diff --git a/src/tabbar.cpp b/src/tabbar.cpp
index 74bed11..12bd3a9 100644
--- a/src/tabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/tabbar.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void TabBar::triggerWebPageAction(QWebEnginePage::WebAction action, WebView *web
 
 void TabBar::closeTab(int index)
 {
-    if (index == 0)
+    if (index == 0 || index == this->count() - 1)
         return;
     setSelectionBehaviorOnRemove(index);
     auto webview = widget(index);
@@ -235,3 +235,10 @@ void TabBar::onCurrentChanged(int index)
         QTimer::singleShot(0, [=](){emit currentTitleChanged("");});
     }
 }
+
+void TabBar::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->button() == Qt::MiddleButton) {
+        closeTab(this->tabAt(event->pos()));
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/tabbar.h b/src/tabbar.h
index 013c780..3bb60ab 100644
--- a/src/tabbar.h
+++ b/src/tabbar.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include "webview.h"
 #include "contentmanagerview.h"
+#include <QMouseEvent>
 
 class TabBar : public QTabBar
 {
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ public:
     QString currentArticleUrl();
     QString currentArticleTitle();
     virtual QSize tabSizeHint(int index) const;
+
+protected:
+    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
+
 signals:
     void webActionEnabledChanged(QWebEnginePage::WebAction action, bool enabled);
     void currentZimIdChanged(const QString& zimId);