diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/python_console_interpreter/window/widgets.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/python_console_interpreter/window/widgets.py
index 0e8dd2fb9b..bbc304d680 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/python_console_interpreter/window/widgets.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/python_console_interpreter/window/widgets.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ class PythonCodeEditor(QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit):
 
 
 class PythonTabWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
+    add_tab_requested = QtCore.Signal()
     before_execute = QtCore.Signal(str)
 
     def __init__(self, parent):
@@ -185,11 +186,15 @@ class PythonTabWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
         self.setFocusProxy(code_input)
 
+        add_tab_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Add tab", self)
+        add_tab_btn.setToolTip("Add new tab")
+
         execute_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Execute", self)
         execute_btn.setToolTip("Execute command (Ctrl + Enter)")
 
         btns_layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
         btns_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        btns_layout.addWidget(add_tab_btn)
         btns_layout.addStretch(1)
         btns_layout.addWidget(execute_btn)
 
@@ -198,12 +203,16 @@ class PythonTabWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         layout.addWidget(code_input, 1)
         layout.addLayout(btns_layout, 0)
 
+        add_tab_btn.clicked.connect(self._on_add_tab_clicked)
         execute_btn.clicked.connect(self._on_execute_clicked)
         code_input.execute_requested.connect(self.execute)
 
         self._code_input = code_input
         self._interpreter = InteractiveInterpreter()
 
+    def _on_add_tab_clicked(self):
+        self.add_tab_requested.emit()
+
     def _on_execute_clicked(self):
         self.execute()
 
@@ -352,9 +361,6 @@ class PythonInterpreterWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         tab_widget.setTabsClosable(False)
         tab_widget.setContextMenuPolicy(QtCore.Qt.CustomContextMenu)
 
-        add_tab_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("+", tab_widget)
-        tab_widget.setCornerWidget(add_tab_btn, QtCore.Qt.TopLeftCorner)
-
         widgets_splitter = QtWidgets.QSplitter(self)
         widgets_splitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
         widgets_splitter.addWidget(output_widget)
@@ -371,14 +377,12 @@ class PythonInterpreterWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         line_check_timer.setInterval(200)
 
         line_check_timer.timeout.connect(self._on_timer_timeout)
-        add_tab_btn.clicked.connect(self._on_add_clicked)
         tab_bar.right_clicked.connect(self._on_tab_right_click)
         tab_bar.double_clicked.connect(self._on_tab_double_click)
         tab_bar.mid_clicked.connect(self._on_tab_mid_click)
         tab_widget.tabCloseRequested.connect(self._on_tab_close_req)
 
         self._widgets_splitter = widgets_splitter
-        self._add_tab_btn = add_tab_btn
         self._output_widget = output_widget
         self._tab_widget = tab_widget
         self._line_check_timer = line_check_timer
@@ -525,7 +529,7 @@ class PythonInterpreterWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
                 lines.append(self.ansi_escape.sub("", line))
             self._append_lines(lines)
 
-    def _on_add_clicked(self):
+    def _on_add_requested(self):
         dialog = TabNameDialog(self)
         dialog.exec_()
         tab_name = dialog.result()
@@ -562,6 +566,7 @@ class PythonInterpreterWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
     def add_tab(self, tab_name, index=None):
         widget = PythonTabWidget(self)
         widget.before_execute.connect(self._on_before_execute)
+        widget.add_tab_requested.connect(self._on_add_requested)
         if index is None:
             if self._tab_widget.count() > 0:
                 index = self._tab_widget.currentIndex() + 1