diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json b/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
index 08b8dd08c8..babf873aae 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@
             },
             {
                 "key": "window",
-                "implementation": "windowing/NewWindowAction.js",
-                "description": "Open this object in a new window",
+                "implementation": "windowing/NewTabAction.js",
+                "description": "Open this object in a new tab",
                 "category": "view-control",
                 "depends": [ "$window" ],
                 "group": "windowing",
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/windowing/NewWindowAction.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/windowing/NewTabAction.js
similarity index 96%
rename from platform/commonUI/browse/src/windowing/NewWindowAction.js
rename to platform/commonUI/browse/src/windowing/NewTabAction.js
index 68c88bdec6..3a4883c2e8 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/windowing/NewWindowAction.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/windowing/NewTabAction.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ define(
          * the user interface.)
          * @constructor
          */
-        function NewWindowAction($window) {
+        function NewTabAction($window) {
             return {
                 /**
                  * Open the object in a new window
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ define(
             };
         }
 
-        return NewWindowAction;
+        return NewTabAction;
     }
 );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/test/suite.json b/platform/commonUI/browse/test/suite.json
index 350710df76..6cc41900e1 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/test/suite.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/test/suite.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
     "navigation/NavigateAction",
     "navigation/NavigationService",
     "windowing/FullscreenAction",
-    "windowing/NewWindowAction",
+    "windowing/NewTabAction",
     "windowing/WindowTitler"
 ]
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/test/windowing/NewWindowActionSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/test/windowing/NewTabActionSpec.js
similarity index 92%
rename from platform/commonUI/browse/test/windowing/NewWindowActionSpec.js
rename to platform/commonUI/browse/test/windowing/NewTabActionSpec.js
index 17d3ac586c..eee8be59c4 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/test/windowing/NewWindowActionSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/test/windowing/NewTabActionSpec.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ define(
     function (NewWindowAction) {
         "use strict";
         
-        describe("The new window action", function () {
+        describe("The new tab action", function () {
             var action,
                 mockWindow,
                 mockCurrentUrl;
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ define(
                 // to a mock Url
                 mockWindow = jasmine.createSpyObj("$window", ["open", "location"]);   
                 mockWindow.location.href = "http://www.mockUrl.com";
-                action = new NewWindowAction(mockWindow);
+                action = new NewTabAction(mockWindow);
                 
             });
 
-            it("New window is opened", function () {
+            it("New tab with current url is opened", function () {
                 // The expection is that the mockWindow
                 // will be called with it's location.href
                 action.perform();