diff --git a/src/nemo-window-menus.c b/src/nemo-window-menus.c
index fd374b3df..1ce0bb5f3 100644
--- a/src/nemo-window-menus.c
+++ b/src/nemo-window-menus.c
@@ -1512,6 +1512,9 @@ static const GtkActionEntry main_entries[] = {
   /* name, stock id, label */  { "SplitViewNextPane", NULL, N_("S_witch to Other Pane"),
 				 "F6", N_("Move focus to the other pane in a split view window"),
 				 G_CALLBACK (action_split_view_switch_next_pane_callback) },
+  /* name, stock id, label */  { "SplitViewNextPane", NULL, N_("S_witch to Other Pane"),
+				 "Tab", N_("Move focus to the other pane in a split view window"),
+				 G_CALLBACK (action_split_view_switch_next_pane_callback) },
   /* name, stock id, label */  { "SplitViewSameLocation", NULL, N_("Sa_me Location as Other Pane"),
 				 "<alt>S", N_("Go to the same location as in the extra pane"),
 				 G_CALLBACK (action_split_view_same_location_callback) },