diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/GuiUtils.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/GuiUtils.js
index fe77c84072e9c6c8377433f09e86a32ea0a92f55..3ae1d5a4d8f41b3a1192f4433c47fdf2453589b7 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/GuiUtils.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/GuiUtils.js
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ GuiUtils.prototype.createLogoutLink = function () {
  *
  * @param {string} params.name
  * @param {string} params.id
+ * @param {string} [params.className]
  * @param {HTMLElement} params.navigationBar
  *
  * @returns {HTMLLIElement}
@@ -930,11 +931,13 @@ GuiUtils.prototype.createTabMenuObject = function (params) {
   if (navigationBar.children.length === 0) {
     navClass = "active";
   }
-
   var navLi = document.createElement("li");
   navLi.className = navClass;
 
   var navLink = document.createElement("a");
+  if (params.className !== undefined) {
+    navLink.className = params.className;
+  }
   navLink.href = "#" + id;
   if (name !== undefined) {
     navLink.innerHTML = name;
@@ -943,9 +946,6 @@ GuiUtils.prototype.createTabMenuObject = function (params) {
     $(this).tab('show');
   };
   navLi.appendChild(navLink);
-  if (name !== undefined) {
-    navLink.innerHTML = name;
-  }
   return navLi;
 };
 
@@ -1051,6 +1051,7 @@ GuiUtils.prototype.initTabContent = function (abstractGuiElement) {
  * @param {AbstractGuiElement} abstractGuiElement
  * @param {Object} params
  * @param {string} params.name
+ * @param {string} [params.linkClassName]
  * @param {HTMLElement} [params.content]
  * @param {boolean} [params.disabled = false]
  * @param {function} [params.panelClass]
@@ -1066,6 +1067,7 @@ GuiUtils.prototype.addTab = function (abstractGuiElement, params) {
   var navLi = this.createTabMenuObject({
     id: tabId,
     name: params.name,
+    className: params.linkClassName,
     navigationBar: navElement
   });
   navElement.appendChild(navLi);
diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/LeftPanel.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/LeftPanel.js
index 122bab37ee1d7fe19228aa86e7af5187b2e40ca0..b018c789c6d6b8e8fb69fe517ca086a31d9bf008 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/LeftPanel.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/LeftPanel.js
@@ -104,18 +104,22 @@ LeftPanel.prototype.getPanelsDefinition = function () {
   return [{
     name: "<div class='maintabdiv'><i class='fa fa-search maintab'></i><br>SEARCH</div>",
     panelClass: SearchPanel,
+    linkClassName: "minerva-search-tab-link",
     options: {parent: this}
   }, {
     name: "<div class='maintabdiv'><i class='fa fa-th-list maintab'></i><br>OVERLAYS</div>",
     panelClass: OverlayPanel,
+    linkClassName: "minerva-overlay-tab-link",
     options: {parent: this}
   }, {
     name: "<div class='maintabdiv'><i class='fa fa-sitemap maintab'></i><br>SUBMAPS</div>",
     panelClass: SubmapPanel,
+    linkClassName: "minerva-submap-tab-link",
     options: {parent: this}
   }, {
     name: "<div class='maintabdiv'><i class='fa fa-info maintab'></i><br>INFO</div>",
     panelClass: ProjectInfoPanel,
+    linkClassName: "minerva-info-tab-link",
     options: {parent: this}
   }];
 };
diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/SearchPanel.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/SearchPanel.js
index 6b72929cf5fa9c63f8daaea1ba3df5e29012998a..52ab2fa3218ab75217fd4148a737db81d304f0b6 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/SearchPanel.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/SearchPanel.js
@@ -57,17 +57,21 @@ SearchPanel.prototype.getPanelsDefinition = function () {
   return [{
     name: "GENERIC",
     panelClass: GenericSearchPanel,
+    linkClassName: "minerva-generic-search-tab-link",
     options: {parent: this}
   }, {
     name: "DRUG",
     panelClass: DrugPanel,
+    linkClassName: "minerva-drug-search-tab-link",
     options: {parent: this}
   }, {
     name: "CHEMICAL",
     panelClass: ChemicalPanel,
+    linkClassName: "minerva-chemical-search-tab-link",
     options: {parent: this}
   }, {
     name: "MiRNA",
+    linkClassName: "minerva-mirna-search-tab-link",
     panelClass: MiRnaPanel,
     options: {parent: this}
   }];