diff --git a/lua/oil/actions.lua b/lua/oil/actions.lua
index b97ae37..21b175a 100644
--- a/lua/oil/actions.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/actions.lua
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ M.select_split = {
   end,
 }
 
+M.select_tab = {
+  desc = "Open the entry under the cursor in a new tab",
+  callback = function()
+    oil.select({ tab = true })
+  end,
+}
+
 M.preview = {
   desc = "Open the entry under the cursor in a preview window, or close the preview window if already open",
   callback = function()
diff --git a/lua/oil/config.lua b/lua/oil/config.lua
index 1f9b133..5c63c8e 100644
--- a/lua/oil/config.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/config.lua
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ local default_config = {
     ["<CR>"] = "actions.select",
     ["<C-s>"] = "actions.select_vsplit",
     ["<C-h>"] = "actions.select_split",
+    ["<C-t>"] = "actions.select_tab",
     ["<C-p>"] = "actions.preview",
     ["<C-c>"] = "actions.close",
     ["<C-l>"] = "actions.refresh",
diff --git a/lua/oil/init.lua b/lua/oil/init.lua
index 0592cf2..c4364a0 100644
--- a/lua/oil/init.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/init.lua
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ end
 ---    horizontal boolean Open the buffer in a horizontal split
 ---    split "aboveleft"|"belowright"|"topleft"|"botright" Split modifier
 ---    preview boolean Open the buffer in a preview window
+---    tab boolean Open the buffer in a new tab
 M.select = function(opts)
   local cache = require("oil.cache")
   opts = vim.tbl_extend("keep", opts or {}, {})
@@ -322,6 +323,9 @@ M.select = function(opts)
   if opts.preview and not opts.horizontal and opts.vertical == nil then
     opts.vertical = true
   end
+  if opts.tab and (opts.preview or opts.split) then
+    error("Cannot set preview or split when tab = true")
+  end
   local util = require("oil.util")
   if util.is_floating_win() and opts.preview then
     vim.notify("oil preview doesn't work in a floating window", vim.log.levels.ERROR)
@@ -405,7 +409,14 @@ M.select = function(opts)
     if vim.tbl_isempty(mods) then
       mods = nil
     end
-    local cmd = opts.split and "split" or "edit"
+    local cmd
+    if opts.tab then
+      cmd = "tabedit"
+    elseif opts.split then
+      cmd = "split"
+    else
+      cmd = "edit"
+    end
     vim.cmd({
       cmd = cmd,
       args = { url },
diff --git a/tests/altbuf_spec.lua b/tests/altbuf_spec.lua
index 03846e0..0c319af 100644
--- a/tests/altbuf_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/altbuf_spec.lua
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ a.describe("Alternate buffer", function()
       oil.open_float()
       test_util.wait_for_autocmd("BufReadPost")
       -- This is lazy, but testing the actual select logic is more difficult. We can simply
-      -- replicated it by closing the current window and then doing the edit
+      -- replicate it by closing the current window and then doing the edit
       vim.api.nvim_win_close(0, true)
       vim.cmd.edit({ args = { "bar" } })
       assert.equals("foo", vim.fn.expand("#"))
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ a.describe("Alternate buffer", function()
       oil.open_float()
       test_util.wait_for_autocmd("BufReadPost")
       -- This is lazy, but testing the actual select logic is more difficult. We can simply
-      -- replicated it by closing the current window and then doing the edit
+      -- replicate it by closing the current window and then doing the edit
       vim.api.nvim_win_close(0, true)
       vim.cmd.edit({ args = { "bar" } })
       assert.equals("foo", vim.fn.expand("#"))
diff --git a/tests/url_spec.lua b/tests/url_spec.lua
index 43d5b3d..fbdde90 100644
--- a/tests/url_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/url_spec.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ describe("url", function()
   it("get_url_for_path", function()
     local cases = {
       { "", "oil://" .. util.addslash(vim.fn.getcwd()) },
+      { "term://~/oil.nvim//52953:/bin/bash", "oil://" .. vim.loop.os_homedir() .. "/oil.nvim/" },
       { "/foo/bar.txt", "oil:///foo/", "bar.txt" },
       { "oil:///foo/bar.txt", "oil:///foo/", "bar.txt" },
       { "oil:///", "oil:///" },