diff --git a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
index ee50b57..e5a7be5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
@@ -1569,10 +1569,14 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_terminal_termwinkey()
-  call assert_equal(1, winnr('$'))
-  let thiswin = win_getid()
-  tabnew
+  " make three tabpages, terminal in the middle
+  0tabnew
   tabnext
+  tabnew
+  tabprev
+  call assert_equal(1, winnr('$'))
+  call assert_equal(2, tabpagenr())
+  let thiswin = win_getid()
 
   let buf = Run_shell_in_terminal({})
   let termwin = bufwinid(buf)
@@ -1582,11 +1586,16 @@
   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())
+  call assert_equal(3, tabpagenr())
+  tabprev
+  call assert_equal(2, tabpagenr())
+  call assert_equal(termwin, win_getid())
+
+  call feedkeys("\<C-L>gT", "xt")
+  call assert_equal(1, tabpagenr())
   tabnext
-  call assert_equal(tnr, tabpagenr())
+  call assert_equal(2, tabpagenr())
   call assert_equal(termwin, win_getid())
 
   let job = term_getjob(buf)
@@ -1596,6 +1605,8 @@
   set termwinkey&
   tabnext
   tabclose
+  tabprev
+  tabclose
 endfunc
 
 func Test_terminal_out_err()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index cca92c8..cd2554a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    974,
+/**/
     973,
 /**/
     972,
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 83e3e9f..074c731 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -87,10 +87,7 @@
 #endif
     char_u	cbuf[40];
 
-    if (Prenum == 0)
-	Prenum1 = 1;
-    else
-	Prenum1 = Prenum;
+    Prenum1 = Prenum == 0 ? 1 : Prenum;
 
 #ifdef FEAT_CMDWIN
 # define CHECK_CMDWIN \
@@ -588,6 +585,10 @@
 			goto_tabpage((int)Prenum);
 			break;
 
+		    case 'T':	    // CTRL-W gT: go to previous tab page
+			goto_tabpage(-(int)Prenum1);
+			break;
+
 		    default:
 			beep_flush();
 			break;