diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4ef581c74..f1568cddd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - An SSH key with a passphrase is unlocked once and kept unlocked in memory for a short time, so connecting to many hosts with it no longer freezes the server for minutes
 - A change pushed from one linked desktop or phone now reaches your other linked devices right away, instead of on their next check a few minutes later
 - The macOS menu bar icon shows the Termix logo instead of an empty square
+- Cmd+1 (Alt+1 on Windows and Linux) and the other number shortcuts pick the open tabs as numbered in the tab bar, not the home tab
 
 ## 26.10.5
 
diff --git a/src/ui/shell/controller/use-shell-keybindings.ts b/src/ui/shell/controller/use-shell-keybindings.ts
index 6f9aac0a6..08bba29f6 100644
--- a/src/ui/shell/controller/use-shell-keybindings.ts
+++ b/src/ui/shell/controller/use-shell-keybindings.ts
@@ -208,11 +208,12 @@ export function useShellKeybindings({
         return;
       }
 
-      // Cmd+1..9 on macOS, Alt+1..9 elsewhere: jump directly to the tab at that position
+      // Cmd+1..9 on macOS, Alt+1..9 elsewhere: jump directly to the tab at that
+      // position. The home tab has its own button, so the count starts after it.
       const tabDigit = getTabJumpDigit(e);
       if (tabDigit !== null) {
         const currentTabs = tabsRef.current.filter(
-          (tab) => !tab.parentSplitTabId,
+          (tab) => !tab.parentSplitTabId && tab.type !== "dashboard",
         );
         const index = tabDigit - 1;
         if (index < currentTabs.length) {