diff --git a/cmd/micro/tab.go b/cmd/micro/tab.go
index 06ed06c4..985e1d50 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/tab.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/tab.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func NewTabFromView(v *View) *Tab {
 
 // SetNum sets all this tab's views to have the correct tab number
 func (t *Tab) SetNum(num int) {
+	t.tree.tabNum = num
 	for _, v := range t.views {
 		v.TabNum = num
 	}