diff --git a/src/shell/shell_batch.cpp b/src/shell/shell_batch.cpp
index 2c256483..c927e889 100644
--- a/src/shell/shell_batch.cpp
+++ b/src/shell/shell_batch.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ emptyline:
 		n=1;
 		DOS_ReadFile(file_handle,&c,&n);
 		if (n>0) {
-			if (c>31 || c==0x1b)
+			if (c>31 || c==0x1b || c=='\t')
 				*cmd_write++=c;
 		}
 	} while (c!='\n' && n);