diff --git a/tabby-core/src/tabContextMenu.ts b/tabby-core/src/tabContextMenu.ts
index d45b65e0..3572239a 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/tabContextMenu.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/tabContextMenu.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ export class CommonOptionsContextMenu extends TabContextMenuItemProvider {
                     label: this.translate.instant('Duplicate'),
                     click: () => this.app.duplicateTab(tab),
                 },
+                {
+                    label: this.translate.instant('Restart'),
+                    click: () => {
+                        this.app.duplicateTab(tab)
+                        if (this.app.tabs.includes(tab)) {
+                            this.app.closeTab(tab, true)
+                        } else {
+                            tab.destroy()
+                        }
+                    },
+                },
                 {
                     label: this.translate.instant('Color'),
                     sublabel: currentColor ? this.translate.instant(currentColor) : undefined,