diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/tabbar.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/tabbar.hpp
index 0266ba20..863b66ec 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/tabbar.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/tabbar.hpp
@@ -29,18 +29,44 @@ namespace nana
 	{
 		tabbar<T> & widget;
 		T & value;
+		std::size_t item_pos;						///< position of the item
 
-		arg_tabbar(tabbar<T>& wdg, T& v)
-			: widget(wdg), value{ v }
+		arg_tabbar(tabbar<T>& wdg, T& v, std::size_t p)
+			: widget(wdg), value{ v }, item_pos(p)
 		{}
 	};
 
+	template<typename T>
+	struct arg_tabbar_click : public arg_tabbar<T>
+	{
+		arg_tabbar_click(tabbar<T>& wdg, T& v, std::size_t p)
+			: arg_tabbar<T>({wdg, v, p})
+		{}
+
+		bool left_button = false;					///< true if mouse left button is pressed
+		bool mid_button = false;					///< true if mouse middle button is pressed
+		bool right_button = false;					///< true if mouse right button is pressed
+	};
+
+	template<typename T>
+	struct arg_tabbar_mouse
+		: public arg_mouse
+	{
+		arg_tabbar_mouse(const arg_mouse& arg, tabbar<T>& wdg, T& v, std::size_t p)
+			: arg_mouse{ arg }, widget(wdg), value{ v }, item_pos(p)
+		{}
+
+		tabbar<T> & widget;
+		T & value;
+		std::size_t item_pos;						///< position of the item
+	};
+
 	template<typename T>
 	struct arg_tabbar_adding
 		: public event_arg
 	{
-		arg_tabbar_adding(tabbar<T>& wdg, std::size_t pos)
-			: widget(wdg), where(pos)
+		arg_tabbar_adding(tabbar<T>& wdg, std::size_t p)
+			: widget(wdg), where(p)
 		{}
 
 		tabbar<T> & widget;
@@ -51,8 +77,8 @@ namespace nana
 	template<typename T>
 	struct arg_tabbar_removed : public arg_tabbar<T>
 	{
-		arg_tabbar_removed(tabbar<T>& wdg, T& v)
-			: arg_tabbar<T>({wdg, v})
+		arg_tabbar_removed(tabbar<T>& wdg, T& v, std::size_t p)
+			: arg_tabbar<T>({wdg, v, p})
 		{}
 
 		mutable bool remove = true;					///< determines whether to remove the item
@@ -71,6 +97,7 @@ namespace nana
 
 				basic_event<arg_tabbar_adding<value_type>> adding;
 				basic_event<arg_tabbar<value_type>> added;
+				basic_event<arg_tabbar_mouse<value_type>> tab_click;
 				basic_event<arg_tabbar<value_type>> activated;
 				basic_event<arg_tabbar_removed<value_type>> removed;
 			};
@@ -81,6 +108,7 @@ namespace nana
 				virtual ~event_agent_interface() = default;
 				virtual bool adding(std::size_t) = 0;
 				virtual void added(std::size_t) = 0;
+				virtual bool click(const arg_mouse&, std::size_t) = 0;
 				virtual void activated(std::size_t) = 0;
 				virtual bool removed(std::size_t, bool & close_attached) = 0;
 			};
@@ -124,9 +152,9 @@ namespace nana
 
 				bool adding(std::size_t pos) override
 				{
-					::nana::arg_tabbar_adding<T> arg(tabbar_, pos);
-					tabbar_.events().adding.emit(arg, tabbar_);
-					return arg.add;
+					::nana::arg_tabbar_adding<T> arg_ta(tabbar_, pos);
+					tabbar_.events().adding.emit(arg_ta, tabbar_);
+					return arg_ta.add;
 				}
 
 				void added(std::size_t pos) override
@@ -134,21 +162,28 @@ namespace nana
 					if(pos != npos)
 					{
 						drawer_trigger_.at_no_bound_check(pos) = T();
-						tabbar_.events().added.emit(arg_tabbar({ tabbar_, tabbar_[pos] }), tabbar_);
+						tabbar_.events().added.emit(arg_tabbar({ tabbar_, tabbar_[pos], pos }), tabbar_);
 					}
 				}
 
+				bool click(const arg_mouse& arg, std::size_t pos) override
+				{
+					::nana::arg_tabbar_mouse<T> arg_tm(arg, tabbar_, tabbar_[pos], pos);
+					tabbar_.events().tab_click.emit(arg_tm, tabbar_);
+					return arg_tm.propagation_stopped();
+				}
+
 				void activated(std::size_t pos) override
 				{
 					if(pos != npos)
-						tabbar_.events().activated.emit(arg_tabbar({ tabbar_, tabbar_[pos]}), tabbar_);
+						tabbar_.events().activated.emit(arg_tabbar({ tabbar_, tabbar_[pos], pos}), tabbar_);
 				}
 
 				bool removed(std::size_t pos, bool & close_attach) override
 				{
-					if (pos != npos)
+					if(pos != npos)
 					{
-						::nana::arg_tabbar_removed<T> arg(tabbar_, tabbar_[pos]);
+						::nana::arg_tabbar_removed<T> arg(tabbar_, tabbar_[pos], pos);
 						tabbar_.events().removed.emit(arg, tabbar_);
 						close_attach = arg.close_attach_window;
 						return arg.remove;
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/tabbar.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/tabbar.cpp
index d5a05907..cf58e0f6 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/tabbar.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/tabbar.cpp
@@ -492,9 +492,17 @@ namespace nana
 					return (trace_.what != trace_.null);
 				}
 
-				bool active_by_trace()
+				bool active_by_trace(const arg_mouse& arg)
 				{
-					return ((trace_.what == trace_.item) && (trace_.item_part != trace_.close)? activate(trace_.u.index) : false);
+					if((trace_.what == trace_.item) && (trace_.item_part != trace_.close))
+					{
+						if(false == evt_agent_->click(arg, trace_.u.index))
+							return activate(trace_.u.index);
+
+						return true;
+					}
+					
+					return false;
 				}
 
 				bool release()
@@ -1285,7 +1293,7 @@ namespace nana
 				{
 					if(layouter_->press())
 					{
-						if(false == layouter_->active_by_trace())
+						if(false == layouter_->active_by_trace(arg))
 							layouter_->toolbox_answer(arg);
 						layouter_->render();
 						API::dev::lazy_refresh();