diff --git a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.WebSearch/Main.cs b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.WebSearch/Main.cs
index ec4033ac33..095ce20e19 100644
--- a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.WebSearch/Main.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.WebSearch/Main.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,14 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.WebSearch
                             IcoPath = searchSource.IconPath,
                             Action = c =>
                             {
-                                searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(keyword)).NewBrowserWindow("");
+                                if (_settings.OpenInNewBrowser)
+                                {
+                                    searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(keyword)).NewBrowserWindow("");
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(keyword)).NewTabInBrowser("");
+                                }
 
                                 return true;
                             }
@@ -132,7 +139,15 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.WebSearch
                     IcoPath = searchSource.IconPath,
                     Action = c =>
                     {
-                        searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(o)).NewBrowserWindow("");
+                        if (_settings.OpenInNewBrowser)
+                        {
+                            searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(o)).NewBrowserWindow("");
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(o)).NewTabInBrowser("");
+                        }
+
                         return true;
                     }
                 });
diff --git a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.WebSearch/Settings.cs b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.WebSearch/Settings.cs
index 6277ab7530..5f7a3913e6 100644
--- a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.WebSearch/Settings.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.WebSearch/Settings.cs
@@ -219,5 +219,7 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.WebSearch
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        public bool OpenInNewBrowser { get; set; } = true;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wox.Plugin/SharedCommands/SearchWeb.cs b/Wox.Plugin/SharedCommands/SearchWeb.cs
index 853fca43dc..0d94bfd6df 100644
--- a/Wox.Plugin/SharedCommands/SearchWeb.cs
+++ b/Wox.Plugin/SharedCommands/SearchWeb.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.SharedCommands
 {
     public static class SearchWeb
     {
-        /// <summary> Opens search in a new browser. If no browser path is passed in then Chrome is used. 
+        /// <summary> 
+        /// Opens search in a new browser. If no browser path is passed in then Chrome is used. 
         /// Leave browser path blank to use Chrome.
         /// </summary>
         public static void NewBrowserWindow(this string url, string browserPath)
@@ -19,11 +20,30 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.SharedCommands
             var browser = string.IsNullOrEmpty(browserExecutableName) ? "chrome" : browserPath;
 
             // Internet Explorer will open url in new browser window, and does not take the --new-window parameter
-            var browserArguements = browserExecutableName == "iexplore.exe" ? url : "--new-window " + url;
+            var browserArguements = browserExecutableName == "iexplore.exe" ? "" : "--new-window ";
 
+            OpenWebSearch(browser, browserArguements, url);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary> 
+        /// Opens search as a tab in the default browser chosen in Windows settings.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void NewTabInBrowser(this string url, string browserPath)
+        {
+            var browserExecutableName = browserPath?
+                                        .Split(new[] { Path.DirectorySeparatorChar }, StringSplitOptions.None)
+                                        .Last();
+
+            var browser = string.IsNullOrEmpty(browserExecutableName) ? "" : browserPath;
+
+            OpenWebSearch(browser, "", url);
+        }
+
+        private static void OpenWebSearch(string chosenBrowser, string browserArguements, string url)
+        {
             try
             {
-                Process.Start(browser, browserArguements);
+                Process.Start(chosenBrowser, browserArguements + url);
             }
             catch (System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception)
             {