diff --git a/src/kiwixapp.cpp b/src/kiwixapp.cpp
index fa5f1d2..5028339 100644
--- a/src/kiwixapp.cpp
+++ b/src/kiwixapp.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ void KiwixApp::init()
     createActions();
     mp_mainWindow = new MainWindow;
     getTabWidget()->setContentManagerView(mp_manager->getView());
-    getTabWidget()->setNewTabButton(getAction(KiwixApp::NewTabAction));
+    const auto newTabAction = getAction(KiwixApp::NewTabAction);
+    getTabWidget()->setNewTabButton(newTabAction);
+    connect(newTabAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &KiwixApp::newTab);
     postInit();
     mp_errorDialog = new QErrorMessage(mp_mainWindow);
     setActivationWindow(mp_mainWindow);
@@ -128,6 +130,16 @@ KiwixApp::~KiwixApp()
     }
 }
 
+void KiwixApp::newTab()
+{
+    getTabWidget()->createNewTab(true, false);
+    auto& searchBar = mp_mainWindow->getTopWidget()->getSearchBar();
+    searchBar.setFocus(Qt::MouseFocusReason);
+    searchBar.clear();
+    searchBar.clearSuggestions();
+    searchBar.hideSuggestions();
+}
+
 QString KiwixApp::findLibraryDirectory()
 {
   // Check for library.xml in the same directory than the executable (portable kiwix-desktop)
diff --git a/src/kiwixapp.h b/src/kiwixapp.h
index dc79a67..a998769 100644
--- a/src/kiwixapp.h
+++ b/src/kiwixapp.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public:
     QString parseStyleFromFile(QString filePath);
 
 public slots:
+    void newTab();
     void openZimFile(const QString& zimfile="");
     void openUrl(const QString& url, bool newTab=true);
     void openUrl(const QUrl& url, bool newTab=true);
diff --git a/src/tabbar.cpp b/src/tabbar.cpp
index 2a8dc26..8f7b0cc 100644
--- a/src/tabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/tabbar.cpp
@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@ TabBar::TabBar(QWidget *parent) :
 
     connect(app->getAction(KiwixApp::NextTabAction), &QAction::triggered, this, &TabBar::moveToNextTab);
     connect(app->getAction(KiwixApp::PreviousTabAction), &QAction::triggered, this, &TabBar::moveToPreviousTab);
-    connect(app->getAction(KiwixApp::NewTabAction), &QAction::triggered,
-            this, [=]() {
-                this->createNewTab(true, false);
-                auto topWidget = KiwixApp::instance()->getMainWindow()->getTopWidget();
-                topWidget->getSearchBar().setFocus(Qt::MouseFocusReason);
-                topWidget->getSearchBar().clear();
-                topWidget->getSearchBar().clearSuggestions();
-                topWidget->getSearchBar().hideSuggestions();
-          });
     connect(app->getAction(KiwixApp::CloseTabAction), &QAction::triggered,
             this, [=]() {
                 this->closeTab(currentIndex());