diff --git a/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts b/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
index 5cbccf13..30e338f3 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 cadb4160..4805ce0e 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 620471df..b1be9458 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 19293b87..80bd85ee 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 e35f662f..c6c15403 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'),
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/tabContextMenu.ts b/tabby-core/src/tabContextMenu.ts
index 3572239a..d45b65e0 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/tabContextMenu.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/tabContextMenu.ts
@@ -120,17 +120,6 @@ 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,