diff --git a/COMET.Web.Common.Tests/Components/IndexComponentTestFixture.cs b/COMET.Web.Common.Tests/Components/IndexComponentTestFixture.cs
index c9130b38..f9522088 100644
--- a/COMET.Web.Common.Tests/Components/IndexComponentTestFixture.cs
+++ b/COMET.Web.Common.Tests/Components/IndexComponentTestFixture.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 namespace COMET.Web.Common.Tests.Components
 {
+    using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
     using System.Reflection;
 
     using Bunit;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ public class IndexComponentTestFixture
         private TestAuthorizationContext authorization;
         private SourceList<Iteration> sourceList;
         private Mock<IRegistrationService> registrationService;
+        private readonly Guid modelId = Guid.NewGuid();
 
         [SetUp]
         public void Setup()
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ public void Setup()
             this.serverConnectionService.Setup(x => x.ServerConfiguration).Returns(serverConfiguration);
             this.sourceList = new SourceList<Iteration>();
             this.sessionService.Setup(x => x.OpenIterations).Returns(this.sourceList);
+            this.sessionService.Setup(x => x.OpenEngineeringModels).Returns([]);
 
             this.authenticationService = new Mock<IAuthenticationService>();
 
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ public void VerifyIndexPageWithRedirectionAuthorized()
 
             var engineeringModelSetup = new EngineeringModelSetup
             {
-                Iid = Guid.NewGuid(),
+                Iid = this.modelId,
                 IterationSetup =
                 {
                     new IterationSetup
@@ -167,6 +170,12 @@ public void VerifyIndexPageWithRedirectionAuthorized()
                 }
             };
 
+            var engineeringModel = new EngineeringModel
+            {
+                Iid = this.modelId,
+                EngineeringModelSetup = engineeringModelSetup
+            };
+
             var queries = new Dictionary<string, string>
             {
                 [QueryKeys.DomainKey] = domain.Iid.ToShortGuid(),
@@ -183,6 +192,7 @@ public void VerifyIndexPageWithRedirectionAuthorized()
             Assert.That(openModel.Instance.ViewModel.SelectedEngineeringModel, Is.Null);
 
             this.sessionService.Setup(x => x.GetParticipantModels()).Returns(new List<EngineeringModelSetup> { engineeringModelSetup });
+            this.sessionService.Setup(x => x.OpenEngineeringModels).Returns(new ReadOnlyCollection<EngineeringModel>([engineeringModel]));
 
             renderer = this.context.RenderComponent<IndexComponent>(parameters =>
                 parameters.Add(p => p.Redirect, url));
diff --git a/COMET.Web.Common/ViewModels/Components/OpenModelViewModel.cs b/COMET.Web.Common/ViewModels/Components/OpenModelViewModel.cs
index 9bb938ac..735ad160 100644
--- a/COMET.Web.Common/ViewModels/Components/OpenModelViewModel.cs
+++ b/COMET.Web.Common/ViewModels/Components/OpenModelViewModel.cs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public virtual async Task<Result<Iteration>> OpenSession()
         /// <param name="domainId">The <see cref="Guid" /> of the <see cref="DomainOfExpertise" /> to select</param>
         public void PreSelectIteration(Guid modelId, Guid iterationId, Guid domainId)
         {
-            this.selectedEngineeringModel = this.AvailableEngineeringModelSetups.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Iid == modelId);
+            this.selectedEngineeringModel = this.sessionService.OpenEngineeringModels.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Iid == modelId)?.EngineeringModelSetup;
             var iterationSetup = this.SelectedEngineeringModel?.IterationSetup.Find(x => x.IterationIid == iterationId);
 
             if (iterationSetup != null)
diff --git a/COMETwebapp.Tests/Pages/TabsTestFixture.cs b/COMETwebapp.Tests/Pages/TabsTestFixture.cs
index 16939a81..14db8dee 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp.Tests/Pages/TabsTestFixture.cs
+++ b/COMETwebapp.Tests/Pages/TabsTestFixture.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace COMETwebapp.Tests.Pages
 
     using COMET.Web.Common.Model.Configuration;
     using COMET.Web.Common.Services.ConfigurationService;
+    using COMET.Web.Common.Services.SessionManagement;
     using COMET.Web.Common.Services.StringTableService;
     using COMET.Web.Common.Test.Helpers;
     using COMET.Web.Common.ViewModels.Components;
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ namespace COMETwebapp.Tests.Pages
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.Rows;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Pages;
 
+    using DevExpress.Blazor;
+
     using DynamicData;
 
     using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
@@ -90,12 +93,16 @@ public void Setup()
                 IterationSetup = new IterationSetup
                 {
                     Container = new EngineeringModelSetup()
-                }
+                },
+                Container = new EngineeringModel()
             };
 
             var configuration = new Mock<IConfigurationService>();
             configuration.Setup(x => x.ServerConfiguration).Returns(new ServerConfiguration());
 
+            var sessionService = new Mock<ISessionService>();
+            sessionService.Setup(x => x.GetDomainOfExpertise(It.IsAny<Iteration>())).Returns(new DomainOfExpertise());
+
             this.context.ConfigureDevExpressBlazor();
             this.context.Services.AddSingleton(this.viewModel.Object);
             this.context.Services.AddSingleton(this.engineeringModelBodyViewModel.Object);
@@ -103,6 +110,7 @@ public void Setup()
             this.context.Services.AddSingleton(new Mock<IOpenTabViewModel>().Object);
             this.context.Services.AddSingleton(new Mock<IOpenModelViewModel>().Object);
             this.context.Services.AddSingleton(new Mock<IStringTableService>().Object);
+            this.context.Services.AddSingleton(sessionService.Object);
 
             this.renderer = this.context.RenderComponent<Tabs>();
         }
@@ -140,6 +148,32 @@ public async Task VerifyTabComponents()
             Assert.That(this.renderer.Instance.IsOpenTabVisible, Is.True);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public async Task VerifyTabCustomButton()
+        {
+            var openTabs = new SourceList<TabbedApplicationInformation>();
+            var tabToOpen = new TabbedApplicationInformation(this.engineeringModelBodyViewModel.Object, typeof(EngineeringModelBody), this.iteration);
+            openTabs.Add(tabToOpen);
+            this.viewModel.Setup(x => x.OpenTabs).Returns(openTabs);
+            this.viewModel.Setup(x => x.CurrentTab).Returns(tabToOpen);
+            this.renderer.Render();
+
+            var tabCustomButton = this.renderer.FindComponents<DxButton>().First(x => x.Instance.Id == "tab-custom-option-button");
+            await this.renderer.InvokeAsync(tabCustomButton.Instance.Click.InvokeAsync);
+            Assert.That(this.renderer.Instance.IsOpenTabVisible, Is.True);
+
+            var openTabComponent = this.renderer.FindComponent<OpenTab>();
+            await this.renderer.InvokeAsync(openTabComponent.Instance.OnCancel.Invoke);
+            Assert.That(this.renderer.Instance.IsOpenTabVisible, Is.False);
+
+            tabToOpen = new TabbedApplicationInformation(this.engineeringModelBodyViewModel.Object, typeof(EngineeringModelBody), null);
+            openTabs.ReplaceAt(0, tabToOpen);
+            this.renderer.Render();
+            tabCustomButton = this.renderer.FindComponents<DxButton>().First(x => x.Instance.Id == "tab-custom-option-button");
+            await this.renderer.InvokeAsync(tabCustomButton.Instance.Click.InvokeAsync);
+            Assert.That(this.renderer.Instance.IsOpenTabVisible, Is.False);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void VerifyTabsPage()
         {
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/OpenTab.razor b/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/OpenTab.razor
index c26880ab..c0f37170 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/OpenTab.razor
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/OpenTab.razor
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
                         Data="@(this.ViewModel.EngineeringModelSetups)"
                         TextFieldName="@nameof(EngineeringModelSetup.Name)"
                         @bind-Value="@(this.ViewModel.SelectedEngineeringModel)"
-                        NullText="Select an Engineering Model"/>
+                        NullText="Select an Engineering Model"
+                        Enabled="@(this.ModelId == Guid.Empty)" />
         </DxFormLayoutItem>
 
         <DxFormLayoutItem Caption="Domain" ColSpanLg="12">
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@
                         Data="@(this.ViewModel.AvailablesDomainOfExpertises)"
                         TextFieldName="@nameof(DomainOfExpertise.Name)"
                         @bind-Value="@(this.ViewModel.SelectedDomainOfExpertise)"
-                        NullText="Select a Domain of Expertise">
+                        NullText="Select a Domain of Expertise"
+                        Enabled="@(this.DomainId == Guid.Empty)">
                 <ItemTemplate Context="ctx">
                     @if (this.ViewModel.IsCurrentModelOpened)
                     {
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@
                             TextFieldName="@nameof(IterationData.IterationName)"
                             @bind-Value="@(this.ViewModel.SelectedIterationSetup)"
                             NullText="Select an Iteration"
-                            ReadOnly="@(this.ViewModel.IsCurrentModelOpened)"/>
+                            ReadOnly="@(this.ViewModel.IsCurrentModelOpened)"
+                            Enabled="@(this.IterationId == Guid.Empty)" />
             </DxFormLayoutItem>
         }
 
@@ -107,4 +110,4 @@
                       RenderStyleMode="ButtonRenderStyleMode.Outline"/>
         }
     </DxFormLayoutItem>
-</DxFormLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</DxFormLayout>
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabComponent.razor b/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabComponent.razor
index aa2acb41..c0b230b3 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabComponent.razor
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabComponent.razor
@@ -25,12 +25,23 @@
      @onclick="@(() => this.OnClick?.Invoke())">
 
     <span>@(this.Text)</span>
+    
+    @if (this.CustomOptionIcon is not null)
+    {
+        <DxButton RenderStyle="ButtonRenderStyle.None"
+                  Click="@(() => this.OnCustomOptionIconClick?.Invoke())"
+                  CssClass="ps-1 pe-0"
+                  Id="tab-custom-option-button">
+            <DynamicComponent Type="@(this.CustomOptionIcon)"
+                              Parameters="IconConfiguration"/>
+        </DxButton>
+    }
 
     <DxButton RenderStyle="ButtonRenderStyle.None"
               Click="@(() => this.OnIconClick?.Invoke())"
-              CssClass="px-1">
+              CssClass="px-1"
+              Id="tab-button">
         <DynamicComponent Type="@(this.Icon)"
                           Parameters="IconConfiguration"/>
     </DxButton>
-
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabComponent.razor.cs b/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabComponent.razor.cs
index 5ac97112..a3790502 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabComponent.razor.cs
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabComponent.razor.cs
@@ -40,11 +40,17 @@ public partial class TabComponent : DisposableComponent
         public string Text { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the icon to be displayed
+        /// Gets or sets the icon to be displayed on the right side of a tab
         /// </summary>
         [Parameter]
         public Type Icon { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the icon to be displayed as an option icon from a tab
+        /// </summary>
+        [Parameter]
+        public Type CustomOptionIcon { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the action to be executed when the tab is clicked
         /// </summary>
@@ -57,6 +63,12 @@ public partial class TabComponent : DisposableComponent
         [Parameter]
         public Action OnIconClick { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the action to be executed when the custom option icon button is clicked
+        /// </summary>
+        [Parameter]
+        public Action OnCustomOptionIconClick { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the condition to check if this tab is the current one
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabsPanelComponent.razor b/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabsPanelComponent.razor
index 92e7e026..d07fe76e 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabsPanelComponent.razor
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabsPanelComponent.razor
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
             {
                 <TabComponent Text="@(GetTabText(tab.ObjectOfInterest))"
                               Icon="typeof(FeatherX)"
+                              CustomOptionIcon="typeof(FeatherCopy)"
                               OnClick="@(() => this.OnTabClick.InvokeAsync((tab, this.Handler)))"
                               OnIconClick="@(() => this.OnRemoveTabClick.InvokeAsync(tab))"
+                              OnCustomOptionIconClick="@(() => this.OnCreateTabForModel.InvokeAsync(tab))"
                               IsCurrent="@(tab == this.Handler.CurrentTab)"
                               @key="tab"/>
             }
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabsPanelComponent.razor.cs b/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabsPanelComponent.razor.cs
index 04a1125c..3ae5831c 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabsPanelComponent.razor.cs
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Components/Tabs/TabsPanelComponent.razor.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ public partial class TabsPanelComponent : DisposableComponent
         [Parameter]
         public Action OnOpenTabClick { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the method to be executed when the open new tab for the selected model button is clicked
+        /// </summary>
+        [Parameter]
+        public EventCallback<TabbedApplicationInformation> OnCreateTabForModel { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the method to be executed when the remove tab button is clicked
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Pages/Tabs.razor b/COMETwebapp/Pages/Tabs.razor
index e6a1c9d2..3d029b73 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/Pages/Tabs.razor
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Pages/Tabs.razor
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         <TabsPanelComponent Handler="@(this.ViewModel)"
                             ViewModel="@(this.ViewModel)"
                             OnTabClick="@(tuple => OnTabClick(tuple.Item1, tuple.Item2))"
+                            OnCreateTabForModel="@(tab => this.OnCreateTabForModel(tab))"
                             OnRemoveTabClick="@(tab => this.OnRemoveTabClick(tab))"
                             OnOpenTabClick="@(() => this.OnOpenTabClick())"
                             Tabs="@(this.OpenTabsFromSelectedApplication.Where(x => x.Panel == null).ToList())"
@@ -60,8 +61,12 @@
          ShowHeader="false"
          ShowCloseButton="true"
          CloseOnOutsideClick="true"
-         CloseOnEscape="true">
+         CloseOnEscape="true"
+         Closed="@(() => this.ResetOpenTabPopup())">
     <OpenTab OnCancel="@(() => this.SetOpenTabVisibility(false))"
              OnTabOpened="@(() => this.SetOpenTabVisibility(false))"
-             Panel="@(this.SelectedSidePanel)"/>
+             Panel="@(this.SelectedSidePanel)"
+             ModelId="this.ModelId"
+             IterationId="this.IterationId"
+             DomainId="this.DomainId"/>
 </DxPopup>
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Pages/Tabs.razor.cs b/COMETwebapp/Pages/Tabs.razor.cs
index df347b6e..feb2419c 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/Pages/Tabs.razor.cs
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Pages/Tabs.razor.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 
 namespace COMETwebapp.Pages
 {
+    using CDP4Common.EngineeringModelData;
+
     using COMET.Web.Common.Extensions;
+    using COMET.Web.Common.Services.SessionManagement;
 
     using COMETwebapp.Model;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Pages;
@@ -50,12 +53,33 @@ public partial class Tabs
         /// </summary>
         private IEnumerable<TabbedApplicationInformation> OpenTabsFromSelectedApplication => this.ViewModel.OpenTabs.Items.Where(x => x.ComponentType == this.ViewModel.SelectedApplication?.ComponentType);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The model id to fill the opentab form, if needed
+        /// </summary>
+        private Guid ModelId { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The iteration id to fill the opentab form, if needed
+        /// </summary>
+        private Guid IterationId { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The domain id to fill the opentab form, if needed
+        /// </summary>
+        private Guid DomainId { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the injected <see cref="ITabsViewModel" />
         /// </summary>
         [Inject]
         public ITabsViewModel ViewModel { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the injected <see cref="ISessionService" />
+        /// </summary>
+        [Inject]
+        public ISessionService SessionService { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the open tab component visibility
         /// </summary>
@@ -113,7 +137,41 @@ private void SetOpenTabVisibility(bool visibility)
         private void OnOpenTabClick(TabPanelInformation sidePanel = null)
         {
             this.SelectedSidePanel = sidePanel;
-            this.SetOpenTabVisibility(true); 
+            this.SetOpenTabVisibility(true);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Resets the preset id's used to fill the open tab form
+        /// </summary>
+        private void ResetOpenTabPopup()
+        {
+            this.DomainId = Guid.Empty;
+            this.IterationId = Guid.Empty;
+            this.ModelId = Guid.Empty;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Method executed when the button to open a new view of the selected model is clicked
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="tabbedApplicationInformation">The selected tab that contains the model of interest</param>
+        private void OnCreateTabForModel(TabbedApplicationInformation tabbedApplicationInformation)
+        {
+            var iterationOfInterest = tabbedApplicationInformation.ObjectOfInterest switch
+            {
+                Iteration iteration => iteration,
+                CDP4Common.EngineeringModelData.EngineeringModel model => model.Iteration.First(x => x.IterationSetup.FrozenOn == null),
+                _ => null
+            };
+
+            if (iterationOfInterest == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.IterationId = iterationOfInterest.Iid;
+            this.ModelId = ((CDP4Common.EngineeringModelData.EngineeringModel)iterationOfInterest.Container).Iid;
+            this.DomainId = this.SessionService.GetDomainOfExpertise(iterationOfInterest).Iid;
+            this.SetOpenTabVisibility(true);
         }
     }
 }