diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index dca9c6316..0d39e6dcd 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -3913,9 +3913,9 @@ pub fn performBindingAction(self: *Surface, action: input.Binding.Action) !bool
             },
         ),
 
-        .move_current_tab => |position| try self.rt_app.performAction(
+        .move_tab => |position| try self.rt_app.performAction(
             .{ .surface = self },
-            .move_current_tab,
+            .move_tab,
             position,
         ),
 
diff --git a/src/apprt/action.zig b/src/apprt/action.zig
index 703becbd8..20d480e63 100644
--- a/src/apprt/action.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/action.zig
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ pub const Action = union(Key) {
     /// Toggle the visibility of all Ghostty terminal windows.
     toggle_visibility,
 
-    /// Move current tab given a position
-    move_current_tab: isize,
+    /// Moves a tab by a relative offset.
+    /// Adjusts the tab position based on `offset` (e.g., -1 for left, +1 for right).
+    /// If the new position is out of bounds, it wraps around cyclically within the tab range.
+    move_tab: isize,
 
     /// Jump to a specific tab. Must handle the scenario that the tab
     /// value is invalid.
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ pub const Action = union(Key) {
         toggle_window_decorations,
         toggle_quick_terminal,
         toggle_visibility,
-        move_current_tab,
+        move_tab,
         goto_tab,
         goto_split,
         resize_split,
diff --git a/src/apprt/glfw.zig b/src/apprt/glfw.zig
index 49eecab32..1dde97c9c 100644
--- a/src/apprt/glfw.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/glfw.zig
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ pub const App = struct {
             .toggle_quick_terminal,
             .toggle_visibility,
             .goto_tab,
-            .move_current_tab,
+            .move_tab,
             .inspector,
             .render_inspector,
             .quit_timer,
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
index 595e8e5b6..6b302493f 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ pub fn performAction(
 
         .new_tab => try self.newTab(target),
         .goto_tab => self.gotoTab(target, value),
-        .move_current_tab => self.moveCurrentTab(target, value),
+        .move_tab => self.moveTab(target, value),
         .new_split => try self.newSplit(target, value),
         .resize_split => self.resizeSplit(target, value),
         .equalize_splits => self.equalizeSplits(target),
@@ -528,19 +528,19 @@ fn gotoTab(_: *App, target: apprt.Target, tab: apprt.action.GotoTab) void {
     }
 }
 
-fn moveCurrentTab(_: *App, target: apprt.Target, position: isize) void {
+fn moveTab(_: *App, target: apprt.Target, position: isize) void {
     switch (target) {
         .app => {},
         .surface => |v| {
             const window = v.rt_surface.container.window() orelse {
                 log.info(
-                    "moveCurrentTab invalid for container={s}",
+                    "moveTab invalid for container={s}",
                     .{@tagName(v.rt_surface.container)},
                 );
                 return;
             };
 
-            window.moveCurrentTab(v.rt_surface, @intCast(position));
+            window.moveTab(v.rt_surface, @intCast(position));
         },
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig
index 8fb6cac77..1ef6f9c24 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ pub fn gotoNextTab(self: *Window, surface: *Surface) void {
 }
 
 /// Move the current tab for a surface.
-pub fn moveCurrentTab(self: *Window, surface: *Surface, position: c_int) void {
+pub fn moveTab(self: *Window, surface: *Surface, position: c_int) void {
     const tab = surface.container.tab() orelse {
         log.info("surface is not attached to a tab bar, cannot navigate", .{});
         return;
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/notebook.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/notebook.zig
index dce729989..46245ce99 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/notebook.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/notebook.zig
@@ -184,6 +184,22 @@ pub const Notebook = union(enum) {
     }
 
     pub fn moveTab(self: Notebook, tab: *Tab, position: c_int) void {
+        const page_idx = self.getTabPosition(tab) orelse return;
+
+        const max = self.nPages() -| 1;
+        var new_position: c_int = page_idx + position;
+
+        if (new_position < 0) {
+            new_position = max + new_position + 1;
+        } else if (new_position > max) {
+            new_position = new_position - max - 1;
+        }
+
+        if (new_position == page_idx) return;
+        self.reorderPage(tab, new_position);
+    }
+
+    pub fn reorderPage(self: Notebook, tab: *Tab, position: c_int) void {
         switch (self) {
             .gtk_notebook => |notebook| {
                 c.gtk_notebook_reorder_child(notebook, @ptrCast(tab.box), position);
@@ -191,21 +207,7 @@ pub const Notebook = union(enum) {
             .adw_tab_view => |tab_view| {
                 if (comptime !adwaita.versionAtLeast(0, 0, 0)) unreachable;
                 const page = c.adw_tab_view_get_page(tab_view, @ptrCast(tab.box));
-
-                const page_idx = self.getTabPosition(tab) orelse return;
-
-                const max = self.nPages() -| 1;
-                var new_position: c_int = page_idx + position;
-
-                if (new_position < 0) {
-                    new_position = max;
-                } else if (new_position > max) {
-                    new_position = 0;
-                }
-
-                if (new_position == page_idx) return;
-
-                _ = c.adw_tab_view_reorder_page(tab_view, page, new_position);
+                _ = c.adw_tab_view_reorder_page(tab_view, page, position);
             },
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/input/Binding.zig b/src/input/Binding.zig
index 943a704c4..c4d5c6cdf 100644
--- a/src/input/Binding.zig
+++ b/src/input/Binding.zig
@@ -300,8 +300,10 @@ pub const Action = union(enum) {
     /// Go to the tab with the specific number, 1-indexed.
     goto_tab: usize,
 
-    /// Move current tab to a position
-    move_current_tab: isize,
+    /// Moves a tab by a relative offset.
+    /// Adjusts the tab position based on `offset` (e.g., -1 for left, +1 for right).
+    /// If the new position is out of bounds, it wraps around cyclically within the tab range.
+    move_tab: isize,
 
     /// Toggle the tab overview.
     /// This only works with libadwaita enabled currently.
@@ -649,7 +651,7 @@ pub const Action = union(enum) {
             .next_tab,
             .last_tab,
             .goto_tab,
-            .move_current_tab,
+            .move_tab,
             .toggle_tab_overview,
             .new_split,
             .goto_split,