diff --git a/docs/windowActions.md b/docs/windowActions.md
index bd99a721800..3d1089135fd 100644
--- a/docs/windowActions.md
+++ b/docs/windowActions.md
@@ -215,13 +215,14 @@ Dispatches a message to the store to create a new frame
 **Parameters**
 
 **frameOpts**: `Object`, An object of frame options such as isPrivate, element, and tab features.
-                 These may not all be hooked up in Electron yet.
+These may not all be hooked up in Electron yet.
 
-**openInForeground**: `boolean`, true if the new frame should become the new active frame
+**openInForeground**: `boolean`, true if the new frame should become the new active frame.
+If missing, this value will be defaulted to the user's preference (SWITCH_TO_NEW_TABS).
 
 
 
-### cloneFrame(frameProps, guestInstanceId) 
+### cloneFrame(frameProps, guestInstanceId, openInForeground) 
 
 Dispatches a message to the store to clone an existing frame
 
@@ -231,6 +232,9 @@ Dispatches a message to the store to clone an existing frame
 
 **guestInstanceId**: `number`, The guestInstanceId of the cloned webcontents
 
+**openInForeground**: `boolean`, true if the new frame should become the new active frame.
+If missing, this value will be defaulted to the user's preference (SWITCH_TO_NEW_TABS).
+
 
 
 ### closeFrame(frames, frameProps) 
diff --git a/js/actions/windowActions.js b/js/actions/windowActions.js
index 06a810574ec..594d4f10e5d 100644
--- a/js/actions/windowActions.js
+++ b/js/actions/windowActions.js
@@ -281,8 +281,9 @@ const windowActions = {
    * Dispatches a message to the store to create a new frame
    *
    * @param {Object} frameOpts - An object of frame options such as isPrivate, element, and tab features.
-   *                  These may not all be hooked up in Electron yet.
-   * @param {boolean} openInForeground - true if the new frame should become the new active frame
+   * These may not all be hooked up in Electron yet.
+   * @param {boolean} openInForeground - true if the new frame should become the new active frame.
+   * If missing, this value will be defaulted to the user's preference (SWITCH_TO_NEW_TABS).
    */
   newFrame: function (frameOpts, openInForeground) {
     dispatch({
@@ -297,6 +298,8 @@ const windowActions = {
    *
    * @param {Object} frameProps - The properties of the frame to clone
    * @param {number} guestInstanceId - The guestInstanceId of the cloned webcontents
+   * @param {boolean} openInForeground - true if the new frame should become the new active frame.
+   * If missing, this value will be defaulted to the user's preference (SWITCH_TO_NEW_TABS).
    */
   cloneFrame: function (frameProps, guestInstanceId, openInForeground) {
     dispatch({
diff --git a/js/stores/windowStore.js b/js/stores/windowStore.js
index 2064bf08236..795356fcb54 100644
--- a/js/stores/windowStore.js
+++ b/js/stores/windowStore.js
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ const newFrame = (frameOpts, openInForeground, insertionIndex, nextKey) => {
   }
   frameOpts = frameOpts.toJS ? frameOpts.toJS() : frameOpts
 
-  if (openInForeground === undefined) {
-    openInForeground = true
+  if (typeof openInForeground !== 'boolean') {
+    openInForeground = getSetting(settings.SWITCH_TO_NEW_TABS)
   }
 
   // evaluate the location