diff --git a/users/crumb/programs/emacs/modules/syd-tabs.el b/users/crumb/programs/emacs/modules/syd-tabs.el
index 1696b42..6bf9ce5 100644
--- a/users/crumb/programs/emacs/modules/syd-tabs.el
+++ b/users/crumb/programs/emacs/modules/syd-tabs.el
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
   (defvar syd-tab-bar-name-function #'syd-tab-bar-make-free-name
     "Nullary function expected to return the name for a new tab.")
 
+  (defvar syd-tab-bar-default-buffer-function #'scratch-buffer)
+
   (syd-add-hook 'tab-bar-tab-post-open-functions
     (defun syd-tab-bar--name-new-tab-h (tab)
       "Hooks to `tab-bar-tab-post-open-functions' such that new tabs will be
@@ -34,7 +36,9 @@ given \"explicit names\" that are static."
       "Show the tab-bar if it is not already visible.  See
 `syd-tab-bar-hide-tab-bar-h'."
       (unless vim-tab-bar-mode
-        (vim-tab-bar-mode 1))))
+        (vim-tab-bar-mode 1)))
+    (defun syd-tab-bar--switch-to-default-buffer-h (_tab)
+      (switch-to-buffer (funcall syd-tab-bar-default-buffer-function))))
 
   (syd-add-hook 'tab-bar-tab-pre-close-functions
     (defun syd-tab-bar-hide-tab-bar-h (_tab _final-tab-p)