diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py
index 0e2006baa..40d5f187c 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@ class AbstractHistory:
         self._tab = tab
         self.history = None
 
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.history)
+
     def __iter__(self):
         return iter(self.history.items())
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
index b8e6024f4..3b347dcff 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class TabbedBrowser(tabwidget.TabWidget):
         use_current_tab = False
         if last_close in ['blank', 'startpage', 'default-page']:
             only_one_tab_open = self.count() == 1
-            no_history = self.widget(0).history().count() == 1
+            no_history = len(self.widget(0).history) == 1
             urls = {
                 'blank': QUrl('about:blank'),
                 'startpage': QUrl(config.get('general', 'startpage')[0]),