diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/main.ss b/collects/drscheme/private/main.ss
index b9b70de1ab..8b63a80ca6 100644
--- a/collects/drscheme/private/main.ss
+++ b/collects/drscheme/private/main.ss
@@ -567,7 +567,9 @@
                #:when (< i 9))
            (new menu-item% 
                 [parent windows-menu]
-                [label (format "Tab ~a: ~a" (+ i 1) (send frame get-tab-filename i))]
+                [label (format (string-constant tab-i)
+                               (+ i 1)
+                               (send frame get-tab-filename i))]
                 [shortcut (integer->char (+ (char->integer #\1) i))]
                 [callback
                  (λ (a b)
diff --git a/collects/string-constants/english-string-constants.ss b/collects/string-constants/english-string-constants.ss
index 827da39cd9..dca99cda5a 100644
--- a/collects/string-constants/english-string-constants.ss
+++ b/collects/string-constants/english-string-constants.ss
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ please adhere to these guidelines:
  (most-recent-window "Most Recent Window")
   (next-tab "Next Tab")
   (prev-tab "Previous Tab")
-  (tab-i "Tab ~a") ;; menu item in the windows menu under mac os x. ~a is filled with a number between 1 and 9.
+  (tab-i "Tab ~a: ~a") ;; menu item in the windows menu under mac os x. first ~a is filled with a number between 1 and 9; second one is the filename of the tab
 
  (view-menu-label "&View")
  (show-overview "Show &Program Contour")