diff --git a/editor/js/nodes.js b/editor/js/nodes.js
index d83f162eb..2cd2f62fc 100644
--- a/editor/js/nodes.js
+++ b/editor/js/nodes.js
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         var typeToId = {};
         var nodeDefinitions = {};
 
+        nodeDefinitions['tab'] = {
+            defaults: {
+                label: {value:""},
+                disabled: {value: false},
+                info: {value: ""}
+            }
+        };
+
+
         var exports = {
             setModulePendingUpdated: function(module,version) {
                 moduleList[module].pending_version = version;
@@ -274,14 +283,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
 
     function addWorkspace(ws) {
         workspaces[ws.id] = ws;
-        ws._def = {
-            defaults: {
-                label: {value:""},
-                disabled: {value: false},
-                info: {value: ""}
-            }
-        };
-
+        ws._def = RED.nodes.getType('tab');
         workspacesOrder.push(ws.id);
     }
     function getWorkspace(id) {
@@ -817,7 +819,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
 
         // Add a tab if there isn't one there already
         if (defaultWorkspace == null) {
-            defaultWorkspace = { type:"tab", id:getID(), label:RED._('workspace.defaultName',{number:1})};
+            defaultWorkspace = { type:"tab", id:getID(), disabled: false, info:"",  label:RED._('workspace.defaultName',{number:1})};
             addWorkspace(defaultWorkspace);
             RED.workspaces.add(defaultWorkspace);
             new_workspaces.push(defaultWorkspace);
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/workspaces.js b/editor/js/ui/workspaces.js
index 3c08e83f5..3d880e2a2 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/workspaces.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/workspaces.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
                 workspaceIndex += 1;
             } while ($("#workspace-tabs a[title='"+RED._('workspace.defaultName',{number:workspaceIndex})+"']").size() !== 0);
 
-            ws = {type:"tab",id:tabId,label:RED._('workspace.defaultName',{number:workspaceIndex})};
+            ws = {type:"tab",id:tabId,disabled: false,info:"",label:RED._('workspace.defaultName',{number:workspaceIndex})};
             RED.nodes.addWorkspace(ws);
             workspace_tabs.addTab(ws);
             workspace_tabs.activateTab(tabId);