diff --git a/admin/configvars.php b/admin/configvars.php
index 0903b4ea529..6ba67c784a0 100644
--- a/admin/configvars.php
+++ b/admin/configvars.php
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ class configvarrss extends configvar {
         choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'showblocksonmodpages', $config->showblocksonmodpages, '', '', '', true) );
 
 
+/// tabselectedtofront
+    $interface['tabselectedtofront'] = new configvar (get_string('tabselectedtofront', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'tabselectedtofront', $config->tabselectedtofront, '', '', '', true) );
+
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/lang/en/admin.php b/lang/en/admin.php
index 91ee34aa7b6..bbb6eaa7a5d 100755
--- a/lang/en/admin.php
+++ b/lang/en/admin.php
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ $string['sitemaintenancemode'] = 'Maintenance mode';
 $string['sitemaintenanceon'] = 'Your site is currently in maintenance mode (only admins can log in or use the site).';
 $string['sitemaintenanceoff'] = 'Maintenance mode has been disabled and the site is running normally again';
 $string['sitemaintenancewarning'] = 'Your site is currently in maintenance mode (only admins can log in).  To return this site to normal operation, <a href=\"maintenance.php\">disable maintenance mode</a>.';
+$string['tabselectedtofront'] = 'On tables with tabs, should the row with the currently selected tag be placed at the front';
 $string['timezonenotforced'] = 'Users can choose their own timezone';
 $string['timezoneisforcedto'] = 'Force all users to use';
 $string['timezones'] = 'Timezones';
diff --git a/lib/defaults.php b/lib/defaults.php
index 1ffef69db7c..c8e1cd89d26 100644
--- a/lib/defaults.php
+++ b/lib/defaults.php
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
        'smtppass'                 => '',
        'smtpuser'                 => '',
        'style'                    => 'default',
+       'tabselectedtofront'       =>  false,
        'teacherassignteachers'    =>  true,
        'template'                 => 'default',
        'textfilters'              => 'mod/glossary/dynalink.php',