diff --git a/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee b/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee
index 0c8864bda..ce28c56dd 100644
--- a/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class TabView extends SortableList
 
     droppedNearTab = @getSortableElement(event)
     draggedTab     = fromPane.find(".#{TabView.viewClass()} .sortable:eq(#{previousDraggedTabIndex})")
+    return if draggedTab[0] is droppedNearTab[0]
 
     draggedTab.remove()
     draggedTab.insertAfter(droppedNearTab)