diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_deck_editor.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_deck_editor.cpp
index ffc93e607..79f82ebc2 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_deck_editor.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_deck_editor.cpp
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ void TabDeckEditor::actNewDeck()
 
 void TabDeckEditor::actLoadDeck()
 {
-    bool openInNewTab = SettingsCache::instance().getOpenDeckInNewTab();
+    bool openInNewTab = SettingsCache::instance().getOpenDeckInNewTab() && !isBlankNewDeck();
 
     if (!openInNewTab && !confirmClose())
         return;
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ bool TabDeckEditor::actSaveDeckAs()
 
 void TabDeckEditor::actLoadDeckFromClipboard()
 {
-    bool openInNewTab = SettingsCache::instance().getOpenDeckInNewTab();
+    bool openInNewTab = SettingsCache::instance().getOpenDeckInNewTab() && !isBlankNewDeck();
 
     if (!openInNewTab && !confirmClose())
         return;
@@ -985,6 +985,15 @@ void TabDeckEditor::recursiveExpand(const QModelIndex &index)
     deckView->expand(index);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Returns true if this tab is a blank newly opened tab, as if it was just created with the `New Deck` action.
+ */
+bool TabDeckEditor::isBlankNewDeck() const
+{
+    DeckLoader *const deck = deckModel->getDeckList();
+    return !modified && deck->getLastFileName().isEmpty() && deck->getLastRemoteDeckId() == -1;
+}
+
 CardInfoPtr TabDeckEditor::currentCardInfo() const
 {
     const QModelIndex currentIndex = databaseView->selectionModel()->currentIndex();
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_deck_editor.h b/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_deck_editor.h
index 48e400ce7..b8c45c110 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_deck_editor.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_deck_editor.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ private slots:
     void showSearchSyntaxHelp();
 
 private:
+    bool isBlankNewDeck() const;
     CardInfoPtr currentCardInfo() const;
     void addCardHelper(QString zoneName);
     void offsetCountAtIndex(const QModelIndex &idx, int offset);