diff --git a/xpfe/global/resources/content/bindings/tabbrowser.xml b/xpfe/global/resources/content/bindings/tabbrowser.xml
index 225cb91f155..db7ad00d197 100644
--- a/xpfe/global/resources/content/bindings/tabbrowser.xml
+++ b/xpfe/global/resources/content/bindings/tabbrowser.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                                 while (node.localName != 'tabbrowser')
                                   node = node.parentNode;
                                 node.removeCurrentTab();">
-            <xul:tab validate="never"
+            <xul:tab selected="true" validate="never"
                      onerror="this.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.addToMissedIconCache(this.getAttribute('image'));
                               this.removeAttribute('image');"
                      maxwidth="250" width="0" minwidth="30" flex="100"