diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json b/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
index f8c230edd1..b4fad0dc56 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
@@ -78,11 +78,16 @@
                 "key": "navigationService",
                 "implementation": "navigation/NavigationService.js"
             },
+            {
+                "key": "urlService",
+                "implementation": "services/UrlService.js",
+                "depends": [ "$location" ]
+            },            
             {
                 "key": "creationService",
                 "implementation": "creation/CreationService.js",
                 "depends": [ "persistenceService", "$q", "$log" ]
-            }
+            }        
         ],
         "actions": [
             {
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@
                 "implementation": "windowing/NewTabAction.js",
                 "description": "Open this object in a new tab",
                 "category": ["view-control", "contextual"],
-                "depends": [ "$window", "$route", "$location" ],
+                "depends": [ "urlService", "$window", "$route", "$location" ],
                 "group": "windowing",
                 "glyph": "y"
             },
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/services/UrlService.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/services/UrlService.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fcf836d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/services/UrlService.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2014-2015, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*global define,Promise*/
+
+/**
+ * Module defining UrlService.
+ */
+define(
+    [],
+    function () {
+        "use strict";
+
+        /**
+         * The navigation service maintains the application's current
+         * navigation state, and allows listening for changes thereto.
+         * @constructor
+         */
+        function UrlService($location) {
+            function urlFor(mode, domainObject) {
+                var context = domainObject &&
+                        domainObject.getCapability('context'),
+                    objectPath = context ? context.getPath() : [],
+                    ids = objectPath.map(function (domainObject) {
+                        return domainObject.getId();}),
+                    viewPath = "?view=" + $location.search().view,
+                    path = "index.html#/" + mode + "/" +
+                        ids.slice(1).join("/") + viewPath;
+                return path;
+            }
+            
+            return {
+                
+                urlFor: urlFor   
+            
+            };
+        }
+
+        return UrlService;
+    }
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/windowing/NewTabAction.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/windowing/NewTabAction.js
index e68696b273..5cad39686c 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/windowing/NewTabAction.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/windowing/NewTabAction.js
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ define(
          * the user interface.)
          * @constructor
          */
-        function NewTabAction($window, $route, $location, context) {
-
-            
+        function NewTabAction(urlService, $window, $route, $location, context) {
+            // Returns the selected domain object
+            // when using the context menu or the top right button
+            // based on the context and the existance of the object
+            // It is set to object an returned
             function getSelectedObject() {
                 var object,
                     newParent;
@@ -53,25 +55,13 @@ define(
             }
             
             return {
-                /**
-                 * Open the object in a new tab
-                 */
-                perform: function () {
-                    var selectedDomainObject = getSelectedObject(),
-                        mode = "browse",
-                        context = selectedDomainObject &&
-                            selectedDomainObject.getCapability('context'),
-                        objectPath = context ? context.getPath() : [],
-                        ids = objectPath.map(function (selectedDomainObject) {
-                            return selectedDomainObject.getId();
-                        }),
-                        viewPath = "?view=" + $location.search().view,
-                        partialPath = "index.html#/" + mode + "/" +
-                            ids.slice(1).join("/") + viewPath;
-                    
-                    window.open(partialPath, "_blank");
-                    
-                    
+                // Performs the open in new tab function
+                // By calling the url service, the mode needed
+                // (browse) and the domainObject is passed in and
+                // the path is returned and opened in a new tab
+                perform: function () {                    
+                    window.open(urlService.urlFor("browse", getSelectedObject()),
+                                "_blank");
                 }
             };
         }