diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 075c13839..3bd655b7e 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ Bugs
 ====
 
 - All kind of FIXMEs
-- u opens empty URLs
 - Wikipedia looks weird
 - F on duckduckgo result page opens in current page
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/_tabbedbrowser.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/_tabbedbrowser.py
index 9adc4faf2..08626868c 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/_tabbedbrowser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/_tabbedbrowser.py
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ class TabbedBrowser(TabWidget):
             return
         last_close = config.get('tabbar', 'last-close')
         if self.count() > 1:
-            self._url_stack.append(tab.url())
+            url = tab.url()
+            if not url.isEmpty():
+                self._url_stack.append(url)
             self.removeTab(idx)
             tab.shutdown(callback=partial(self._cb_tab_shutdown, tab))
         elif last_close == 'quit':