diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/Tab.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/Tab.zig
index d6a561322..875e80d58 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/Tab.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/Tab.zig
@@ -108,13 +108,9 @@ pub fn init(self: *Tab, window: *Window, parent_: ?*CoreSurface) !void {
     c.gtk_box_append(self.box, gl_area_widget);
 
     // Add the notebook page (create tab).
-    const parent_page_idx = parent_page_idx: {
-        // If this option is enabled we append the new tab to the end of the notebook.
-        if (window.app.config.@"window-append-new-tabs") {
-            break :parent_page_idx c.gtk_notebook_get_n_pages(window.notebook);
-        }
-        // Otherwise we add it after the current tab.
-        break :parent_page_idx c.gtk_notebook_get_current_page(window.notebook) + 1;
+    const parent_page_idx = switch (window.app.config.@"window-new-tab-position") {
+        .current => c.gtk_notebook_get_current_page(window.notebook) + 1,
+        .end => c.gtk_notebook_get_n_pages(window.notebook),
     };
 
     const page_idx = c.gtk_notebook_insert_page(
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 41d4dc1f3..d5826f76a 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -656,9 +656,14 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 /// Currently only supported on macOS.
 @"window-step-resize": bool = false,
 
-/// Append new tabs to the end of the tab list instead of right after the
-/// current tab.
-@"window-append-new-tabs": bool = false,
+/// The position where new tabs are created. Valid values:
+///
+///   - "current" - Insert the new tab after the currently focused tab,
+///     or at the end if there are no focused tabs.
+///   - "end" - Insert the new tab at the end of the tab list.
+///
+/// This configuration currently only works with GTK.
+@"window-new-tab-position": WindowNewTabPosition = .current,
 
 /// When enabled, the full GTK titlebar is displayed instead of your window
 /// manager's simple titlebar. The behavior of this option will vary with your
@@ -2899,6 +2904,12 @@ pub const WindowSaveState = enum {
     always,
 };
 
+/// See window-new-tab-position
+pub const WindowNewTabPosition = enum {
+    current,
+    end,
+};
+
 /// See grapheme-width-method
 pub const GraphemeWidthMethod = enum {
     wcswidth,