diff --git a/src/ghtml-webkit.c b/src/ghtml-webkit.c
index 68e797e..3c134d0 100644
--- a/src/ghtml-webkit.c
+++ b/src/ghtml-webkit.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 /* prototypes */
 /* functions */
 /* callbacks */
+static WebKitWebView * _on_create_web_view(WebKitWebView * view,
+		WebKitWebFrame * frame, gpointer data);
 static void _on_hovering_over_link(WebKitWebView * view, const gchar * title,
 		const gchar * url, gpointer data);
 static void _on_load_finished(WebKitWebView * view, WebKitWebFrame * frame,
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ static void _on_script_alert(WebKitWebView * view, WebKitWebFrame * frame,
 		gchar * message, gpointer data);
 static void _on_title_changed(WebKitWebView * view, WebKitWebFrame * frame,
 		const gchar * title, gpointer data);
+static gboolean _on_web_view_ready(WebKitWebView * view, gpointer data);
 
 
 /* public */
@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ GtkWidget * ghtml_new(Surfer * surfer)
 	g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(widget), "surfer", surfer);
 	g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(widget), "view", view);
 	/* view */
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(view), "create-web-view", G_CALLBACK(
+				_on_create_web_view), widget);
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(view), "hovering-over-link", G_CALLBACK(
 				_on_hovering_over_link), widget);
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(view), "load-finished", G_CALLBACK(
@@ -221,6 +226,28 @@ void ghtml_zoom_reset(GtkWidget * ghtml)
 
 /* private */
 /* functions */
+static WebKitWebView * _on_create_web_view(WebKitWebView * view,
+		WebKitWebFrame * frame, gpointer data)
+{
+	WebKitWebView * ret;
+	Surfer * surfer;
+	Surfer * copy;
+
+	surfer = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(data), "surfer");
+	if((copy = surfer_new_copy(surfer)) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	/* FIXME many things:
+	 * - this is a bit ugly (showing and hiding)
+	 * - we may not want history etc to be copied
+	 * - it loads the current URL first */
+	gtk_widget_hide(copy->window);
+	ret = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(copy->view), "view");
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(ret), "web-view-ready", G_CALLBACK(
+				_on_web_view_ready), copy->view);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 static void _on_hovering_over_link(WebKitWebView * view, const gchar * title,
 		const gchar * url, gpointer data)
 {
@@ -282,3 +309,33 @@ static void _on_title_changed(WebKitWebView * view, WebKitWebFrame * frame,
 	surfer = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(data), "surfer");
 	surfer_set_title(surfer, title);
 }
+
+
+static gboolean _on_web_view_ready(WebKitWebView * view, gpointer data)
+{
+	Surfer * surfer;
+	WebKitWebWindowFeatures * features;
+	gboolean b;
+	gint w;
+	gint h;
+
+	surfer = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(data), "surfer");
+	features = webkit_web_view_get_window_features(WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW(view));
+	/* FIXME track properties with notify:: instead */
+	g_object_get(G_OBJECT(features), "width", &w, "height", &h, NULL);
+	if(w > 0 && h > 0)
+		gtk_window_resize(GTK_WINDOW(surfer->window), w, h);
+	g_object_get(G_OBJECT(features), "fullscreen", &b, NULL);
+	if(b == TRUE)
+		gtk_window_fullscreen(GTK_WINDOW(surfer->window));
+#ifndef FOR_EMBEDDED
+	g_object_get(G_OBJECT(features), "menubar-visible", &b, NULL);
+	if(b == FALSE)
+		gtk_widget_hide(surfer->menubar);
+#endif
+	g_object_get(G_OBJECT(features), "statusbar-visible", &b, NULL);
+	if(b == FALSE)
+		gtk_widget_hide(surfer->statusbox);
+	gtk_widget_show(surfer->window);
+	return FALSE;
+}
diff --git a/src/surfer.c b/src/surfer.c
index 4805ce6..8f6a2ff 100644
--- a/src/surfer.c
+++ b/src/surfer.c
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ Surfer * surfer_new(char const * url)
 
 	if((surfer = malloc(sizeof(*surfer))) == NULL)
 		return NULL;
+	surfer->url = NULL;
+	if(url != NULL && (surfer->url = strdup(url)) == NULL)
+	{
+		free(surfer);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	/* widgets */
 	/* window */
 	surfer->window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
 	gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(surfer->window), 800, 600);
@@ -233,11 +240,7 @@ Surfer * surfer_new(char const * url)
 	surfer_cnt++;
 	/* load url as soon as we're idle */
 	if(url != NULL)
-	{
-		g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(surfer->window), "url",
-				g_strdup(url)); /* XXX a bit ugly */
 		g_idle_add(_new_idle, surfer);
-	}
 	return surfer;
 }
 
@@ -306,19 +309,29 @@ static GtkWidget * _new_menubar(Surfer * surfer)
 static gboolean _new_idle(gpointer data)
 {
 	Surfer * surfer = data;
-	gchar * url;
 
-	url = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(surfer->window), "url");
-	ghtml_load_url(surfer->view, url);
-	g_free(url);
+	ghtml_load_url(surfer->view, surfer->url);
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
 
+/* surfer_new_copy */
+Surfer * surfer_new_copy(Surfer * surfer)
+{
+	Surfer * ret;
+
+	if((ret = surfer_new(surfer->url)) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	/* FIXME also copy history */
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 /* surfer_delete */
 void surfer_delete(Surfer * surfer)
 {
 	/* config_delete(surfer->config); */
+	free(surfer->url);
 	free(surfer);
 	surfer_cnt--;
 }
diff --git a/src/surfer.h b/src/surfer.h
index 51e7ad7..204871d 100644
--- a/src/surfer.h
+++ b/src/surfer.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 /* types */
 typedef struct _Surfer
 {
+	char * url;
+
 	/* widgets */
 	/* main window */
 	GtkWidget * window;
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ extern unsigned int surfer_cnt;
 
 /* functions */
 Surfer * surfer_new(char const * url);
+Surfer * surfer_new_copy(Surfer * surfer);
 void surfer_delete(Surfer * surfer);