diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 606dc3c9..3c92e4f2 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ int shiftcontrolleft, shiftcontrolright, shiftcontrolup, shiftcontroldown;
 int shiftcontrolhome, shiftcontrolend;
 int altleft, altright, altup, altdown;
 int shiftaltleft, shiftaltright, shiftaltup, shiftaltdown;
+int shifttab;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLED_WRAPORJUSTIFY
@@ -1147,6 +1148,7 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-^", 0, do_copy_text, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-}", 0, do_indent, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-{", 0, do_unindent, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "S-Tab", SHIFT_TAB, do_unindent, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-:", 0, record_macro, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-;", 0, run_macro, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-U", 0, do_undo, 0);
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 0da1bd5a..94bad289 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -2528,6 +2528,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     shiftaltright = get_keycode("kRIT4", SHIFT_ALT_RIGHT);
     shiftaltup = get_keycode("kUP4", SHIFT_ALT_UP);
     shiftaltdown = get_keycode("kDN4", SHIFT_ALT_DOWN);
+    /* Ask for the code for Shift+Tab. */
+    shifttab = get_keycode("kcbt", SHIFT_TAB);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SET_ESCDELAY
diff --git a/src/nano.h b/src/nano.h
index 7ce36646..1792cb4f 100644
--- a/src/nano.h
+++ b/src/nano.h
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ enum
 #define SHIFT_END 0x456
 #define SHIFT_PAGEUP 0x457
 #define SHIFT_PAGEDOWN 0x458
+#define SHIFT_TAB 0x459
 
 #ifdef USE_SLANG
 #ifdef ENABLE_UTF8
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 2232e269..c8ab854f 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ extern int shiftaltleft;
 extern int shiftaltright;
 extern int shiftaltup;
 extern int shiftaltdown;
+extern int shifttab;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLED_WRAPORJUSTIFY
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index f3d548a0..59bf3ccb 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -621,8 +621,12 @@ int parse_kbinput(WINDOW *win)
     if (console && ioctl(0, TIOCLINUX, &modifiers) >= 0) {
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	/* Is Shift being held? */
-	if (modifiers & 0x01)
+	if (modifiers & 0x01) {
+	    /* A shifted <Tab> is a back tab. */
+	    if (retval == TAB_CODE)
+		return SHIFT_TAB;
 	    shift_held = TRUE;
+       }
 #endif
 	/* Is Ctrl being held? */
 	if (modifiers & 0x04) {
@@ -655,6 +659,16 @@ int parse_kbinput(WINDOW *win)
     }
 #endif /* __linux__ */
 
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+    /* When <Tab> is pressed while the mark is on, do an indent. */
+    if (retval == TAB_CODE && openfile->mark && currmenu == MMAIN) {
+	const sc *command = first_sc_for(MMAIN, do_indent);
+
+	meta_key = command->meta;
+	return command->keycode;
+    }
+#endif
+
     switch (retval) {
 #ifdef KEY_SLEFT
 	/* Slang doesn't support KEY_SLEFT. */
@@ -762,6 +776,11 @@ int parse_kbinput(WINDOW *win)
 	case KEY_SUSPEND:
 	    return the_code_for(do_suspend_void, KEY_SUSPEND);
 #endif
+#ifdef KEY_BTAB
+	/* Slang doesn't support KEY_BTAB. */
+	case KEY_BTAB:
+	    return SHIFT_TAB;
+#endif
 #ifdef PDCURSES
 	case KEY_SHIFT_L:
 	case KEY_SHIFT_R:
@@ -1206,8 +1225,8 @@ int convert_sequence(const int *seq, size_t seq_len)
 			return KEY_F(12);
 		    case 'Y': /* Esc [ Y == End on Mach console. */
 			return KEY_END;
-		    case 'Z': /* Esc [ Z == F14 on FreeBSD console. */
-			return KEY_F(14);
+		    case 'Z': /* Esc [ Z == Shift-Tab on Linux console. */
+			return SHIFT_TAB;
 		    case 'a': /* Esc [ a == Shift-Up on rxvt/Eterm. */
 		    case 'b': /* Esc [ b == Shift-Down on rxvt/Eterm. */
 		    case 'c': /* Esc [ c == Shift-Right on rxvt/Eterm. */