diff --git a/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceManager.cpp b/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceManager.cpp
index e93d818b..ec368152 100644
--- a/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceManager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceManager.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+#include <QFrame>
 #include "TraceManager.h"
+#include "BrowseDialog.h"
+#include "StringUtil.h"
 #include "MiscUtil.h"
 
 TraceManager::TraceManager(QWidget* parent) : QTabWidget(parent)
@@ -22,29 +25,49 @@ TraceManager::TraceManager(QWidget* parent) : QTabWidget(parent)
 
     connect(this, SIGNAL(tabCloseRequested(int)), this, SLOT(closeTab(int)));
 
-    open();
+    // Add a placeholder tab
+    QFrame* mPlaceholder = new QFrame(this);
+    addTab(mPlaceholder, tr("Placeholder")); //TODO: Proper title
 }
 
 void TraceManager::open()
 {
+    BrowseDialog browse(
+        this,
+        tr("Open trace recording"),
+        tr("Trace recording"),
+        tr("Trace recordings (*.%1);;All files (*.*)").arg(ArchValue("trace32", "trace64")),
+        getDbPath(),
+        false
+    );
+    if(browse.exec() != QDialog::Accepted)
+        return;
     //load the new file
     TraceWidget* newView = new TraceWidget(this);
     addTab(newView, tr("Trace")); //TODO: Proper title
     setCurrentIndex(count() - 1);
+    emit newView->openSlot(browse.path);
 }
 
 void TraceManager::closeTab(int index)
 {
     auto view = qobject_cast<TraceWidget*>(widget(index));
-    removeTab(index);
     if(view)
+    {
+        removeTab(index);
         delete view;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Placeholder tab
+        return;
+    }
 }
 
 void TraceManager::closeAllTabs()
 {
-    while(count())
+    while(count() > 1)
     {
-        closeTab(0);
+        closeTab(count() - 1);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceWidget.cpp b/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceWidget.cpp
index 1ef2674f..3a04fd98 100644
--- a/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceWidget.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ void TraceWidget::traceSelectionChanged(unsigned long long selection)
     mGeneralRegs->setRegisters(&registers);
 }
 
+void TraceWidget::openSlot(const QString & fileName)
+{
+    emit mTraceWidget->openSlot(fileName);
+}
+
 void TraceWidget::updateSlot()
 {
     auto fileOpened = mTraceWidget->isFileOpened();
diff --git a/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceWidget.h b/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceWidget.h
index 948ea120..0676a360 100644
--- a/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/Src/Tracer/TraceWidget.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ public:
 
     TraceBrowser* getTraceBrowser();
 
+public slots:
+    void openSlot(const QString & fileName);
+
 protected slots:
     void traceSelectionChanged(unsigned long long selection);
     void updateSlot();