diff --git a/application/controllers/ConfigController.php b/application/controllers/ConfigController.php
index cb2c31855..30f46db50 100644
--- a/application/controllers/ConfigController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/ConfigController.php
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ class ConfigController extends Controller
         $tabs->add('general', array(
             'title' => $this->translate('Adjust the general configuration of Icinga Web 2'),
             'label' => $this->translate('General'),
-            'url'   => 'config/general'
+            'url'   => 'config/general',
+            'baseTarget' => '_main'
         ));
         $tabs->add('resource', array(
             'title' => $this->translate('Configure which resources are being utilized by Icinga Web 2'),
             'label' => $this->translate('Resources'),
-            'url'   => 'config/resource'
+            'url'   => 'config/resource',
+            'baseTarget' => '_main'
         ));
         return $tabs;
     }
@@ -51,12 +53,14 @@ class ConfigController extends Controller
         $tabs->add('userbackend', array(
             'title' => $this->translate('Configure how users authenticate with and log into Icinga Web 2'),
             'label' => $this->translate('User Backends'),
-            'url'   => 'config/userbackend'
+            'url'   => 'config/userbackend',
+            'baseTarget' => '_main'
         ));
         $tabs->add('usergroupbackend', array(
             'title' => $this->translate('Configure how users are associated with groups by Icinga Web 2'),
             'label' => $this->translate('User Group Backends'),
-            'url'   => 'usergroupbackend/list'
+            'url'   => 'usergroupbackend/list',
+            'baseTarget' => '_main'
         ));
         return $tabs;
     }
diff --git a/application/controllers/RoleController.php b/application/controllers/RoleController.php
index bae4cad88..971a7efc9 100644
--- a/application/controllers/RoleController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/RoleController.php
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class RoleController extends AuthBackendController
                     'Configure roles to permit or restrict users and groups accessing Icinga Web 2'
                 ),
                 'label' => $this->translate('Roles'),
-                'url'   => 'role/list'
+                'url'   => 'role/list',
+                'baseTarget' => '_main'
             )
         );
 
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/config/resource.phtml b/application/views/scripts/config/resource.phtml
index 36822b9f0..3e34c308d 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/config/resource.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/config/resource.phtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="controls" data-base-target="_main">
+<div class="controls">
   <?= $tabs; ?>
 </div>
 <div class="content" data-base-target="_next">
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/config/userbackend/reorder.phtml b/application/views/scripts/config/userbackend/reorder.phtml
index 64a6fc594..08b5f19be 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/config/userbackend/reorder.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/config/userbackend/reorder.phtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="controls" data-base-target="_main">
+<div class="controls">
   <?= $tabs; ?>
 </div>
 <div class="content" data-base-target="_next">
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/role/list.phtml b/application/views/scripts/role/list.phtml
index e75c89356..a4f597767 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/role/list.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/role/list.phtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="controls" data-base-target="_main">
+<div class="controls">
     <?= $tabs ?>
 </div>
 <div class="content">
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Tab.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Tab.php
index 5132114f4..890928ef0 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Tab.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Tab.php
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ class Tab extends AbstractWidget
      */
     private $targetBlank = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Data base target that determines if the link will be opened in a side-bar or in the main container
+     *
+     * @var null
+     */
+    private $baseTarget = null;
+
     /**
      * Sets an icon image for this tab
      *
@@ -210,6 +217,11 @@ class Tab extends AbstractWidget
         $this->targetBlank =  $value;
     }
 
+    public function setBaseTarget($value)
+    {
+        $this->baseTarget = $value;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a new Tab with the given properties
      *
@@ -274,6 +286,10 @@ class Tab extends AbstractWidget
             }
         }
 
+        if ($this->baseTarget !== null) {
+            $tagParams['data-base-target'] = $this->baseTarget;
+        }
+
         if ($this->icon !== null) {
             if (strpos($this->icon, '.') === false) {
                 $caption = $view->icon($this->icon) . $caption;