diff --git a/src/callbacks.c b/src/callbacks.c
index 186548b..9b7c7c7 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.c
+++ b/src/callbacks.c
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ void on_file_close(gpointer data)
 }
 
 
+/* on_file_close_tab */
+void on_file_close_tab(gpointer data)
+{
+	Surfer * surfer = data;
+
+	surfer_close_tab(surfer);
+}
+
+
 /* on_file_new_tab */
 void on_file_new_tab(gpointer data)
 {
diff --git a/src/callbacks.h b/src/callbacks.h
index 2da6c13..b7d1dc6 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.h
+++ b/src/callbacks.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ gboolean on_closex(gpointer data);
 #ifndef EMBEDDED
 /* file menu */
 void on_file_close(gpointer data);
+void on_file_close_tab(gpointer data);
 void on_file_new_window(gpointer data);
 void on_file_new_tab(gpointer data);
 void on_file_open(gpointer data);
diff --git a/src/surfer.c b/src/surfer.c
index 7534b59..d92141f 100644
--- a/src/surfer.c
+++ b/src/surfer.c
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ static DesktopMenu _menu_file[] =
 	{ "", NULL, NULL, 0 },
 	{ N_("_Print..."),	G_CALLBACK(on_file_print), GTK_STOCK_PRINT, 0 },
 	{ "", NULL, NULL, 0 },
+	{ N_("Close _tab"),	G_CALLBACK(on_file_close_tab), NULL, GDK_W },
 	{ N_("_Close"),		G_CALLBACK(on_file_close), GTK_STOCK_CLOSE,
-		GDK_W },
+		0 },
 	{ NULL,			NULL, NULL, 0 }
 };