diff --git a/bigtext.py b/bigtext.py
index 6d8b50f..e31104b 100644
--- a/bigtext.py
+++ b/bigtext.py
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ class InnerBigText(QWidget):
             )
             if selected_file:
                 self.model.write_range(start, end, selected_file)
+                open_tab = self.model.settings.session.getboolean("general", "open_tab_on_save_as_file")
+                if open_tab:
+                    RavenUI.window.open_file(selected_file)
 
     def _select_all(self):
         self.selection_highlight.start_byte = 0
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 432e06b..3f4b06e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         menu_bar = QMenuBar()
 
         menu_bar.addMenu(self.file_menu())
-        menu_bar.addMenu(self.highlight_menu())
+        menu_bar.addMenu(self.settings_menu())
         menu_bar.addMenu(self.help_menu())
 
         return menu_bar
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         file_menu.addAction(close_action)
         return file_menu
 
-    def highlight_menu(self) -> QMenu:
-        result = QMenu(self.tr("&View"), self)
+    def settings_menu(self) -> QMenu:
+        result = QMenu(self.tr("&Settings"), self)
         manage = QAction(self.tr("&Highlighter"), self)
         manage.setShortcut('Ctrl+H')
         manage.triggered.connect(lambda: HighlightingDialog(self.settings).exec())
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         )
         result.addAction(highlight_search_terms)
 
+        new_tab = QAction(self.tr("Open Tab on Save As File"), self)
+        new_tab.setCheckable(True)
+        new_tab.setChecked(self.settings.session.getboolean("general", "open_tab_on_save_as_file"))
+        new_tab.triggered.connect(
+            lambda checked: self.settings.set_session("general", "open_tab_on_save_as_file", str(checked)))
+        result.addAction(new_tab)
+
         return result
 
     def help_menu(self) -> QMenu:
diff --git a/settingsstore.py b/settingsstore.py
index c89ce41..baf35c8 100644
--- a/settingsstore.py
+++ b/settingsstore.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class SettingsStore():
         session.add_section('general')
         session.set('general', 'font_size', '12')
         session.set('general', 'highlight_search_term', 'True')
+        session.set('general', 'open_tab_on_save_as_file', 'True')
         session.read(session_file)
         return session