diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index f076d298..acf5d101 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ class Controller(object):
 
     def create_buffer(self, buffer_type="baseBuffer", session_type="twitter", buffer_title="", parent_tab=None, start=False, kwargs={}):
         log.debug("Creating buffer of type {0} with parent_tab of {2} arguments {1}".format(buffer_type, kwargs, parent_tab))
+        if kwargs.get("parent") == None:
+            kwargs["parent"] = self.view.nb
         if not hasattr(buffers, session_type):
             raise AttributeError("Session type %s does not exist yet." % (session_type))
         available_buffers = getattr(buffers, session_type)
@@ -458,7 +460,8 @@ class Controller(object):
         buffer = self.get_best_buffer()
         handler = self.get_handler(type=buffer.session.type)
         if handler != None and hasattr(handler, "list_manager"):
-            return handler.list_manager(session=buffer.session)
+            lists_buffer_position = self.view.search("lists", buffer.session.get_name())
+            return handler.list_manager(session=buffer.session, lists_buffer_position=lists_buffer_position)
 
     def configuration(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """ Opens the global settings dialogue."""
diff --git a/src/controller/twitter/handler.py b/src/controller/twitter/handler.py
index 2d7a8e7d..de8dfb01 100644
--- a/src/controller/twitter/handler.py
+++ b/src/controller/twitter/handler.py
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ class Handler(object):
                 output.speak("error %s" % (str(e)))
                 log.exception("error %s" % (str(e)))
 
-    def list_manager(self, session):
-        return lists.listsController(session=session)
+    def list_manager(self, session, lists_buffer_position):
+        return lists.listsController(session=session, lists_buffer_position=lists_buffer_position)
 
     def account_settings(self, buffer, controller):
         d = settings.accountSettingsController(buffer, controller)
diff --git a/src/controller/twitter/lists.py b/src/controller/twitter/lists.py
index b5736bc4..419aec1a 100644
--- a/src/controller/twitter/lists.py
+++ b/src/controller/twitter/lists.py
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ from pubsub import pub
 log = logging.getLogger("controller.listsController")
 
 class listsController(object):
-    def __init__(self, session, user=None):
+    def __init__(self, session, user=None, lists_buffer_position=0):
         super(listsController, self).__init__()
         self.session = session
+        self.lists_buffer_position = lists_buffer_position
         if user == None:
             self.dialog = lists.listViewer()
             self.dialog.populate_list(self.get_all_lists())
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ class listsController(object):
     def open_list_as_buffer(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if self.dialog.lista.get_count() == 0: return
         list = self.session.db["lists"][self.dialog.get_item()]
-        pub.sendMessage("create-new-buffer", buffer="list", account=self.session.db["user_name"], create=list.name)
+        pub.sendMessage("createBuffer", buffer_type="ListBuffer", session_type=self.session.type, buffer_title=_("List for {}").format(list.name), parent_tab=self.lists_buffer_position, start=True, kwargs=dict(function="list_timeline", name="%s-list" % (list.name,), sessionObject=self.session, account=self.session.get_name(), bufferType=None, sound="list_tweet.ogg", list_id=list.id, include_ext_alt_text=True, tweet_mode="extended"))
 
     def subscribe(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if self.dialog.lista.get_count() == 0: return