diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/unit.ss b/collects/drscheme/private/unit.ss
index 5ab6319542..3d7367c0d4 100644
--- a/collects/drscheme/private/unit.ss
+++ b/collects/drscheme/private/unit.ss
@@ -2318,10 +2318,16 @@ module browser threading seems wrong.
           
           (define/private (update-close-tab-menu-item-shortcut item)
             (let ([just-one? (and (pair? tabs) (null? (cdr tabs)))])
+              (send item set-label (if just-one? 
+                                       (string-constant close-tab)
+                                       (string-constant close-tab-amp)))
               (send item set-shortcut (if just-one? #f #\w))))
           
           (define/private (update-close-menu-item-shortcut item)
             (let ([just-one? (and (pair? tabs) (null? (cdr tabs)))])
+              (send item set-label (if just-one? 
+                                       (string-constant close-menu-item)
+                                       (string-constant close)))
               (send item set-shortcut (if just-one? #\w #f))))
 
           
@@ -2620,7 +2626,7 @@ module browser threading seems wrong.
           (define/override (file-menu:between-close-and-quit file-menu)
             (set! close-tab-menu-item
                   (new (get-menu-item%)
-                       (label (string-constant close-tab))
+                       (label (string-constant close-tab-no-amp))
                        (demand-callback
                         (λ (item)
                           (send item enable (1 . < . (send tabs-panel get-number)))))
diff --git a/collects/string-constants/english-string-constants.ss b/collects/string-constants/english-string-constants.ss
index a5d1f5d326..c3f7c5229e 100644
--- a/collects/string-constants/english-string-constants.ss
+++ b/collects/string-constants/english-string-constants.ss
@@ -800,7 +800,8 @@ please adhere to these guidelines:
  (print-interactions "Print Interactions...")
  (new-tab "New Tab")
  (close-tab "Close Tab") ;; must not have any &s in it.
- 
+ (close-tab-amp "&Close Tab") ;; like close-tab, but with an ampersand on the same letter as the one in close-menu-item
+  
  ;;; edit-menu
  (split-menu-item-label "&Split")
  (collapse-menu-item-label "C&ollapse")