diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5980393..badcce6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Add a new tab to the tab group and returns a `Tab` instance.
 * `closable` (default: `true`): if set to `true` the close button won't be displayed and the user won't be able to close the tab. See also `tab.close()`.
 * `webviewAttributes`: attributes to add to the webview tag. See [webview documentation](http://electron.atom.io/docs/api/web-view-tag/#tag-attributes).
 * `visible` (default: `true`): set this to `false` if you don't want to display the tab once it is loaded. If set to `false` then you will need to call `tab.show()` to display the tab.
+* `active` (default: `false`): set this to `true` if you want to activate the tab once it is loaded. Otherwise you will need to call `tab.activate()`.
 * `ready`: a callback function to call once the tab is ready. The `Tab` instance is passed as the only parameter.
 
 #### `tabGroup.getTab(id)`
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 903a05c..7778402 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ class Tab extends EventEmitter {
         if (args.visible !== false) {
             this.show();
         }
+        if (args.active === true) {
+            this.activate();
+        }
         if (typeof args.ready === "function") {
             args.ready(this);
         }