diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
index 0a9be6de70..bf965c7d34 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::setup_windows ()
 	setup_toplevel_window (_main_window, "", this);
 	
 	rc_option_editor = new RCOptionEditor;
-	rc_option_editor->add_to_notebook (_tabs, _("Preferences"), 2);
+	rc_option_editor->add_to_notebook (_tabs, _("Preferences"));
 	rc_option_editor->contents().show_all ();
 	
 	_tabs.signal_switch_page().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::tabs_switch));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc
index b99cc24db9..4d50787852 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ ARDOUR_UI::we_have_dependents ()
 	editor->setup_tooltips ();
 	editor->UpdateAllTransportClocks.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::update_transport_clocks));
 
-	editor->add_to_notebook (_tabs, _("Editor"), 1);
-	mixer->add_to_notebook (_tabs, _("Mixer"), 1);
+	editor->add_to_notebook (_tabs, _("Editor"));
+	mixer->add_to_notebook (_tabs, _("Mixer"));
 	
 	/* all actions are defined */
 
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/tabbable.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/tabbable.h
index 5ed0eeb843..f30cb4d40f 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/tabbable.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/tabbable.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class LIBGTKMM2EXT_API Tabbable : public WindowProxy {
 	Tabbable (Gtk::Widget&, const std::string&);
 	~Tabbable ();
 
-	void add_to_notebook (Gtk::Notebook& notebook, const std::string& tab_title, int position);
+	void add_to_notebook (Gtk::Notebook& notebook, const std::string& tab_title);
 	void show_tab ();
 	
 	Gtk::Widget& contents() const { return _contents; }
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ class LIBGTKMM2EXT_API Tabbable : public WindowProxy {
 	Gtk::Notebook  _own_notebook;
 	Gtk::Notebook* _parent_notebook;
 	std::string    _tab_title;
-	int            _notebook_position;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/tabbable.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/tabbable.cc
index 245be5542f..4249da7fff 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/tabbable.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/tabbable.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <gtkmm/window.h>
 
 #include "gtkmm2ext/tabbable.h"
+#include "gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h"
 #include "gtkmm2ext/visibility_tracker.h"
 
 #include "i18n.h"
@@ -45,15 +46,22 @@ Tabbable::~Tabbable ()
 }
 
 void
-Tabbable::add_to_notebook (Notebook& notebook, const string& tab_title, int position)
+Tabbable::add_to_notebook (Notebook& notebook, const string& tab_title)
 {
-	notebook.insert_page (_contents, tab_title, position, false);
+	notebook.append_page (_contents, tab_title, false);
+	Gtk::Widget* tab_label = notebook.get_tab_label (_contents);
+
+	if (tab_label) {
+		Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->set_tip (*tab_label,
+		                                    string_compose (_("Drag this tab to the desktop to show %1 in its own window\n\n"
+		                                                      "To put the window back, click on its \"close\" button"), tab_title));
+	}
+	
 	notebook.set_tab_detachable (_contents);
 	notebook.set_tab_reorderable (_contents);
 
 	_parent_notebook = &notebook;
 	_tab_title = tab_title;
-	_notebook_position = position;
 }
 
 Window*
@@ -181,7 +189,7 @@ Tabbable::delete_event_handler (GdkEventAny *ev)
 		
 		if (_parent_notebook) {
 
-			_parent_notebook->insert_page (_contents, _tab_title, _notebook_position);
+			_parent_notebook->append_page (_contents, _tab_title);
 			_parent_notebook->set_tab_detachable (_contents);
 			_parent_notebook->set_tab_reorderable (_contents);
 			_parent_notebook->set_current_page (_parent_notebook->page_num (_contents));