diff --git a/desktop/browser_window.c b/desktop/browser_window.c
index fcee08599..2a3948f4c 100644
--- a/desktop/browser_window.c
+++ b/desktop/browser_window.c
@@ -3044,6 +3044,8 @@ browser_window_create(enum browser_window_create_flags flags,
 		gw_flags |= GW_CREATE_CLONE;
 	if (flags & BW_CREATE_FOREGROUND)
 		gw_flags |= GW_CREATE_FOREGROUND;
+	if (flags & BW_CREATE_FOCUS_LOCATION)
+		gw_flags |= GW_CREATE_FOCUS_LOCATION;
 
 	ret->window = guit->window->create(ret,
 					   (existing != NULL) ? existing->window : NULL,
diff --git a/include/netsurf/browser_window.h b/include/netsurf/browser_window.h
index 75977ace4..f8b86d07a 100644
--- a/include/netsurf/browser_window.h
+++ b/include/netsurf/browser_window.h
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ enum browser_window_create_flags {
 
 	/** Request foreground opening. */
 	BW_CREATE_FOREGROUND		= (1 << 4),
+
+	/** Request location bar focus. */
+	BW_CREATE_FOCUS_LOCATION	= (1 << 5),
 };
 
 /** flags to browser_window_navigate  */
diff --git a/include/netsurf/window.h b/include/netsurf/window.h
index a393a3560..16fd95e30 100644
--- a/include/netsurf/window.h
+++ b/include/netsurf/window.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	GW_CREATE_CLONE = (1 << 0), /**< Clone existing window */
 	GW_CREATE_TAB = (1 << 1), /**< Create tab in same window as existing */
 	GW_CREATE_FOREGROUND = (1 << 2), /**< Request this window/tab is foregrounded */
+	GW_CREATE_FOCUS_LOCATION = (1 << 3) , /** Request this window/tab focusses the URL input */
 } gui_window_create_flags;
 
 /**