diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index cd4c84e98..dd72442df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ Changed
 - With `new-instance-open-target` set to a tab option, the tab is now opened in
   the most recently focused (instead of the last opened) window. This can be
   configured with the new `new-instance-open-target.window` setting.
+  It can also be set to `last-visible` to show the pages in the most recently
+  visible window.
 - Word hints now are more clever about getting the element text from some elements.
 - Completions for `:help` and `:bind` now also show hidden commands
 - The `:buffer` completion now also filters using the first column (id).
diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index 277954815..a04e27878 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ Valid values:
 
  * +last-opened+: Open new tabs in the last opened window.
  * +last-focused+: Open new tabs in the most recently focused window.
+ * +last-visible+: Open new tabs in the most recently visible window.
 
 Default: +pass:[last-focused]+
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index 561175bee..ef2be8cab 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ def on_focus_changed(_old, new):
     window = new.window()
     if isinstance(window, mainwindow.MainWindow):
         objreg.register('last-focused-main-window', window, update=True)
+        # A focused window must also be visible, and in this case we should
+        # consider it as the most recently looked-at window
+        objreg.register('last-visible-main-window', window, update=True)
 
 
 def open_desktopservices_url(url):
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index 3dd2ff9b5..656b8c1ab 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ def data(readonly=False):
                      ('last-opened', "Open new tabs in the last opened "
                                      "window."),
                      ('last-focused', "Open new tabs in the most recently "
-                                      "focused window.")
+                                      "focused window."),
+                     ('last-visible', "Open new tabs in the most recently "
+                                      "visible window.")
                  )), 'last-focused'),
              "Which window to choose when opening links as new tabs."),
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
index a53c4f702..496245b8c 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ def get_window(via_ipc, force_window=False, force_tab=False,
                 window = objreg.last_focused_window()
             elif win_mode == 'last-opened':
                 window = objreg.last_window()
+            elif win_mode == 'last-visible':
+                window = objreg.last_visible_window()
         except objreg.NoWindow:
             # There is no window left, so we open a new one
             window = MainWindow()
@@ -458,8 +460,23 @@ class MainWindow(QWidget):
         self._downloadview.updateGeometry()
         self.tabbed_browser.tabBar().refresh()
 
+    def showEvent(self, e):
+        """Extend showEvent to register us as the last-visible-main-window.
+
+        Args:
+            e: The QShowEvent
+        """
+        super().showEvent(e)
+        objreg.register('last-visible-main-window', self, update=True)
+
     def _do_close(self):
         """Helper function for closeEvent."""
+        last_visible = objreg.get('last-visible-main-window')
+        if self is last_visible:
+            try:
+                objreg.delete('last-visible-main-window')
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
         objreg.get('session-manager').save_last_window_session()
         self._save_geometry()
         log.destroy.debug("Closing window {}".format(self.win_id))
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py b/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py
index 1bdc55429..5fc91c3b8 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py
@@ -285,6 +285,14 @@ def dump_objects():
     return lines
 
 
+def last_visible_window():
+    """Get the last visible window, or the last focused window if none."""
+    try:
+        return get('last-visible-main-window')
+    except KeyError:
+        return last_focused_window()
+
+
 def last_focused_window():
     """Get the last focused window, or the last window if none."""
     try: