diff --git a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
index 32cc212..ee50b57 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
@@ -1571,6 +1571,8 @@
 func Test_terminal_termwinkey()
   call assert_equal(1, winnr('$'))
   let thiswin = win_getid()
+  tabnew
+  tabnext
 
   let buf = Run_shell_in_terminal({})
   let termwin = bufwinid(buf)
@@ -1578,12 +1580,22 @@
   call feedkeys("\<C-L>w", 'tx')
   call assert_equal(thiswin, win_getid())
   call feedkeys("\<C-W>w", 'tx')
+  call assert_equal(termwin, win_getid())
+
+  let tnr = tabpagenr()
+  call feedkeys("\<C-L>gt", "xt")
+  call assert_notequal(tnr, tabpagenr())
+  tabnext
+  call assert_equal(tnr, tabpagenr())
+  call assert_equal(termwin, win_getid())
 
   let job = term_getjob(buf)
   call feedkeys("\<C-L>\<C-C>", 'tx')
   call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal("dead", job_status(job))})
 
   set termwinkey&
+  tabnext
+  tabclose
 endfunc
 
 func Test_terminal_out_err()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7c424e0..bd49a51 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    972,
+/**/
     971,
 /**/
     970,
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index c4b543d..83e3e9f 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 static char *m_onlyone = N_("Already only one window");
 
 /*
- * all CTRL-W window commands are handled here, called from normal_cmd().
+ * All CTRL-W window commands are handled here, called from normal_cmd().
  */
     void
 do_window(
@@ -584,6 +584,10 @@
 			nchar = xchar;
 			goto wingotofile;
 #endif
+		    case 't':	    // CTRL-W gt: go to next tab page
+			goto_tabpage((int)Prenum);
+			break;
+
 		    default:
 			beep_flush();
 			break;