diff --git a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.js b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.js
index 2dd259a4f6a..b2dc46a5907 100644
--- a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.js
+++ b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.js
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ function getSearchUrl(attr)
 }
 
 
-function OpenSearch(tabName, forceDialogFlag, searchStr)
+function OpenSearch(tabName, forceDialogFlag, searchStr, newWindowFlag)
 {
   //This function needs to be split up someday.
 
@@ -754,7 +754,10 @@ function OpenSearch(tabName, forceDialogFlag, searchStr)
           } catch (ex) {
           }
 
-          loadURI(defaultSearchURL);
+          if (!newWindowFlag)
+            loadURI(defaultSearchURL);
+          else
+            window.open(defaultSearchURL, "_blank");
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/xpfe/communicator/resources/content/contentAreaContextOverlay.xul b/xpfe/communicator/resources/content/contentAreaContextOverlay.xul
index b15ba4acb03..d7b9282303d 100644
--- a/xpfe/communicator/resources/content/contentAreaContextOverlay.xul
+++ b/xpfe/communicator/resources/content/contentAreaContextOverlay.xul
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                                                       gContextMenu.linkText(), 
                                                       undefined, true);"/>
       <menuitem id="context-searchselect" class="menuitem-iconic"
-                oncommand="OpenSearch('internet',false, gContextMenu.searchSelected());"/>
+                oncommand="OpenSearch('internet', false, gContextMenu.searchSelected(), true);"/>
        
       <menuseparator id="context-sep-bookmark"/>
       <!-- Save ==================================== -->