diff --git a/indra/media_plugins/cef/media_plugin_cef.cpp b/indra/media_plugins/cef/media_plugin_cef.cpp
index 381c61c53d9596528614328f43e24384f55dc8be..802aa9708679a1ad02da189a0e47378bf955072a 100644
--- a/indra/media_plugins/cef/media_plugin_cef.cpp
+++ b/indra/media_plugins/cef/media_plugin_cef.cpp
@@ -821,7 +821,8 @@ void MediaPluginCEF::keyEvent(dullahan::EKeyEvent key_event, LLSD native_key_dat
 	// adding new code below in unicodeInput means we don't send ascii chars
 	// here too or we get double key presses on a mac.
 	bool esc_key = (event_umodchars == 27);
-	if (esc_key || ((unsigned char)event_chars < 0x10 || (unsigned char)event_chars >= 0x7f ))
+	bool tab_key_up = (event_umodchars == 9) && (key_event == dullahan::EKeyEvent::KE_KEY_UP);
+	if ((esc_key || ((unsigned char)event_chars < 0x10 || (unsigned char)event_chars >= 0x7f )) && !tab_key_up)
 	{
 		mCEFLib->nativeKeyboardEventOSX(key_event, event_modifiers, 
 										event_keycode, event_chars,