diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/tabs.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/tabs.vim
index 3af5476c..afe30766 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/tabs.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/tabs.vim
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 " vim: et ts=2 sts=2 sw=2
 
 let s:show_close_button = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#show_close_button', 1)
+let s:show_tab_type = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#show_tab_type', 1)
 let s:show_tab_nr = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#show_tab_nr', 1)
 let s:tab_nr_type = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#tab_nr_type', 0)
 let s:close_symbol = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#close_symbol', 'X')
+let s:show_splits = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#show_splits', 1)
 let s:spc = g:airline_symbols.space
 
 let s:current_bufnr = -1
@@ -40,17 +42,6 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#tabs#get()
 
   let b = airline#extensions#tabline#new_builder()
 
-  let buffers = tabpagebuflist(curtab)
-  for nr in buffers
-    let group = airline#extensions#tabline#group_of_bufnr(buffers, nr)
-    call b.add_section_spaced(group, '%(%{airline#extensions#tabline#get_buffer_name('.nr.')}%)')
-  endfor
-  " truncate
-  call b.add_raw('%<')
-  call b.add_section('airline_tabfill', '')
-  call b.split()
-  call b.add_section('airline_tabfill', '')
-
   for i in range(1, tabpagenr('$'))
     if i == curtab
       let group = 'airline_tabsel_right'
@@ -77,11 +68,24 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#tabs#get()
     endif
     call b.add_section(group, val.'%'.i.'T %{airline#extensions#tabline#title('.i.')} %)')
   endfor
-  call b.add_raw('%<')
 
-   if s:show_close_button
-     call b.add_section('airline_tab_right', ' %999X'.s:close_symbol.' ')
-   endif
+  call b.add_section('airline_tabfill', '')
+  call b.split()
+  call b.add_section('airline_tabfill', '')
+
+  if s:show_close_button
+    call b.add_section('airline_tab_right', ' %999X'.s:close_symbol.' ')
+  endif
+
+  if s:show_splits == 1
+    let buffers = tabpagebuflist(curtab)
+    for nr in buffers
+      let group = airline#extensions#tabline#group_of_bufnr(buffers, nr)
+      call b.add_section_spaced(group, '%(%{airline#extensions#tabline#get_buffer_name('.nr.')}%)')
+    endfor
+  elseif s:show_tab_type == 1
+    call b.add_section('airline_tabtype', ' tabs ')
+  endif
 
   let s:current_bufnr = curbuf
   let s:current_tabnr = curtab