diff --git a/src/js/background.js b/src/js/background.js
index 1a384b588..c63d680b3 100644
--- a/src/js/background.js
+++ b/src/js/background.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ return {
 
     userSettings: {
         advancedUserEnabled: false,
+        alwaysDetachLogger: false,
         autoUpdate: true,
         cloudStorageEnabled: false,
         collapseBlocked: true,
diff --git a/src/js/messaging.js b/src/js/messaging.js
index 5717e4704..4d4487219 100644
--- a/src/js/messaging.js
+++ b/src/js/messaging.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ var onMessage = function(request, sender, callback) {
         break;
 
     case 'gotoURL':
-        vAPI.tabs.open(request.details);
+        µb.openNewTab(request.details);
         break;
 
     case 'reloadTab':
diff --git a/src/js/popup.js b/src/js/popup.js
index c42e9d114..7f16de3d3 100644
--- a/src/js/popup.js
+++ b/src/js/popup.js
@@ -571,8 +571,6 @@ var gotoURL = function(ev) {
 
     ev.preventDefault();
 
-    var rel = this.getAttribute('rel') || '';
-
     messaging.send(
         'popupPanel',
         {
@@ -581,7 +579,7 @@ var gotoURL = function(ev) {
                 url: this.getAttribute('href'),
                 select: true,
                 index: -1,
-                popup: rel === 'popup' && ev.shiftKey
+                shiftKey: ev.shiftKey
             }
         }
     );
diff --git a/src/js/utils.js b/src/js/utils.js
index 2dde6c95e..44b242e76 100644
--- a/src/js/utils.js
+++ b/src/js/utils.js
@@ -210,3 +210,15 @@
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/
+
+µBlock.openNewTab = function(details) {
+    if ( details.url.startsWith('logger-ui.html') ) {
+        if ( details.shiftKey ) {
+            this.userSettings.alwaysDetachLogger = !this.userSettings.alwaysDetachLogger;
+        }
+        details.popup = this.userSettings.alwaysDetachLogger;
+    }
+    vAPI.tabs.open(details);
+};
+
+/******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/popup.html b/src/popup.html
index 493808009..6da2a6f60 100644
--- a/src/popup.html
+++ b/src/popup.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <p class="statName">
             <span data-i18n="popupBlockedOnThisPagePrompt">&nbsp;</span>&ensp;
             <span id="gotoPick" class="fa tool" data-i18n-tip="popupTipPicker">&#xf1fb;</span>&ensp;
-            <a href="logger-ui.html" rel="popup" class="fa tool enabled" data-i18n-tip="popupTipLog">&#xf022;</a>
+            <a href="logger-ui.html" class="fa tool enabled" data-i18n-tip="popupTipLog">&#xf022;</a>
         </p>
         <p class="statValue" id="page-blocked">?</p>
         <div id="refresh" class="fa">&#xf021;</div>