diff --git a/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py b/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
index de70ffe6a..d5e18f6e4 100644
--- a/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
+++ b/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class FitSpawner(gui.multiSwitch.TabSpawner):
         if count <0:
             mstate = wx.GetMouseState()
 
-            if mstate.ControlDown():
+            if mstate.ControlDown() or mstate.MiddleDown():
                 self.multiSwitch.AddPage()
 
             view = FittingView(self.multiSwitch)
diff --git a/gui/shipBrowser.py b/gui/shipBrowser.py
index 6de66c474..7e4c0e6e8 100644
--- a/gui/shipBrowser.py
+++ b/gui/shipBrowser.py
@@ -1339,6 +1339,7 @@ class FitItem(wx.Window):
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND, self.OnEraseBackground)
 
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_UP, self.checkPosition)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MIDDLE_DOWN, self.selectFit)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_DOWN, self.prepareDragging)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MOTION, self.cursorCheck)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST, self.OnCaptureLost)