diff --git a/resources/css/style.css b/resources/css/style.css
index c575120..7793387 100644
--- a/resources/css/style.css
+++ b/resources/css/style.css
@@ -201,12 +201,13 @@ QTabBar::tab:first {
     border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
-#nextTabButton, #prevTabButton {
+#nextTabButton, #prevTabButton, #newTabSideButton {
     border: 1px solid #ccc;
 }
 
 #closeTabButton:hover, #newTabButton:hover,
-#nextTabButton:hover, #prevTabButton:hover{
+#nextTabButton:hover, #prevTabButton:hover,
+#newTabSideButton:hover {
     border: 1px solid #3366CC;
     background-color: #D9E9FF;
     border-radius: 3px;
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index ea32218..5999a2a 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     addAction(app->getAction(KiwixApp::NextTabAction));
     addAction(app->getAction(KiwixApp::PreviousTabAction));
 
+    mp_ui->newTabSideButton->setDefaultAction(app->getAction(KiwixApp::NewTabAction));
     mp_ui->nextTabButton->setDefaultAction(app->getAction(KiwixApp::ScrollNextTabAction));
     mp_ui->prevTabButton->setDefaultAction(app->getAction(KiwixApp::ScrollPreviousTabAction));
 
diff --git a/src/tabbar.cpp b/src/tabbar.cpp
index 48819df..64b6160 100644
--- a/src/tabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/tabbar.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ QSize TabBar::tabSizeHint(int index) const
 {
     QWidget *w = mp_stackedWidget->widget(index);
 
-    if (w && qobject_cast<ContentManagerView*>(w))
+    if ((w && qobject_cast<ContentManagerView*>(w)) || index >= count() - 1)
         return QSize(40, 40); // the "Library" tab is only icon
 
     return QSize(205, 40); // "Settings" and content tabs have text
diff --git a/ui/mainwindow.ui b/ui/mainwindow.ui
index 48375e5..dd2749e 100644
--- a/ui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/ui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -71,6 +71,29 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="TabBar" name="tabBar" native="true"/>
         </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QToolButton" name="newTabSideButton">
+          <property name="maximumSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>40</width>
+            <height>40</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string/>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../resources/kiwix.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/icons/new-tab-icon.svg</normaloff>:/icons/new-tab-icon.svg</iconset>
+          </property>
+          <property name="iconSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>16</width>
+            <height>16</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
         <item>
          <widget class="QToolButton" name="nextTabButton">
           <property name="maximumSize">
@@ -179,6 +202,8 @@
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
+ <resources>
+  <include location="../resources/kiwix.qrc"/>
+ </resources>
  <connections/>
 </ui>