diff --git a/display/display.go b/display/display.go
index edba031..c612b13 100644
--- a/display/display.go
+++ b/display/display.go
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ var App = cview.NewApplication().
 		// Store width and height for calculations
 		termW = width
 		termH = height
+
+		// Shift new tabs created before app startup, when termW == 0
+		// XXX: This is hacky but works. The biggest issue is that there will sometimes be a tiny flash
+		// of the old not shifted tab on startup.
+		if tabMap[curTab] == &newTabPage {
+			tabViews[curTab].SetText(addLeftMargin(renderedNewTabContent))
+		}
 	})
 
 var renderedNewTabContent string
@@ -289,7 +296,7 @@ func NewTab() {
 		SetRegions(true).
 		SetScrollable(true).
 		SetWrap(false).
-		SetText(renderedNewTabContent).
+		SetText(addLeftMargin(renderedNewTabContent)).
 		SetChangedFunc(func() {
 			App.Draw()
 		}).
diff --git a/display/private.go b/display/private.go
index a1649f4..bb6f2e0 100644
--- a/display/private.go
+++ b/display/private.go
@@ -100,17 +100,21 @@ func followLink(prev, next string) {
 	}()
 }
 
+func addLeftMargin(text string) string {
+	var shifted string
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(text, "\n") {
+		shifted += strings.Repeat(" ", leftMargin()) + line + "\n"
+	}
+	return shifted
+}
+
 // setPage displays a Page on the current tab.
 func setPage(p *structs.Page) {
 	saveScroll() // Save the scroll of the previous page
 
 	if !p.Displayable {
 		// Add margin to page based on terminal width
-		var shifted string
-		for _, line := range strings.Split(p.Content, "\n") {
-			shifted += strings.Repeat(" ", leftMargin()) + line + "\n"
-		}
-		p.Content = shifted
+		p.Content = addLeftMargin(p.Content)
 		p.Displayable = true
 	}