diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseOpenDialog.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseOpenDialog.cpp
index 799e82963e..e1b9391d00 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseOpenDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseOpenDialog.cpp
@@ -59,13 +59,24 @@ DatabaseOpenDialog::DatabaseOpenDialog(QWidget* parent)
     setLayout(layout);
     setMinimumWidth(700);
 
-    // set up Ctrl+PageUp and Ctrl+PageDown shortcuts to cycle tabs
+    // set up Ctrl+PageUp / Ctrl+PageDown and Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab shortcuts to cycle tabs
+    // Ctrl+Tab is broken on Mac, so use Alt (i.e. the Option key) - https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-8596
+    auto dbTabModifier = Qt::CTRL;
+#ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
+    dbTabModifier = Qt::ALT;
+#endif
     auto* shortcut = new QShortcut(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_PageUp, this);
     shortcut->setContext(Qt::WidgetWithChildrenShortcut);
     connect(shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [this]() { selectTabOffset(-1); });
+    shortcut = new QShortcut(dbTabModifier + Qt::Key_Tab, this);
+    shortcut->setContext(Qt::WidgetWithChildrenShortcut);
+    connect(shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [this]() { selectTabOffset(-1); });
     shortcut = new QShortcut(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_PageDown, this);
     shortcut->setContext(Qt::WidgetWithChildrenShortcut);
     connect(shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [this]() { selectTabOffset(1); });
+    shortcut = new QShortcut(dbTabModifier + Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_Tab, this);
+    shortcut->setContext(Qt::WidgetWithChildrenShortcut);
+    connect(shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [this]() { selectTabOffset(1); });
 }
 
 void DatabaseOpenDialog::selectTabOffset(int offset)