diff --git a/suite/browser/navigator.js b/suite/browser/navigator.js
index cf2ed76a6eff..b5ef90c8b005 100644
--- a/suite/browser/navigator.js
+++ b/suite/browser/navigator.js
@@ -908,13 +908,16 @@ function loadURI(uri, referrer)
   }
 }
 
-function BrowserLoadURL()
+function BrowserLoadURL(aTriggeringEvent)
 {
   var url = gURLBar.value;
   if (url.match(/^view-source:/)) {
     BrowserViewSourceOfURL(url.replace(/^view-source:/, ""), null);
   } else {
-    if (pref && pref.getBoolPref("browser.tabs.opentabfor.urlbar") && getBrowser().localName == "tabbrowser") {
+    if (pref && pref.getBoolPref("browser.tabs.opentabfor.urlbar") &&
+        getBrowser().localName == "tabbrowser" &&
+        aTriggeringEvent && 'ctrlKey' in aTriggeringEvent &&
+        aTriggeringEvent.ctrlKey) {
       var t = getBrowser().addTab(getShortcutOrURI(url)); // open link in new tab
       getBrowser().selectedTab = t;
     }
@@ -1454,10 +1457,10 @@ function handleURLBarRevert()
   return isScrolling; 
 }
 
-function handleURLBarCommand(aUserAction)
+function handleURLBarCommand(aUserAction, aTriggeringEvent)
 {
   addToUrlbarHistory();
-  BrowserLoadURL(); 
+  BrowserLoadURL(aTriggeringEvent); 
 }
 
 function UpdatePageProxyState()
diff --git a/suite/browser/navigator.xul b/suite/browser/navigator.xul
index 84d360c81bfa..36f0d242375a 100644
--- a/suite/browser/navigator.xul
+++ b/suite/browser/navigator.xul
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Contributor(s): ______________________________________. -->
                  showCommentColumn="true"
                  tooltiptext="&locationBar.tooltip;"
                  oninput="window.XULBrowserWindow.userTyped.value=true;"
-                 ontextcommand="return handleURLBarCommand(eventParam);"
+                 ontextcommand="return handleURLBarCommand(eventParam, domEvent);"
                  ontextrevert="return handleURLBarRevert();"
                  onfocus="URLBarFocusHandler(event);"
                  onblur="URLBarBlurHandler(event);">