diff --git a/plugins/application_swt/lib/application_swt/menu/binding_translator.rb b/plugins/application_swt/lib/application_swt/menu/binding_translator.rb
index f247ae7fb..1619a5154 100644
--- a/plugins/application_swt/lib/application_swt/menu/binding_translator.rb
+++ b/plugins/application_swt/lib/application_swt/menu/binding_translator.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ def self.key(key_string)
             value += " "[0]
           elsif key_string =~ /(F\d+)/
             value += Swt::SWT.const_get $1
-          elsif key_string =~ /(right|left|up|down)/
+          elsif key_string =~ /(Right|Left|Up|Down)/
             value += Swt::SWT.const_get 'ARROW_'+$1.upcase
+          elsif key_string =~ /Tab/
+            value += Swt::SWT::TAB
           else
             value += key_string[-1]
           end
diff --git a/plugins/application_swt/spec/application_swt/menu/binding_translator_spec.rb b/plugins/application_swt/spec/application_swt/menu/binding_translator_spec.rb
index 72bbe1180..f4e9da531 100644
--- a/plugins/application_swt/spec/application_swt/menu/binding_translator_spec.rb
+++ b/plugins/application_swt/spec/application_swt/menu/binding_translator_spec.rb
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ def check(key, value)
     end
     
     it "translates arrow keys" do
-      check("right", Swt::SWT::ARROW_RIGHT)
-      check("left", Swt::SWT::ARROW_LEFT)
-      check("up", Swt::SWT::ARROW_UP)
-      check("down", Swt::SWT::ARROW_DOWN)
+      check("Right", Swt::SWT::ARROW_RIGHT)
+      check("Left", Swt::SWT::ARROW_LEFT)
+      check("Up", Swt::SWT::ARROW_UP)
+      check("Down", Swt::SWT::ARROW_DOWN)
+    end
+    
+    it "translates tab" do
+      check("Tab", Swt::SWT::TAB)
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/plugins/redcar/redcar.rb b/plugins/redcar/redcar.rb
index 1e11c0aae..bfb368ba4 100644
--- a/plugins/redcar/redcar.rb
+++ b/plugins/redcar/redcar.rb
@@ -566,14 +566,13 @@ def self.keymaps
         link "Ctrl+T",           Project::FindFileCommand
         link "Ctrl+Shift+Alt+O", MoveTabToOtherNotebookCommand
         link "Ctrl+Alt+O",       SwitchNotebookCommand
-        link "Ctrl+Shift+[",     SwitchTabDownCommand
-        link "Ctrl+Shift+]",     SwitchTabUpCommand
-
+        link "Ctrl+Tab",         SwitchTabUpCommand
+        link "Ctrl+Shift+Tab",   SwitchTabDownCommand
         link "Ctrl+Shift+R",     PluginManagerUi::ReloadLastReloadedCommand
       end
       
       win = Redcar::Keymap.build("main", [:linux, :windows]) do
-        link "F3",       RepeatPreviousSearchForwardCommand        
+        link "F3",  RepeatPreviousSearchForwardCommand        
       end
       
       [linwin, osx, win]