Here is my solution to the problem, a bit late perhaps. But it could maybe help others:
// Javascript to enable link to tab
var hash = location.hash.replace(/^#/, ''); // ^ means starting, meaning only match the first hash
if (hash) {
$('.nav-tabs a[href="#"https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7862233/+ hash +""]').tab('show');
}
// Change hash for page-reload
$('.nav-tabs a').on('shown.bs.tab', function (e) {
window.location.hash = e.target.hash;
})