diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 3f8c5cf6..32fa2d75 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -511,9 +511,11 @@ class default_config {
     allowautofocus: "true" | "false" = "true"
 
     /**
-     * Controls whether the newtab focuses on tridactyl or the firefox urlbar.
+     * Controls whether the newtab focuses on tridactyl's newtab page or the firefox urlbar.
+     *
+     * To get FF default behaviour, use "urlbar".
      */
-    allownewtabfocus: "true" | "false" = "true"
+    newtabfocus: "page" | "urlbar" = "page"
 
     /**
      * Whether to use Tridactyl's (bad) smooth scrolling.
diff --git a/src/newtab.ts b/src/newtab.ts
index a3388106..190e50b9 100644
--- a/src/newtab.ts
+++ b/src/newtab.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ window.addEventListener("load", _ => {
         return
     }
     spoilerbutton.addEventListener("click", readChangelog)
-    config.getAsync("allownewtabfocus").then(f => {
-        if (f === "true") {
+    config.getAsync("newtabfocus").then(f => {
+        if (f === "page") {
             window.focus()
         }
     })