diff --git a/lib/blame.tcl b/lib/blame.tcl
index 139171d39e..076233c3c3 100644
--- a/lib/blame.tcl
+++ b/lib/blame.tcl
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ constructor new {i_commit i_path} {
 			set cursorW %W
 			tk_popup $w.ctxm %X %Y
 		"
+		bind $i <Shift-Tab> "[list focus $w_cviewer];break"
+		bind $i <Tab>       "[list focus $w_cviewer];break"
 	}
 
 	foreach i [concat $w_columns $w_cviewer] {
@@ -287,8 +289,10 @@ constructor new {i_commit i_path} {
 		bind $i <Control-Key-f> {catch {%W yview scroll  1 pages};break}
 	}
 
+	bind $w_cviewer <Shift-Tab> "[list focus $w_file];break"
+	bind $w_cviewer <Tab>       "[list focus $w_file];break"
 	bind $w_cviewer <Button-1> [list focus $w_cviewer]
-	bind $top <Visibility> [list focus $top]
+	bind $w_file    <Visibility> [list focus $w_file]
 
 	grid configure $w.header -sticky ew
 	grid configure $w.file_pane -sticky nsew