diff --git a/src/frame_view.rs b/src/frame_view.rs
index b6e0517..542de73 100644
--- a/src/frame_view.rs
+++ b/src/frame_view.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
     editor_view::CodeEditorView,
     html_view::HtmlView,
     lineengine::line::{Readline, ReadlineEvent},
+    tab_panel::TabPanel,
     term_split::TermSplit,
     timer_host::TimerHost,
     GlobalLayoutCell, GlobalMemoCell, PanelDirection, SplitPanel,
@@ -279,6 +280,10 @@ pub fn term_view_tree(props: &TermViewTreeProps) -> Html {
                     second={mk_term_view_tree(global, layout, bottom)}
                 />
             },
+            Tabs { tabs } => html! {
+                <TabPanel tabs={tabs.iter().map(|(k, t)| (*k, mk_term_view_tree(global, layout.clone(), t))).collect::<Vec<_>>()}
+                    />
+            },
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lua_engine.rs b/src/lua_engine.rs
index 1ce7adb..f0bae60 100644
--- a/src/lua_engine.rs
+++ b/src/lua_engine.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use self::{frameroutes::*, frames::*, muds::*, storage::*};
+use self::{frameroutes::*, frames::*, muds::*, navbar::*, storage::*};
 use anyhow::Error;
 use help::{cmd_help, load_help};
 use muds::telopt::configure_telopt_table;
+use navbar::init_navbar;
 use piccolo::{
     async_callback::{AsyncSequence, Locals},
     meta_ops::{self, MetaResult},
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ pub mod frames;
 pub mod help;
 pub mod muds;
 pub mod named_closure;
+pub mod navbar;
 pub mod storage;
 
 impl LuaState {
@@ -226,6 +228,7 @@ pub fn install_lua_globals(
             register_stateless_command!(cmd_include, "include");
             register_command!(cmd_list_logs, "listlogs");
             register_command!(mud_log, "log");
+            register_command!(syncnavbar);
             register_command!(panel_merge);
             register_command!(panel_swap);
             register_command!(sendmud_raw);
@@ -398,6 +401,8 @@ pub fn install_lua_globals(
                 match_table_try_run_sub
             );
 
+            init_navbar(ctx, global_memo, &global_layout)?;
+
             Ok(())
         })
         .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
diff --git a/src/lua_engine/navbar.rs b/src/lua_engine/navbar.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fb9429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lua_engine/navbar.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use piccolo::{Callback, CallbackReturn, Context, IntoValue, Table};
+use std::{ops::Deref, rc::Rc};
+use yew::UseStateSetter;
+
+use crate::{navbar::NavbarButton, FrameId, GlobalLayoutCell, GlobalLayoutState, GlobalMemoCell};
+
+pub fn init_navbar(
+    ctx: Context,
+    global_memo: &GlobalMemoCell,
+    global_layout: &UseStateSetter<GlobalLayoutCell>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let info_tbl: Table = ctx.get_global::<Table>("info")?;
+    let nav_tbl: Table = Table::new(&ctx);
+
+    let default_buttons: Vec<NavbarButton> = vec![
+        NavbarButton {
+            icon: "code-square".to_owned(),
+            tooltip: "Open the script editor".to_owned(),
+            frame: FrameId(1),
+            command: "#editor".to_owned(),
+        },
+        NavbarButton {
+            icon: "arrow-left".to_owned(),
+            tooltip: "Go west".to_owned(),
+            frame: FrameId(1),
+            command: "w".to_owned(),
+        },
+        NavbarButton {
+            icon: "arrow-up-left".to_owned(),
+            tooltip: "Go northwest".to_owned(),
+            frame: FrameId(1),
+            command: "nw".to_owned(),
+        },
+        NavbarButton {
+            icon: "arrow-up".to_owned(),
+            tooltip: "Go north".to_owned(),
+            frame: FrameId(1),
+            command: "n".to_owned(),
+        },
+        NavbarButton {
+            icon: "arrow-up-right".to_owned(),
+            tooltip: "Go northeast".to_owned(),
+            frame: FrameId(1),
+            command: "ne".to_owned(),
+        },
+        NavbarButton {
+            icon: "arrow-right".to_owned(),
+            tooltip: "Go east".to_owned(),
+            frame: FrameId(1),
+            command: "e".to_owned(),
+        },
+        NavbarButton {
+            icon: "arrow-down-right".to_owned(),
+            tooltip: "Go southeast".to_owned(),
+            frame: FrameId(1),
+            command: "se".to_owned(),
+        },
+        NavbarButton {
+            icon: "arrow-down".to_owned(),
+            tooltip: "Go south".to_owned(),
+            frame: FrameId(1),
+            command: "s".to_owned(),
+        },
+        NavbarButton {
+            icon: "arrow-down-left".to_owned(),
+            tooltip: "Go southwest".to_owned(),
+            frame: FrameId(1),
+            command: "sw".to_owned(),
+        },
+    ];
+
+    let mut i: i64 = 1;
+    for button in &default_buttons {
+        nav_tbl.set(ctx, i, button.clone().into_value(ctx))?;
+        i += 1;
+    }
+    nav_tbl.set(ctx, "showing", true)?;
+    info_tbl.set(ctx, "navbar", nav_tbl)?;
+
+    let mut new_layout: GlobalLayoutState = global_memo.layout.borrow().deref().deref().clone();
+    new_layout.navstate.buttons = default_buttons;
+    let new_layout: Rc<GlobalLayoutState> = new_layout.into();
+    *global_memo.layout.borrow_mut() = new_layout.clone();
+    global_layout.set(new_layout);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn syncnavbar<'gc>(
+    ctx: Context<'gc>,
+    global_memo: &GlobalMemoCell,
+    global_layout: &UseStateSetter<GlobalLayoutCell>,
+) -> Callback<'gc> {
+    let global_memo = global_memo.clone();
+    let global_layout = global_layout.clone();
+    Callback::from_fn(&ctx, move |ctx, _ex, _stack| {
+        let mut new_layout: GlobalLayoutState = global_memo.layout.borrow().deref().deref().clone();
+
+        let tbl: Table = ctx.get_global::<Table>("info")?.get(ctx, "navbar")?;
+
+        new_layout.navstate.showing = tbl.get(ctx, "showing")?;
+        let mut buttons: Vec<NavbarButton> = vec![];
+        let mut i: i64 = 1;
+        loop {
+            match tbl.get(ctx, i) {
+                Err(_) => break,
+                Ok(v) => buttons.push(v),
+            }
+            i += 1;
+        }
+        new_layout.navstate.buttons = buttons;
+        let new_layout: Rc<GlobalLayoutState> = new_layout.into();
+        *global_memo.layout.borrow_mut() = new_layout.clone();
+        global_layout.set(new_layout);
+        Ok(CallbackReturn::Return)
+    })
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 586328e..bed7d3b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use logging::LoggingEngine;
+use navbar::{NavState, Navbar};
 use parsing::ParsedCommand;
 use term_split::TermSplit;
 use web_sys::console;
@@ -17,8 +18,10 @@ pub mod lineengine;
 pub mod logging;
 pub mod lua_engine;
 pub mod match_table;
+pub mod navbar;
 pub mod parsing;
 pub mod split_panel;
+pub mod tab_panel;
 pub mod telnet;
 pub mod term_split;
 pub mod timer_host;
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ impl PartialEq for GlobalMemoState {
 pub struct GlobalLayoutState {
     term_splits: TermSplit,
     frame_views: im::OrdMap<FrameId, FrameViewType>,
+    navstate: NavState,
 }
 // Note: Despite interior mutability, you still should always call the
 // setter to force a re-render. Interior mutability is used to allow this
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ fn app() -> Html {
         Rc::new(GlobalLayoutState {
             term_splits: TermSplit::Term { frame: FrameId(1) },
             frame_views: im::OrdMap::new(),
+            navstate: Default::default(),
         })
     });
     let global_memo = use_memo((), |_| GlobalMemoState {
@@ -106,9 +111,13 @@ fn app() -> Html {
     });
 
     html! {
-        <div class="toplevel" data-bs-theme="dark">
-            <TermViewTree global_memo={global_memo.clone()}
-                          global_layout={global_layout.clone()}/>
+        <div class="toplevel d-flex flex-column" data-bs-theme="dark">
+            <Navbar global_memo={global_memo.clone()}
+                    global_layout={global_layout.clone()}/>
+            <div class="termtreewrapper">
+              <TermViewTree global_memo={global_memo.clone()}
+                            global_layout={global_layout.clone()}/>
+            </div>
         </div>
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/navbar.rs b/src/navbar.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30a6022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/navbar.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+use piccolo::{Context, FromValue, IntoValue, Table, Value};
+use yew::{function_component, html, Callback, Html, Properties, UseStateHandle};
+
+use crate::{command_handler::command_handler, FrameId, GlobalLayoutCell, GlobalMemoCell};
+
+#[derive(Properties, PartialEq)]
+pub struct NavbarProps {
+    pub global_memo: GlobalMemoCell,
+    pub global_layout: UseStateHandle<GlobalLayoutCell>,
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct NavbarButton {
+    pub icon: String,
+    pub tooltip: String,
+    pub frame: FrameId,
+    pub command: String,
+}
+
+impl<'gc> IntoValue<'gc> for NavbarButton {
+    fn into_value(self, ctx: Context<'gc>) -> Value<'gc> {
+        let tbl = Table::new(&ctx);
+        let _ = tbl.set(ctx, "icon", self.icon);
+        let _ = tbl.set(ctx, "tooltip", self.tooltip);
+        let _ = tbl.set(ctx, "frame", self.frame.0 as i64);
+        let _ = tbl.set(ctx, "command", self.command);
+        tbl.into_value(ctx)
+    }
+}
+impl<'gc> FromValue<'gc> for NavbarButton {
+    fn from_value(ctx: Context<'gc>, value: Value<'gc>) -> Result<Self, piccolo::TypeError> {
+        let tbl: Table = Table::from_value(ctx, value)?;
+        Ok(NavbarButton {
+            icon: tbl.get(ctx, "icon")?,
+            tooltip: tbl.get(ctx, "tooltip")?,
+            frame: FrameId(tbl.get(ctx, "frame")?),
+            command: tbl.get(ctx, "command")?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct NavState {
+    pub showing: bool,
+    pub buttons: Vec<NavbarButton>,
+}
+impl Default for NavState {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            showing: true,
+            // Overridden later in init_navbar, starts off minimal.
+            buttons: vec![],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[function_component(Navbar)]
+pub fn navbar(props: &NavbarProps) -> Html {
+    if !props.global_layout.navstate.showing {
+        return html! { <></> };
+    }
+    html! {
+        <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg bg-body-tertiary">
+            <div>
+        {
+            props.global_layout.navstate.buttons.iter().map(|button| {
+                let global_memo = props.global_memo.clone();
+                let button = button.clone();
+                let onclick = Callback::from(move |_| {
+                    command_handler(&global_memo, &button.frame, &button.command);
+                });
+                html! {
+                    <button type="button" title={button.tooltip} class="btn" {onclick}>
+                        <i class={format!("bi bi-{}", button.icon)}></i>
+                    </button>
+                }
+            }).collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        }
+            </div>
+        </nav>
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use piccolo::{FromValue, IntoValue, Lua};
+
+    use crate::FrameId;
+
+    use super::NavbarButton;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn button_tovalue_fromvalue_roundtrips() {
+        let mut lua = Lua::empty();
+        lua.enter(|ctx| {
+            let b = NavbarButton {
+                icon: "myicon".to_owned(),
+                tooltip: "I'm a tooltip".to_owned(),
+                frame: FrameId(42),
+                command: "hello world".to_owned(),
+            };
+            assert_eq!(
+                NavbarButton::from_value(ctx, b.clone().into_value(ctx)).unwrap(),
+                b
+            );
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tab_panel.rs b/src/tab_panel.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a85af09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tab_panel.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+use yew::{function_component, html, use_state_eq, Callback, Html, Properties};
+
+#[derive(Properties, PartialEq)]
+pub struct TabPanelProps {
+    pub tabs: Vec<(char, Html)>,
+}
+
+#[function_component(TabPanel)]
+pub fn tab_panel_props(props: &TabPanelProps) -> Html {
+    let active_tab = use_state_eq(|| props.tabs.get(0).map(|(k, _)| *k).unwrap_or('0'));
+    html! {
+      <div class="container-fluid d-flex flex-column">
+        <ul class="nav nav-tabs">
+        {props.tabs.iter().map(|(c, _)| {
+            let class_name = if *c == *active_tab { "nav-link active" } else { "nav-link" };
+            let c_click: char = *c;
+            let active_tab_click = active_tab.clone();
+            let on_click = Callback::from(move |_| {
+                active_tab_click.set(c_click);
+            });
+          html! {
+              <li class="nav-item" key={format!("nav-{}", c)}>
+                <a class={class_name} onclick={on_click} href="#">{c}</a>
+              </li>
+          }}).collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        }
+        </ul>
+        {props.tabs.iter().map(|(c, v)| {
+          let class_name = if *c == *active_tab { "container-fluid visible"} else { "container-fluid invisible"};
+          html! {
+            <div class={class_name} key={format!("content-{}", c)}>
+              {v.clone()}
+            </div>
+          }
+        }).collect::<Vec<_>>()}
+      </div>
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/term_split.rs b/src/term_split.rs
index eadb223..7dd5eb5 100644
--- a/src/term_split.rs
+++ b/src/term_split.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use im::OrdMap;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use std::{
     collections::{BTreeMap, VecDeque},
+    ops::Deref,
     rc::Rc,
 };
 
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@ pub enum TermSplit {
         top: Rc<TermSplit>,
         bottom: Rc<TermSplit>,
     },
+    Tabs {
+        tabs: OrdMap<char, Rc<TermSplit>>,
+    },
 }
 
 impl TermSplit {
@@ -43,6 +48,11 @@ impl TermSplit {
                 top.collect_term_frames(into);
                 bottom.collect_term_frames(into);
             }
+            TermSplit::Tabs { tabs } => {
+                for tab in tabs.values() {
+                    tab.collect_term_frames(into);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -105,10 +115,21 @@ impl TermSplit {
                 }),
                 Some((c, path_rest)) => Err(format!("In split path, found {} before {}, which was unexpected for a vertical split", c, path_rest.iter().collect::<String>()))
             },
+            TermSplit::Tabs { tabs } => {
+                match pathstr.split_first() {
+                    None => mod_with(self),
+                    Some((c, path_rest)) => {
+                        match tabs.get(c) {
+                            None => Err(format!("Reference to tab '{}', which doesn't exist, before {} in split path", c, path_rest.iter().collect::<String>())),
+                            Some(t) => Ok(TermSplit::Tabs { tabs: tabs.update(*c, t.modify_at_pathstr_vec(path_rest, mod_with)?.into())}),
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
             TermSplit::Term { .. } => match pathstr.split_first() {
                 None => mod_with(self),
                 Some(_) => Err(format!("In split path, found trailing junk {} after addressing terminal", pathstr.iter().collect::<String>()))
-            }
+            },
         }
     }
 
@@ -130,6 +151,13 @@ impl TermSplit {
                 Some(('b', path_rest)) => bottom.get_at_pathstr_vec(path_rest),
                 Some((c, path_rest)) => Err(format!("In split path, found {} before {}, which was unexpected for a vertical split", c, path_rest.iter().collect::<String>()))
             },
+            TermSplit::Tabs { tabs } => match pathstr.split_first() {
+                None => Ok(self),
+                Some((c, path_rest)) => match tabs.get(c) {
+                    None => Err(format!("Reference to tab '{}', which doesn't exist, before {} in split path", c, path_rest.iter().collect::<String>())),
+                    Some(t) => t.get_at_pathstr_vec(path_rest),
+                }
+            },
             TermSplit::Term { .. } => match pathstr.split_first() {
                 None => Ok(self),
                 Some(_) => Err(format!("In split path, found trailing junk {} after addressing terminal", pathstr.iter().collect::<String>()))
@@ -162,10 +190,12 @@ impl TermSplit {
     pub fn join(&self, pathstr: &str) -> Result<TermSplit, String> {
         self.modify_at_pathstr(pathstr, move |n| match n {
             TermSplit::Term { .. } => {
-                Err("Can only join vertical or horizontal splits, not a terminal".to_owned())
+                Err("Can only join vertical or horizontal splits (or tab with one entry), not a terminal".to_owned())
             }
             TermSplit::Horizontal { left, .. } => Ok((**left).clone()),
             TermSplit::Vertical { top, .. } => Ok((**top).clone()),
+            TermSplit::Tabs { tabs } if tabs.len() != 1 => Err("Can only join tabs when only one tab left".to_owned()),
+            TermSplit::Tabs { tabs } => Ok((**tabs.iter().next().unwrap().1).clone()),
         })
     }
 
@@ -179,6 +209,33 @@ impl TermSplit {
         new.validate()?;
         Ok(new)
     }
+
+    pub fn tabbed(&self, first_tab: char, pathstr: &str) -> Result<TermSplit, String> {
+        self.modify_at_pathstr(pathstr, |t| {
+            Ok(TermSplit::Tabs {
+                tabs: OrdMap::unit(first_tab, t.clone().into()),
+            })
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_tab(
+        &self,
+        pathstr: &str,
+        new_tab: char,
+        new_frame: FrameId,
+    ) -> Result<TermSplit, String> {
+        let new = self.modify_at_pathstr(pathstr, |t| match t {
+            TermSplit::Tabs { tabs } => Ok(TermSplit::Tabs {
+                tabs: tabs.update(new_tab, TermSplit::Term { frame: new_frame }.into()),
+            }),
+            _ => Err(format!(
+                "Tried to add tab at path {}, which isn't a tab set.",
+                pathstr
+            )),
+        })?;
+        new.validate()?;
+        Ok(new)
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct AccessibleSplitIter<'t> {
@@ -192,12 +249,15 @@ impl<'t> Iterator for AccessibleSplitIter<'t> {
         loop {
             match self.queue.pop_back() {
                 Some(TermSplit::Horizontal { left, right }) => {
-                    self.queue.push_front(left);
-                    self.queue.push_front(right);
+                    self.queue.push_back(right);
+                    self.queue.push_back(left);
                 }
                 Some(TermSplit::Vertical { top, bottom }) => {
-                    self.queue.push_front(top);
-                    self.queue.push_front(bottom);
+                    self.queue.push_back(bottom);
+                    self.queue.push_back(top);
+                }
+                Some(TermSplit::Tabs { tabs }) => {
+                    self.queue.extend(tabs.values().rev().map(|v| v.deref()));
                 }
                 Some(TermSplit::Term { frame }) => break Some(frame),
                 None => break None,
@@ -315,15 +375,22 @@ mod tests {
             top: Horizontal {
                 left: Horizontal {
                     left: Term { frame: FrameId(42) }.into(),
-                    right: Term { frame: FrameId(64) }.into(),
+                    right: Term { frame: FrameId(43) }.into(),
                 }
                 .into(),
-                right: Term { frame: FrameId(42) }.into(),
+                right: Term { frame: FrameId(44) }.into(),
             }
             .into(),
             bottom: Vertical {
-                top: Term { frame: FrameId(43) }.into(),
-                bottom: Term { frame: FrameId(44) }.into(),
+                top: Term { frame: FrameId(45) }.into(),
+                bottom: Tabs {
+                    tabs: vec![
+                        ('0', Term { frame: FrameId(46) }),
+                        ('1', Term { frame: FrameId(47) }),
+                    ]
+                    .into(),
+                }
+                .into(),
             }
             .into(),
         };
@@ -334,8 +401,9 @@ mod tests {
                 &FrameId(42),
                 &FrameId(43),
                 &FrameId(44),
-                &FrameId(42),
-                &FrameId(64),
+                &FrameId(45),
+                &FrameId(46),
+                &FrameId(47),
             ]
         );
     }
@@ -379,4 +447,97 @@ mod tests {
             })
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn framing_works() {
+        use TermSplit::*;
+        let t = Vertical {
+            top: Horizontal {
+                left: Horizontal {
+                    left: Term { frame: FrameId(42) }.into(),
+                    right: Term { frame: FrameId(43) }.into(),
+                }
+                .into(),
+                right: Term { frame: FrameId(44) }.into(),
+            }
+            .into(),
+            bottom: Vertical {
+                top: Term { frame: FrameId(45) }.into(),
+                bottom: Term { frame: FrameId(46) }.into(),
+            }
+            .into(),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            t.tabbed('0', "bb").unwrap(),
+            Vertical {
+                top: Horizontal {
+                    left: Horizontal {
+                        left: Term { frame: FrameId(42) }.into(),
+                        right: Term { frame: FrameId(43) }.into(),
+                    }
+                    .into(),
+                    right: Term { frame: FrameId(44) }.into(),
+                }
+                .into(),
+                bottom: Vertical {
+                    top: Term { frame: FrameId(45) }.into(),
+                    bottom: Tabs {
+                        tabs: vec![('0', Term { frame: FrameId(46) })].into()
+                    }
+                    .into(),
+                }
+                .into(),
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn can_add_tab() {
+        use TermSplit::*;
+        let t = Vertical {
+            top: Horizontal {
+                left: Horizontal {
+                    left: Term { frame: FrameId(42) }.into(),
+                    right: Term { frame: FrameId(43) }.into(),
+                }
+                .into(),
+                right: Term { frame: FrameId(44) }.into(),
+            }
+            .into(),
+            bottom: Vertical {
+                top: Term { frame: FrameId(45) }.into(),
+                bottom: Tabs {
+                    tabs: vec![('0', Term { frame: FrameId(46) })].into(),
+                }
+                .into(),
+            }
+            .into(),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            t.add_tab("bb", '1', FrameId(47)).unwrap(),
+            Vertical {
+                top: Horizontal {
+                    left: Horizontal {
+                        left: Term { frame: FrameId(42) }.into(),
+                        right: Term { frame: FrameId(43) }.into(),
+                    }
+                    .into(),
+                    right: Term { frame: FrameId(44) }.into(),
+                }
+                .into(),
+                bottom: Vertical {
+                    top: Term { frame: FrameId(45) }.into(),
+                    bottom: Tabs {
+                        tabs: vec![
+                            ('0', Term { frame: FrameId(46) }),
+                            ('1', Term { frame: FrameId(47) }),
+                        ]
+                        .into()
+                    }
+                    .into()
+                }
+                .into(),
+            }
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index 2ef6893..a0a4863 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -92,3 +92,8 @@ body {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
 }
+.termtreewrapper {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+    flex-shrink: 1;
+    min-height: 1px;
+}