diff --git a/web/packages/teleterm/src/ui/TabHost/useTabShortcuts.test.tsx b/web/packages/teleterm/src/ui/TabHost/useTabShortcuts.test.tsx
index 2e63adb66f006..bf5f6b81c4425 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleterm/src/ui/TabHost/useTabShortcuts.test.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/teleterm/src/ui/TabHost/useTabShortcuts.test.tsx
@@ -186,6 +186,15 @@ test('close active tab', () => {
   expect(docsService.close).toHaveBeenCalledWith(documentToClose.uri);
 });
 
+test('do not switch tabs if tabs do not exist', () => {
+  const { emitKeyboardShortcutEvent, docsService } = getTestSetup({
+    documents: [],
+  });
+  emitKeyboardShortcutEvent({ type: 'tab-next' });
+
+  expect(docsService.open).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
 test('open new tab', () => {
   const { emitKeyboardShortcutEvent, docsService } = getTestSetup({
     documents: [],
@@ -259,4 +268,13 @@ describe('open next/previous tab', () => {
       docsService.getDocuments()[docsService.getDocuments().length - 1].uri
     );
   });
+
+  test('do not switch tabs if tabs do not exist', () => {
+    const { emitKeyboardShortcutEvent, docsService } = getTestSetup({
+      documents: [],
+    });
+    emitKeyboardShortcutEvent({ type: 'tab-next' });
+
+    expect(docsService.open).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/web/packages/teleterm/src/ui/TabHost/useTabShortcuts.ts b/web/packages/teleterm/src/ui/TabHost/useTabShortcuts.ts
index 59d7cabf7c906..270ed2e3ee14c 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleterm/src/ui/TabHost/useTabShortcuts.ts
+++ b/web/packages/teleterm/src/ui/TabHost/useTabShortcuts.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ function buildTabsShortcuts(
   const handleTabSwitch = (direction: 'previous' | 'next') => () => {
     const activeDoc = documentService.getActive();
     const allDocuments = documentService.getDocuments();
+
+    if (allDocuments.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const activeDocIndex = allDocuments.indexOf(activeDoc);
     const getPreviousIndex = () =>
       (activeDocIndex - 1 + allDocuments.length) % allDocuments.length;