diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2ee9cf..710c53b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,6 +112,15 @@ Set hint characters
 :set hintchars=0123456789
 ```
 
+##### 'adjacenttab' property
+
+Open a new tab on adjacent of the current tab.
+
+```
+:set noadjacenttab  " open a tab at last
+:set adjacenttab    " open a tab adjacently
+```
+
 ### Search engines
 
 Vim Vixen supports search by search engines like Google and Yahoo.
diff --git a/src/background/actions/tab.js b/src/background/actions/tab.js
index 40da55d..3c642fd 100644
--- a/src/background/actions/tab.js
+++ b/src/background/actions/tab.js
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
-const openNewTab = (url, openerTabId) => {
-  return browser.tabs.create({ url, openerTabId });
+const openNewTab = (url, openerTabId, background = false, adjacent = false) => {
+  if (adjacent) {
+    return browser.tabs.query({
+      active: true, currentWindow: true
+    }).then((tabs) => {
+      return browser.tabs.create({
+        url,
+        openerTabId,
+        active: !background,
+        index: tabs[0].index + 1
+      });
+    });
+  }
+  return browser.tabs.create({ url, active: !background });
 };
 
 const openToTab = (url, tab) => {
   return browser.tabs.update(tab.id, { url: url });
 };
 
-export { openToTab, openNewTab };
+export { openNewTab, openToTab };
diff --git a/src/background/components/background.js b/src/background/components/background.js
index fdec8ec..fae3fbb 100644
--- a/src/background/components/background.js
+++ b/src/background/components/background.js
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ export default class BackgroundComponent {
         sender);
     case messages.OPEN_URL:
       if (message.newTab) {
-        return this.store.dispatch(
-          tabActions.openNewTab(message.url, sender.tab.id), sender);
+        let action = tabActions.openNewTab(
+          message.url, sender.tab.id, message.background,
+          settings.value.properties.adjacenttab);
+        return this.store.dispatch(action, sender);
       }
       return this.store.dispatch(
         tabActions.openToTab(message.url, sender.tab), sender);
diff --git a/src/content/actions/follow-controller.js b/src/content/actions/follow-controller.js
index 3fd4dce..006b248 100644
--- a/src/content/actions/follow-controller.js
+++ b/src/content/actions/follow-controller.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import actions from 'content/actions';
 
-const enable = (newTab) => {
+const enable = (newTab, background) => {
   return {
     type: actions.FOLLOW_CONTROLLER_ENABLE,
     newTab,
+    background,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/content/actions/operation.js b/src/content/actions/operation.js
index 71b2470..9171766 100644
--- a/src/content/actions/operation.js
+++ b/src/content/actions/operation.js
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ const exec = (operation, repeat, settings) => {
   case operations.FOLLOW_START:
     return window.top.postMessage(JSON.stringify({
       type: messages.FOLLOW_START,
-      newTab: operation.newTab
+      newTab: operation.newTab,
+      background: operation.background,
     }), '*');
   case operations.NAVIGATE_HISTORY_PREV:
     return navigates.historyPrev(window);
diff --git a/src/content/components/common/follow.js b/src/content/components/common/follow.js
index a8682c5..2a55ea3 100644
--- a/src/content/components/common/follow.js
+++ b/src/content/components/common/follow.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export default class Follow {
     this.win = win;
     this.store = store;
     this.newTab = false;
+    this.background = false;
     this.hints = {};
     this.targets = [];
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ export default class Follow {
       type: messages.OPEN_URL,
       url: element.href,
       newTab: true,
+      background: this.background,
     });
   }
 
@@ -96,12 +98,13 @@ export default class Follow {
     }), '*');
   }
 
-  createHints(keysArray, newTab) {
+  createHints(keysArray, newTab, background) {
     if (keysArray.length !== this.targets.length) {
       throw new Error('illegal hint count');
     }
 
     this.newTab = newTab;
+    this.background = background;
     this.hints = {};
     for (let i = 0; i < keysArray.length; ++i) {
       let keys = keysArray[i];
@@ -167,7 +170,8 @@ export default class Follow {
     case messages.FOLLOW_REQUEST_COUNT_TARGETS:
       return this.countHints(sender, message.viewSize, message.framePosition);
     case messages.FOLLOW_CREATE_HINTS:
-      return this.createHints(message.keysArray, message.newTab);
+      return this.createHints(
+        message.keysArray, message.newTab, message.background);
     case messages.FOLLOW_SHOW_HINTS:
       return this.showHints(message.keys);
     case messages.FOLLOW_ACTIVATE:
diff --git a/src/content/components/top-content/follow-controller.js b/src/content/components/top-content/follow-controller.js
index 1b5586b..7f36604 100644
--- a/src/content/components/top-content/follow-controller.js
+++ b/src/content/components/top-content/follow-controller.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class FollowController {
     switch (message.type) {
     case messages.FOLLOW_START:
       return this.store.dispatch(
-        followControllerActions.enable(message.newTab));
+        followControllerActions.enable(message.newTab, message.background));
     case messages.FOLLOW_RESPONSE_COUNT_TARGETS:
       return this.create(message.count, sender);
     case messages.FOLLOW_KEY_PRESS:
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export default class FollowController {
       type: messages.FOLLOW_CREATE_HINTS,
       keysArray: produced,
       newTab: this.state.newTab,
+      background: this.state.background,
     }), '*');
   }
 
diff --git a/src/content/reducers/follow-controller.js b/src/content/reducers/follow-controller.js
index 2afb232..78fd848 100644
--- a/src/content/reducers/follow-controller.js
+++ b/src/content/reducers/follow-controller.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import actions from 'content/actions';
 const defaultState = {
   enabled: false,
   newTab: false,
+  background: false,
   keys: '',
 };
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export default function reducer(state = defaultState, action = {}) {
     return Object.assign({}, state, {
       enabled: true,
       newTab: action.newTab,
+      background: action.background,
       keys: '',
     });
   case actions.FOLLOW_CONTROLLER_DISABLE:
diff --git a/src/shared/settings/default.js b/src/shared/settings/default.js
index 3c4dcac..7de5b51 100644
--- a/src/shared/settings/default.js
+++ b/src/shared/settings/default.js
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ export default {
     "zi": { "type": "zoom.in" },
     "zo": { "type": "zoom.out" },
     "zz": { "type": "zoom.neutral" },
-    "f": { "type": "follow.start", "newTab": false },
-    "F": { "type": "follow.start", "newTab": true },
+    "f": { "type": "follow.start", "newTab": false, "background": false },
+    "F": { "type": "follow.start", "newTab": true, "background": false },
     "H": { "type": "navigate.history.prev" },
     "L": { "type": "navigate.history.next" },
     "[[": { "type": "navigate.link.prev" },
diff --git a/src/shared/settings/properties.js b/src/shared/settings/properties.js
index 37dc881..4bda8d6 100644
--- a/src/shared/settings/properties.js
+++ b/src/shared/settings/properties.js
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 const types = {
   hintchars: 'string',
   smoothscroll: 'boolean',
+  adjacenttab: 'boolean',
 };
 
 // describe default values of a property
 const defaults = {
   hintchars: 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz',
   smoothscroll: false,
+  adjacenttab: true,
 };
 
 export { types, defaults };