diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/openeditorsview.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/openeditorsview.cpp
index 9a9c69b0059..cc48b681313 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/openeditorsview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/openeditorsview.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ OpenEditorsWidget::OpenEditorsWidget()
     m_ui.editorList->header()->resizeSection(1, 16);
     m_ui.editorList->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
     m_ui.editorList->installEventFilter(this);
+    m_ui.editorList->viewport()->installEventFilter(this);
 
     connect(em, SIGNAL(currentEditorChanged(Core::IEditor*)),
             this, SLOT(updateCurrentItem(Core::IEditor*)));
@@ -162,6 +163,17 @@ bool OpenEditorsWidget::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
                 && ke->modifiers() == 0) {
             closeEditor(m_ui.editorList->currentIndex());
         }
+    } else if (obj == m_ui.editorList->viewport()
+             && event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonRelease) {
+        QMouseEvent * me = static_cast<QMouseEvent*>(event);
+        if (me->button() == Qt::MiddleButton
+                && me->modifiers() == Qt::NoModifier) {
+            QModelIndex index = m_ui.editorList->indexAt(me->pos());
+            if (index.isValid()) {
+                closeEditor(index);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
     }
     return false;
 }