diff --git a/addons/konsole/kateconsole.cpp b/addons/konsole/kateconsole.cpp
index b47058cd4bb0e07260a91c8f27ef18c7f4293f93..530302085471cc1e02304b2ae0bd578fb2474968 100644
--- a/addons/konsole/kateconsole.cpp
+++ b/addons/konsole/kateconsole.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QShowEvent>
 #include <QStyle>
+#include <QTabWidget>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 #include <KAboutData>
@@ -204,6 +205,10 @@ void KateConsole::loadConsoleIfNeeded()
         return;
     }
 
+    if (auto konsoleTabWidget = qobject_cast<QTabWidget *>(m_part->widget())) {
+        konsoleTabWidget->setTabBarAutoHide(true);
+        konsoleTabWidget->installEventFilter(this);
+    }
     layout()->addWidget(m_part->widget());
 
     // start the terminal
@@ -212,7 +217,6 @@ void KateConsole::loadConsoleIfNeeded()
     //   KGlobal::locale()->insertCatalog("konsole"); // FIXME KF5: insert catalog
 
     setFocusProxy(m_part->widget());
-    m_part->widget()->show();
 
     connect(m_part, &KParts::ReadOnlyPart::destroyed, this, &KateConsole::slotDestroyed);
     // clang-format off
@@ -221,6 +225,29 @@ void KateConsole::loadConsoleIfNeeded()
     slotSync();
 }
 
+static bool isCtrlShiftT(QKeyEvent *ke)
+{
+    return ke->modifiers() == (Qt::ControlModifier | Qt::ShiftModifier) && ke->key() == Qt::Key_T;
+}
+
+bool KateConsole::eventFilter(QObject *w, QEvent *e)
+{
+    if (!m_part) {
+        return QWidget::eventFilter(w, e);
+    }
+
+    if (e->type() == QEvent::KeyPress || e->type() == QEvent::ShortcutOverride) {
+        QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(e);
+        if (isCtrlShiftT(keyEvent)) {
+            e->accept();
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_part, "newTab");
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return QWidget::eventFilter(w, e);
+}
+
 void KateConsole::slotDestroyed()
 {
     m_part = nullptr;
diff --git a/addons/konsole/kateconsole.h b/addons/konsole/kateconsole.h
index 9292a20edd8e053b6b3a5ce4c1550069cc075d29..ceb011bfbd055783a30c8a048faf1a50da9e83ef 100644
--- a/addons/konsole/kateconsole.h
+++ b/addons/konsole/kateconsole.h
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ public:
         return m_mw;
     }
 
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *w, QEvent *e) override;
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     /**
      * pipe current document to console
diff --git a/addons/project/kateprojectinfoviewterminal.cpp b/addons/project/kateprojectinfoviewterminal.cpp
index 9ecdfe31636d5449f40387926b396f255f66c3ec..404373981dbbf1a0856140303cea347d83d997ed 100644
--- a/addons/project/kateprojectinfoviewterminal.cpp
+++ b/addons/project/kateprojectinfoviewterminal.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <kde_terminal_interface.h>
 
+#include <QTabWidget>
+
 KPluginFactory *KateProjectInfoViewTerminal::s_pluginFactory = nullptr;
 
 KateProjectInfoViewTerminal::KateProjectInfoViewTerminal(KateProjectPluginView *pluginView, const QString &directory)
@@ -92,7 +94,12 @@ void KateProjectInfoViewTerminal::loadTerminal()
     /**
      * add to widget
      */
+    if (auto konsoleTabWidget = qobject_cast<QTabWidget *>(m_konsolePart->widget())) {
+        konsoleTabWidget->setTabBarAutoHide(true);
+        konsoleTabWidget->installEventFilter(this);
+    }
     m_layout->addWidget(m_konsolePart->widget());
+
     setFocusProxy(m_konsolePart->widget());
 
     /**
@@ -147,3 +154,25 @@ void KateProjectInfoViewTerminal::respawn(const QString &directory)
     loadTerminal();
 }
 
+static bool isCtrlShiftT(QKeyEvent *ke)
+{
+    return ke->modifiers() == (Qt::ControlModifier | Qt::ShiftModifier) && ke->key() == Qt::Key_T;
+}
+
+bool KateProjectInfoViewTerminal::eventFilter(QObject *w, QEvent *e)
+{
+    if (!m_konsolePart) {
+        return QWidget::eventFilter(w, e);
+    }
+
+    if (e->type() == QEvent::KeyPress || e->type() == QEvent::ShortcutOverride) {
+        QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(e);
+        if (isCtrlShiftT(keyEvent)) {
+            e->accept();
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_konsolePart, "newTab");
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return QWidget::eventFilter(w, e);
+}
diff --git a/addons/project/kateprojectinfoviewterminal.h b/addons/project/kateprojectinfoviewterminal.h
index c05379eac28cab2f1bac7fbed9507dc44b26bf07..1d65e6d7b08dc226a1d188975a96b62a4eb27768 100644
--- a/addons/project/kateprojectinfoviewterminal.h
+++ b/addons/project/kateprojectinfoviewterminal.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public:
 
     void respawn(const QString &dirPath);
 
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *o, QEvent *e) override;
+
 private Q_SLOTS:
     /**
      * Construct a new terminal for this view