diff --git a/include/konsole.h b/include/konsole.h
index 161d0fd6..e52123db 100644
--- a/include/konsole.h
+++ b/include/konsole.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ private slots:
   void pixmap_menu_activated(int item);
   void keytab_menu_activated(int item);
   void tecRef();
+  void newSession();
   void newSession(int kind);
   void newSessionSelect();
 
diff --git a/src/konsole.C b/src/konsole.C
index 4f3ca368..b27e3f67 100644
--- a/src/konsole.C
+++ b/src/konsole.C
@@ -242,7 +242,11 @@ void Konsole::makeMenu()
   newsession->plug(toolBar());
   QObjectList *l = toolBar()->queryList( "KToolBarButton" );
   if ( l && l->first() )
-      ( (KToolBarButton*)l->first() )->setPopup( m_file );
+  {
+      ( (KToolBarButton*)l->first() )->setDelayedPopup( m_file );
+      connect( (KToolBarButton*)l->first() , SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(newSession()));
+      
+  }
   delete l;
   toolBar()->insertLineSeparator();
 
@@ -855,6 +859,11 @@ void Konsole::newSessionSelect()
 {
 }
 
+void Konsole::newSession()
+{
+  newSession(1);
+}
+
 void Konsole::newSession(int i)
 {
   const char* shell = getenv("SHELL");