diff --git a/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts b/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
index 5cbccf1319..30e338f3ef 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ export class AppRootComponent {
                 if (hotkey === 'duplicate-tab') {
                     this.app.duplicateTab(this.app.activeTab)
                 }
+                if (hotkey === 'restart-tab') {
+                    this.app.duplicateTab(this.app.activeTab)
+                    this.app.closeTab(this.app.activeTab, true)
+                }
                 if (hotkey === 'explode-tab' && this.app.activeTab instanceof SplitTabComponent) {
                     this.app.explodeTab(this.app.activeTab)
                 }
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.linux.yaml b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.linux.yaml
index cadb416099..4805ce0e73 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.linux.yaml
+++ b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.linux.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ hotkeys:
   rearrange-panes:
     - 'Ctrl-Shift'
   duplicate-tab: []
+  restart-tab: []
   explode-tab:
     - 'Ctrl-Shift-.'
   combine-tabs:
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.macos.yaml b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.macos.yaml
index 620471dffb..b1be9458fb 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.macos.yaml
+++ b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.macos.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ hotkeys:
   tab-10:
     - '⌘-0'
   duplicate-tab: []
+  restart-tab: []
   explode-tab:
     - '⌘-Shift-.'
   combine-tabs:
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.windows.yaml b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.windows.yaml
index 19293b8793..80bd85ee5e 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.windows.yaml
+++ b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.windows.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ hotkeys:
   rearrange-panes:
     - 'Ctrl-Shift'
   duplicate-tab: []
+  restart-tab: []
   explode-tab:
     - 'Ctrl-Shift-.'
   combine-tabs:
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/hotkeys.ts b/tabby-core/src/hotkeys.ts
index e35f662f34..c6c15403f0 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/hotkeys.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/hotkeys.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ export class AppHotkeyProvider extends HotkeyProvider {
             id: 'duplicate-tab',
             name: this.translate.instant('Duplicate tab'),
         },
+        {
+            id: 'restart-tab',
+            name: this.translate.instant('Restart tab'),
+        },
         {
             id: 'explode-tab',
             name: this.translate.instant('Turn current tab\'s panes into separate tabs'),