoteDetail(notePath, options = {}) {
+async function loadNoteDetail(origNotePath, options = {}) {
     const newTab = !!options.newTab;
     const activate = !!options.activate;
 
-    notePath = await treeService.resolveNotePath(notePath);
+    const notePath = await treeService.resolveNotePath(origNotePath);
+
+    if (!notePath) {
+        console.error(`Cannot resolve note path ${origNotePath}`);
+        return;
+    }
 
     const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
     const loadedNote = await loadNote(noteId);
@@ -293,6 +310,15 @@ $tabContentsContainer.on("drop", e => {
     });
 });
 
+tabRow.addListener('newTab', async () => {
+    const ctx = new TabContext(tabRow);
+    tabContexts.push(ctx);
+
+    renderComponent(ctx);
+
+    await tabRow.setCurrentTab(ctx.tab);
+});
+
 tabRow.addListener('activeTabChange', async ({ detail }) => {
     const tabId = detail.tabEl.getAttribute('data-tab-id');
 
@@ -302,7 +328,7 @@ tabRow.addListener('activeTabChange', async ({ detail }) => {
 });
 
 tabRow.addListener('tabRemove', async ({ detail }) => {
-    const tabId = parseInt(detail.tabEl.getAttribute('data-tab-id'));
+    const tabId = detail.tabEl.getAttribute('data-tab-id');
 
     const tabContentToDelete = tabContexts.find(nc => nc.tabId === tabId);
 
@@ -386,7 +412,7 @@ async function saveOpenTabs() {
     const openTabs = [];
 
     for (const tabEl of tabRow.tabEls) {
-        const tabId = parseInt(tabEl.getAttribute('data-tab-id'));
+        const tabId = tabEl.getAttribute('data-tab-id');
         const tabContext = tabContexts.find(tc => tc.tabId === tabId);
 
         if (tabContext) {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_code.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_code.js
index 1c0880c6a..34bddd332 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_code.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_code.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class NoteDetailCode {
         this.$executeScriptButton.click(() => this.executeCurrentNote());
     }
 
-    async show() {
+    async render() {
         await libraryLoader.requireLibrary(libraryLoader.CODE_MIRROR);
 
         if (!this.codeEditor) {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_file.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_file.js
index 126a4895f..ad45e963d 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_file.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_file.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import utils from "./utils.js";
 import server from "./server.js";
-import protectedSessionHolder from "./protected_session_holder.js";
-import noteDetailService from "./note_detail.js";
 
 class NoteDetailFile {
     /**
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ class NoteDetailFile {
         });
     }
 
-    async show() {
+    async render() {
         const attributes = await server.get('notes/' + this.ctx.note.noteId + '/attributes');
         const attributeMap = utils.toObject(attributes, l => [l.name, l.value]);
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_image.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_image.js
index 7df383c0f..4439084b6 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_image.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_image.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class NoteDetailImage {
         });
     }
 
-    async show() {
+    async render() {
         const attributes = await server.get('notes/' + this.ctx.note.noteId + '/attributes');
         const attributeMap = utils.toObject(attributes, l => [l.name, l.value]);
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_protected_session.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_protected_session.js
index 74405ab46..eced49023 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_protected_session.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_protected_session.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class NoteDetailProtectedSession {
         });
     }
 
-    show() {
+    render() {
         this.$component.show();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_relation_map.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_relation_map.js
index 7bf682234..8125976db 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_relation_map.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_relation_map.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class NoteDetailRelationMap {
         return id.substr(13);
     }
 
-    async show() {
+    async render() {
         this.$component.show();
 
         await libraryLoader.requireLibrary(libraryLoader.RELATION_MAP);
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_render.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_render.js
index deeff20bb..3c2503509 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_render.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_render.js
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ class NoteDetailRender {
         this.$noteDetailRenderContent = ctx.$tabContent.find('.note-detail-render-content');
         this.$renderButton = ctx.$tabContent.find('.render-button');
 
-        this.$renderButton.click(this.show);
+        this.$renderButton.click(this.render);
     }
 
-    async show() {
+    async render() {
         const attributes = await attributeService.getAttributes();
         const renderNotes = attributes.filter(attr =>
             attr.type === 'relation'
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_search.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_search.js
index e4bd989c4..cbeac81c8 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_search.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_search.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class NoteDetailSearch {
         });
     }
 
-    show() {
+    render() {
         this.$help.html(searchNotesService.getHelpText());
 
         this.$component.show();
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_text.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_text.js
index f600793b2..7402ddc96 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_text.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail_text.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class NoteDetailText {
         })
     }
 
-    async show() {
+    async render() {
         if (!this.textEditor) {
             await libraryLoader.requireLibrary(libraryLoader.CKEDITOR);
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
index c8243246b..af87b394a 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import treeUtils from "./tree_utils.js";
 import utils from "./utils.js";
 import {NoteTypeContext} from "./note_type.js";
 import noteDetailService from "./note_detail.js";
-import noteDetailCode from "./note_detail_code.js";
+import noteDetailEmpty from "./note_detail_empty.js";
 import noteDetailText from "./note_detail_text.js";
+import noteDetailCode from "./note_detail_code.js";
 import noteDetailFile from "./note_detail_file.js";
 import noteDetailImage from "./note_detail_image.js";
 import noteDetailSearch from "./note_detail_search.js";
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ import protectedSessionService from "./protected_session.js";
 const $tabContentsContainer = $("#note-tab-container");
 
 const componentClasses = {
-    'code': noteDetailCode,
+    'empty': noteDetailEmpty,
     'text': noteDetailText,
+    'code': noteDetailCode,
     'file': noteDetailFile,
     'image': noteDetailImage,
     'search': noteDetailSearch,
@@ -30,19 +32,14 @@ const componentClasses = {
     'protected-session': noteDetailProtectedSession
 };
 
-let tabIdCounter = 1;
-
 class TabContext {
     /**
      * @param {TabRow} tabRow
      */
     constructor(tabRow) {
-        this.tabId = tabIdCounter++;
         this.tabRow = tabRow;
-        this.tab = this.tabRow.addTab({
-            title: '', // will be set later
-            id: this.tabId
-        });
+        this.tab = this.tabRow.addTab();
+        this.tabId = this.tab.getAttribute('data-tab-id');
 
         this.$tabContent = $(".note-tab-content-template").clone();
         this.$tabContent.removeClass('note-tab-content-template');
@@ -51,6 +48,7 @@ class TabContext {
         $tabContentsContainer.append(this.$tabContent);
 
         this.$noteTitle = this.$tabContent.find(".note-title");
+        this.$noteTitleRow = this.$tabContent.find(".note-title-row");
         this.$noteDetailComponents = this.$tabContent.find(".note-detail-component");
         this.$childrenOverview = this.$tabContent.find(".children-overview");
         this.$scriptArea = this.$tabContent.find(".note-detail-script-area");
@@ -82,9 +80,6 @@ class TabContext {
         this.noteId = note.noteId;
         this.notePath = notePath;
         this.note = note;
-        this.tab.setAttribute('data-note-id', this.noteId);
-        this.$tabContent.attr('data-note-id', note.noteId);
-
         this.tabRow.updateTab(this.tab, {title: note.title});
 
         this.attributes.invalidateAttributes();
@@ -108,19 +103,25 @@ class TabContext {
     }
 
     getComponent() {
-        let type = this.note.type;
+        let type;
 
-        if (this.note.isProtected) {
-            if (protectedSessionHolder.isProtectedSessionAvailable()) {
-                protectedSessionHolder.touchProtectedSession();
-            }
-            else {
-                type = 'protected-session';
+        if (this.note) {
+            type = this.note.type;
 
-                // user shouldn't be able to edit note title
-                this.$noteTitle.prop("readonly", true);
+            if (this.note.isProtected) {
+                if (protectedSessionHolder.isProtectedSessionAvailable()) {
+                    protectedSessionHolder.touchProtectedSession();
+                } else {
+                    type = 'protected-session';
+
+                    // user shouldn't be able to edit note title
+                    this.$noteTitle.prop("readonly", true);
+                }
             }
         }
+        else {
+            type = 'empty';
+        }
 
         if (!(type in this.components)) {
             this.components[type] = new componentClasses[type](this);
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_row.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_row.js
index 3bd6426d8..258f2df68 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_row.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_row.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class TabRow {
     constructor() {
         this.draggabillies = [];
         this.eventListeners = {};
+        this.tabIdCounter = 1;
     }
 
     init(el) {
@@ -164,12 +165,13 @@ class TabRow {
         const div = document.createElement('div');
         div.innerHTML = tabTemplate;
         const tabEl = div.firstElementChild;
+        tabEl.setAttribute('data-tab-id', "t" + this.tabIdCounter++);
 
         tabEl.classList.add('note-tab-was-just-added');
         setTimeout(() => tabEl.classList.remove('note-tab-was-just-added'), 500);
 
         tabProperties = Object.assign({}, defaultTapProperties, tabProperties);
-        this.tabContentEl.appendChild(tabEl);
+        this.newTabEl.before(tabEl);
         this.setVisibility();
         this.setTabCloseEventListener(tabEl);
         this.updateTab(tabEl, tabProperties);
@@ -266,10 +268,6 @@ class TabRow {
 
     updateTab(tabEl, tabProperties) {
         tabEl.querySelector('.note-tab-title').textContent = tabProperties.title;
-
-        if (tabProperties.id) {
-            tabEl.setAttribute('data-tab-id', tabProperties.id);
-        }
     }
 
     cleanUpPreviouslyDraggedTabs() {
@@ -374,6 +372,8 @@ class TabRow {
 
         this.tabContentEl.appendChild(this.newTabEl);
         this.layoutTabs();
+
+        this.newTabEl.addEventListener('click', _ => this.emit('newTab'));
     }
 
     closest(value, array) {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js
index 608aa2657..a12893511 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class TreeContextMenu {
 
     async selectContextMenuItem(event, cmd) {
         if (cmd === 'openInTab') {
-            const notePath = treeUtils.getNotePath(this.node);
+            const notePath = await treeUtils.getNotePath(this.node);
 
             noteDetailService.openInTab(notePath);
         }
diff --git a/src/views/tabs.ejs b/src/views/tabs.ejs
index e2c19699a..f12a1ddcb 100644
--- a/src/views/tabs.ejs
+++ b/src/views/tabs.ejs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
             <div class="note-detail-code note-detail-component"></div>
 
+            <% include details/empty.ejs %>
+
             <% include details/search.ejs %>
 
             <% include details/render.ejs %>