diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 537d8d7..7e56aa0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
 include(ECMAddTests)
 include(ECMCoverageOption)
 
-
 set(PIM_VERSION "5.4.40")
 set(MAILCOMMON_LIB_VERSION ${PIM_VERSION})
 set(AKONADIMIME_LIB_VERSION "5.4.40")
diff --git a/src/widgets/favoritecollectionwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/favoritecollectionwidget.cpp
index 72b3340..3f7a56d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/favoritecollectionwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/favoritecollectionwidget.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QFontDatabase>
+#include <QMouseEvent>
 
 using namespace MailCommon;
 
@@ -68,6 +69,14 @@ FavoriteCollectionWidget::~FavoriteCollectionWidget()
     delete d;
 }
 
+void FavoriteCollectionWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
+{
+    const bool buttonPressedIsMiddle = (e->button() == Qt::MidButton);
+    Q_EMIT prefereCreateNewTab(buttonPressedIsMiddle);
+    Akonadi::EntityListView::mousePressEvent(e);
+}
+
+
 void FavoriteCollectionWidget::updateMode()
 {
     switch (viewMode()) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/favoritecollectionwidget.h b/src/widgets/favoritecollectionwidget.h
index dac2749..1e62824 100644
--- a/src/widgets/favoritecollectionwidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/favoritecollectionwidget.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
 protected:
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
+    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void prefereCreateNewTab(bool);
+
 private:
     void createMenu(KActionCollection *ac);
     class Private;