diff --git a/config.cc b/config.cc
index 32f4b86c..adf58f7a 100644
--- a/config.cc
+++ b/config.cc
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Preferences::Preferences():
   newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne( false ),
   newTabsOpenInBackground( true ),
   hideSingleTab( false ),
+  mruTabOrder ( false ),
   hideMenubar( false ),
   enableTrayIcon( true ),
   startToTray( false ),
@@ -570,6 +571,7 @@ Class load() throw( exError )
     c.preferences.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne = ( preferences.namedItem( "newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.newTabsOpenInBackground = ( preferences.namedItem( "newTabsOpenInBackground" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.hideSingleTab = ( preferences.namedItem( "hideSingleTab" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
+    c.preferences.mruTabOrder = ( preferences.namedItem( "mruTabOrder" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.hideMenubar = ( preferences.namedItem( "hideMenubar" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.enableTrayIcon = ( preferences.namedItem( "enableTrayIcon" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.startToTray = ( preferences.namedItem( "startToTray" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
@@ -1038,6 +1040,10 @@ void save( Class const & c ) throw( exError )
     opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.hideSingleTab ? "1":"0" ) );
     preferences.appendChild( opt );
 
+    opt = dd.createElement( "mruTabOrder" );
+    opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.mruTabOrder ? "1":"0" ) );
+    preferences.appendChild( opt );
+
     opt = dd.createElement( "hideMenubar" );
     opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.hideMenubar ? "1":"0" ) );
     preferences.appendChild( opt );
diff --git a/config.hh b/config.hh
index 5420e48f..4ede9c2a 100644
--- a/config.hh
+++ b/config.hh
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ struct Preferences
   bool newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne;
   bool newTabsOpenInBackground;
   bool hideSingleTab;
+  bool mruTabOrder;
   bool hideMenubar;
   bool enableTrayIcon;
   bool startToTray;
diff --git a/goldendict.pro b/goldendict.pro
index 9b070358..e47416b5 100644
--- a/goldendict.pro
+++ b/goldendict.pro
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ HEADERS += folding.hh \
     dprintf.hh \
     mainstatusbar.hh \
     gdappstyle.hh \
-    ufile.hh
+    ufile.hh \
+    mruqmenu.hh
 FORMS += groups.ui \
     dictgroupwidget.ui \
     mainwindow.ui \
@@ -277,7 +278,8 @@ SOURCES += folding.cc \
     maintabwidget.cc \
     mainstatusbar.cc \
     gdappstyle.cc \
-    ufile.cc
+    ufile.cc \
+    mruqmenu.cc
 win32 { 
     SOURCES += mouseover_win32/ThTypes.c \
                wordbyauto.cc \
diff --git a/mainwindow.cc b/mainwindow.cc
index 458d64f6..70ecf7bc 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/mainwindow.cc
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 #include "loaddictionaries.hh"
 #include "preferences.hh"
 #include "about.hh"
+#include "mruqmenu.hh"
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QIcon>
+#include <QList>
 #include <QToolBar>
 #include <QCloseEvent>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
@@ -203,6 +205,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow( Config::Class & cfg_ ):
   addTabAction.setShortcut( QKeySequence( "Ctrl+T" ) );
 
   // Tab management
+  tabListMenu = new MRUQMenu(tr("Opened tabs"), ui.tabWidget);
+
+  connect (tabListMenu, SIGNAL(ctrlReleased()), this, SLOT(ctrlReleased()));
 
   connect( &addTabAction, SIGNAL( triggered() ),
            this, SLOT( addNewTab() ) );
@@ -423,6 +428,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow( Config::Class & cfg_ ):
   ui.wordList->viewport()->installEventFilter( this );
   ui.dictsList->installEventFilter( this );
   ui.dictsList->viewport()->installEventFilter( this );
+  //tabWidget doesn't propagate Ctrl+Tab to the parent widget unless event filter is installed
+  ui.tabWidget->installEventFilter( this );
 
   if ( cfg.mainWindowGeometry.size() )
     restoreGeometry( cfg.mainWindowGeometry );
@@ -499,6 +506,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow( Config::Class & cfg_ ):
   updateStatusLine();
 }
 
+void MainWindow::ctrlTabPressed()
+{
+    emit fillWindowsMenu();
+    tabListButton->click();
+}
+
 void MainWindow::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent *event)
 {
 
@@ -846,7 +859,6 @@ vector< sptr< Dictionary::Class > > const & MainWindow::getActiveDicts()
 
 void MainWindow::createTabList()
 {
-  tabListMenu = new QMenu(tr("Opened tabs"), ui.tabWidget);
   tabListMenu->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/windows-list.png"));
   connect(tabListMenu, SIGNAL(aboutToShow()), this, SLOT(fillWindowsMenu()));
   connect(tabListMenu, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), this, SLOT(switchToWindow(QAction*)));
@@ -865,18 +877,43 @@ void MainWindow::fillWindowsMenu()
 {
   tabListMenu->clear();
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < ui.tabWidget->count(); i++)
+  if(cfg.preferences.mruTabOrder)
   {
-    QAction *act = tabListMenu->addAction( ui.tabWidget->tabIcon( i ),
-                                           ui.tabWidget->tabText( i ) );
-    act->setData( i );
-    if (ui.tabWidget->currentIndex() == i)
+    for (int i = 0; i < mruList.count(); i++)
     {
-      QFont f( act->font() );
-      f.setBold( true );
-      act->setFont( f );
+      QAction *act = tabListMenu->addAction(ui.tabWidget->tabIcon(ui.tabWidget->indexOf(mruList.at(i))), ui.tabWidget->tabText(ui.tabWidget->indexOf(mruList.at(i))));
+
+      //remember the index of the Tab to be later used in ctrlReleased()
+      act->setData(ui.tabWidget->indexOf(mruList.at(i)));
+
+      if (ui.tabWidget->currentIndex() == ui.tabWidget->indexOf(mruList.at(i)))
+      {
+        QFont f( act->font() );
+        f.setBold( true );
+        act->setFont( f );
+      }
+    }
+    if (tabListMenu->actions().size() > 1)
+    {
+      tabListMenu->setActiveAction(tabListMenu->actions().at(1));
     }
   }
+  else
+  {
+    for (int i = 0; i < ui.tabWidget->count(); i++)
+    {
+      QAction *act = tabListMenu->addAction( ui.tabWidget->tabIcon( i ),
+      ui.tabWidget->tabText( i ) );
+      act->setData( i );
+      if (ui.tabWidget->currentIndex() == i)
+      {
+        QFont f( act->font() );
+        f.setBold( true );
+        act->setFont( f );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return;
 }
 
 void MainWindow::switchToWindow(QAction *act)
@@ -933,6 +970,7 @@ ArticleView * MainWindow::createNewTab( bool switchToIt,
   escaped.replace( "&", "&&" );
 
   ui.tabWidget->insertTab( index, view, escaped );
+  mruList.append(dynamic_cast<QWidget*>(view));
 
   if ( switchToIt )
     ui.tabWidget->setCurrentIndex( index );
@@ -950,10 +988,29 @@ void MainWindow::tabCloseRequested( int x )
 
   QWidget * w = ui.tabWidget->widget( x );
 
+  if (cfg.preferences.mruTabOrder)
+  {
+    //removeTab activates next tab and emits currentChannged SIGNAL
+    //This is not what we want for MRU, so disable the signal for a moment
+
+    disconnect( ui.tabWidget, SIGNAL( currentChanged( int ) ),
+             this, SLOT( tabSwitched( int ) ) );
+  }
+
   ui.tabWidget->removeTab( x );
 
+  if (cfg.preferences.mruTabOrder)
+  {
+    connect( ui.tabWidget, SIGNAL( currentChanged( int ) ), this, SLOT( tabSwitched( int ) ) );
+  }
+
+  mruList.removeOne(w);
+
   delete w;
 
+  //activate a tab in accordance with MRU
+  ui.tabWidget->setCurrentWidget(mruList.at(0));
+
   // if everything is closed, add new tab
   if ( ui.tabWidget->count() == 0 )
     addNewTab();
@@ -1008,6 +1065,16 @@ void MainWindow::switchToPrevTab()
     ui.tabWidget->setCurrentIndex( ui.tabWidget->currentIndex() - 1 );
 }
 
+//emitted by tabListMenu when user releases Ctrl
+void MainWindow::ctrlReleased()
+{
+    if (tabListMenu->actions().size() > 1)
+    {
+	ui.tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(tabListMenu->activeAction()->data().toInt());
+    }
+    tabListMenu->hide();
+}
+
 void MainWindow::backClicked()
 {
   DPRINTF( "Back\n" );
@@ -1072,6 +1139,10 @@ void MainWindow::tabSwitched( int )
   updatePronounceAvailability();
   updateFoundInDictsList();
   updateWindowTitle();
+  if (mruList.size() > 1)
+  {
+    mruList.move(mruList.indexOf(ui.tabWidget->widget(ui.tabWidget->currentIndex())),0);
+  }
 }
 
 void MainWindow::tabMenuRequested(QPoint pos)
@@ -1519,7 +1590,21 @@ bool MainWindow::eventFilter( QObject * obj, QEvent * ev )
     return handleBackForwardMouseButtons( event );
   }
 
-  if ( obj == ui.translateLine )
+  if (ev->type() == QEvent::KeyPress)
+  {
+    QKeyEvent *keyevent = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(ev);
+    if (keyevent->modifiers() == Qt::ControlModifier && keyevent->key() == Qt::Key_Tab)
+    {
+      if (cfg.preferences.mruTabOrder)
+      {
+      ctrlTabPressed();
+      return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if ( obj ==  ui.translateLine )
   {
     if ( ev->type() == QEvent::KeyPress )
     {
@@ -1621,7 +1706,6 @@ bool MainWindow::eventFilter( QObject * obj, QEvent * ev )
       }
     }
   }
-  else
     return QMainWindow::eventFilter( obj, ev );
 
   return false;
diff --git a/mainwindow.hh b/mainwindow.hh
index 30941997..b17f158c 100644
--- a/mainwindow.hh
+++ b/mainwindow.hh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "history.hh"
 #include "hotkeywrapper.hh"
 #include "mainstatusbar.hh"
+#include "mruqmenu.hh"
 
 #ifdef Q_WS_X11
 #include <fixx11h.h>
@@ -80,7 +81,10 @@ private:
   QAction * zoomIn, * zoomOut, * zoomBase;
   QAction * wordsZoomIn, * wordsZoomOut, * wordsZoomBase;
   QMenu trayIconMenu;
-  QMenu *tabListMenu, *tabMenu;
+  QMenu *tabMenu;
+  MRUQMenu *tabListMenu;
+  //List that contains indexes of tabs arranged in a most-recently-used order
+  QList<QWidget*> mruList;
   QToolButton addTab, *tabListButton;
   Config::Class & cfg;
   Config::Events configEvents;
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@ private:
   bool handleBackForwardMouseButtons(QMouseEvent *ev);
 
   ArticleView * getCurrentArticleView();
+  void ctrlTabPressed();
 
 private slots:
 
@@ -194,6 +199,7 @@ private slots:
   void closeRestTabs();
   void switchToNextTab();
   void switchToPrevTab();
+  void ctrlReleased();
 
   // Handling of active tab list
   void createTabList();
diff --git a/mruqmenu.cc b/mruqmenu.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95efee08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mruqmenu.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "mruqmenu.hh"
+#include <QKeyEvent>
+
+MRUQMenu::MRUQMenu(const QString title, QWidget *parent):
+        QMenu(title,parent)
+{
+    installEventFilter(this);
+}
+
+bool MRUQMenu::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyRelease){
+        QKeyEvent *keyevent = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(event);
+        if (keyevent->key() == Qt::Key_Control){
+	    emit ctrlReleased();
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/mruqmenu.hh b/mruqmenu.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2cf6fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mruqmenu.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef MRUQMENU_HH
+#define MRUQMENU_HH
+
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QEvent>
+
+//The only difference between this class and QMenu is that this class emits
+//a signal when Ctrl button is released
+class MRUQMenu: public QMenu
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    MRUQMenu(const QString title, QWidget *parent = 0);
+
+private:
+    bool eventFilter (QObject*, QEvent*);
+
+    signals:
+    void ctrlReleased();
+};
+
+
+
+#endif // MRUQMENU_HH
diff --git a/preferences.cc b/preferences.cc
index d7172833..9b0a34c3 100644
--- a/preferences.cc
+++ b/preferences.cc
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ Preferences::Preferences( QWidget * parent, Config::Preferences const & p ):
   ui.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne->setChecked( p.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne );
   ui.newTabsOpenInBackground->setChecked( p.newTabsOpenInBackground );
   ui.hideSingleTab->setChecked( p.hideSingleTab );
+  ui.mruTabOrder->setChecked( p.mruTabOrder );
   ui.enableTrayIcon->setChecked( p.enableTrayIcon );
   ui.startToTray->setChecked( p.startToTray );
   ui.closeToTray->setChecked( p.closeToTray );
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ Config::Preferences Preferences::getPreferences()
   p.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne = ui.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne->isChecked();
   p.newTabsOpenInBackground = ui.newTabsOpenInBackground->isChecked();
   p.hideSingleTab = ui.hideSingleTab->isChecked();
+  p.mruTabOrder = ui.mruTabOrder->isChecked();
   p.enableTrayIcon = ui.enableTrayIcon->isChecked();
   p.startToTray = ui.startToTray->isChecked();
   p.closeToTray = ui.closeToTray->isChecked();
diff --git a/preferences.ui b/preferences.ui
index f6d5d26b..cc72bfce 100644
--- a/preferences.ui
+++ b/preferences.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>572</width>
-    <height>357</height>
+    <height>376</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ be the last ones.</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item row="1" column="1">
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mruTabOrder">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Ctrl-Tab navigates tabs in MRU order</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>