diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
index 22f1c7e51..67d2bee44 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ class AbstractTab(QWidget):
         self._mouse_event_filter = mouse.MouseEventFilter(
             self, widget_class=self.WIDGET_CLASS, parent=self)
         self.backend = None
+        self.pin = False
 
         # FIXME:qtwebengine  Should this be public api via self.hints?
         #                    Also, should we get it out of objreg?
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 2c0e01b5f..3ee28493e 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -227,6 +227,14 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
         tab = self._cntwidget(count)
         if tab is None:
             return
+
+        if tab.pin is True:
+            result = message.ask("Are you sure you want to close a pinned tab?",
+                    mode=usertypes.PromptMode.yesno, default=False)
+
+        if result is False or result is None:
+            return
+
         tabbar = self._tabbed_browser.tabBar()
         selection_override = self._get_selection_override(left, right,
                                                           opposite)
@@ -238,6 +246,29 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             self._tabbed_browser.close_tab(tab)
             tabbar.setSelectionBehaviorOnRemove(old_selection_behavior)
 
+    @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window', name='pin')
+    @cmdutils.argument('index')
+    @cmdutils.argument('count', count=True)
+    def tab_pin(self, index=1, count=None):
+        tab = self._cntwidget(count)
+        if tab is None:
+            return
+        tab.pin = True
+        self.tab_move(int(index))
+
+    @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window', name='unpin')
+    @cmdutils.argument('index')
+    @cmdutils.argument('count', count=True)
+    def tab_unpin(self, index=None, count=None):
+        tab = self._cntwidget(count)
+        if tab is None:
+            return
+        tab.pin = False
+        if index is not None:
+            self.tab_move(int(index))
+        else:
+            self.tab_move(self._count())
+
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', name='open',
                        maxsplit=0, scope='window')
     @cmdutils.argument('url', completion=usertypes.Completion.url)
@@ -281,6 +312,9 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
                     else:
                         # Explicit count with a tab that doesn't exist.
                         return
+                elif curtab.pin is True:
+                    message.info("Tab is pinned!")
+
                 else:
                     curtab.openurl(cur_url)
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index bad6fa51a..3219b5c9b 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -1652,6 +1652,8 @@ KEY_DATA = collections.OrderedDict([
         ('follow-selected', RETURN_KEYS),
         ('follow-selected -t', ['<Ctrl-Return>', '<Ctrl-Enter>']),
         ('repeat-command', ['.']),
+        ('pin', ['<Ctrl-p>']),
+        ('unpin', ['<Ctrl-O>']),
     ])),
 
     ('insert', collections.OrderedDict([
diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py b/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py
index c3a3a8e34..d7c844c77 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ class SessionManager(QObject):
             if 'scroll-pos' in user_data:
                 pos = user_data['scroll-pos']
                 data['scroll-pos'] = {'x': pos.x(), 'y': pos.y()}
+
+        data['pin'] = tab.pin
+
         return data
 
     def _save_tab(self, tab, active):
@@ -332,6 +335,9 @@ class SessionManager(QObject):
                 pos = histentry['scroll-pos']
                 user_data['scroll-pos'] = QPoint(pos['x'], pos['y'])
 
+            if 'pin' in histentry:
+                new_tab.pin = histentry['pin']
+
             active = histentry.get('active', False)
             url = QUrl.fromEncoded(histentry['url'].encode('ascii'))
             if 'original-url' in histentry: