diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/handlers/TraversePageHandler.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/handlers/TraversePageHandler.java
index ea7b11b14b1..f4ee988051f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/handlers/TraversePageHandler.java	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/handlers/TraversePageHandler.java	
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@
  *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers;
-
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.custom.CTabFolder;
+import org.eclipse.swt.custom.CTabItem;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
-
 /**
  * This handler is an adaptation of the widget method handler that implements
  * page traversal via {@link SWT#TRAVERSE_PAGE_NEXT} and
@@ -28,19 +29,24 @@
  * @since 3.5
  */
 public class TraversePageHandler extends WidgetMethodHandler {
-
 	/**
 	 * The parameters for traverse(int).
 	 */
 	private static final Class<?>[] METHOD_PARAMETERS = { int.class };
-
 	@Override
 	public final Object execute(final ExecutionEvent event) {
 		Control focusControl = Display.getCurrent().getFocusControl();
 		if (focusControl != null) {
-			int traversal = "next".equals(methodName) ? SWT.TRAVERSE_PAGE_NEXT : SWT.TRAVERSE_PAGE_PREVIOUS; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			boolean forward = "next".equals(methodName); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			int traversal = getTraversalDirection(forward);
 			Control control = focusControl;
 			do {
+				if (control instanceof CTabFolder folder && isFinalItemInCTabFolder(folder, forward)
+						&& !areHiddenItems(folder)) {
+					loopToFirstOrLastItem(folder, forward);
+					traversal = getTraversalDirection(!forward); // we are in the second-to-last item in the given
+					// direction. Now, use the Traverse-event to move back by one
+				}
 				if (control.traverse(traversal))
 					return null;
 				if (control instanceof Shell)
@@ -48,10 +54,52 @@ public final Object execute(final ExecutionEvent event) {
 				control = control.getParent();
 			} while (control != null);
 		}
-
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	private boolean areHiddenItems(CTabFolder folder) {
+		return Arrays.stream(folder.getItems()).anyMatch(i -> !i.isShowing());
+	}
+
+	private int getTraversalDirection(boolean direction) {
+		return direction ? SWT.TRAVERSE_PAGE_NEXT : SWT.TRAVERSE_PAGE_PREVIOUS;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the current selection to the first or last item the given direction.
+	 *
+	 * @param folder  the CTabFolder which we want to inspect
+	 * @param forward whether we want to traverse forwards of backwards
+	 */
+	private void loopToFirstOrLastItem(CTabFolder folder, boolean forward) {
+		if (forward) {
+			folder.showItem(folder.getItem(0));
+			folder.setSelection(1);
+		} else {
+			int itemCount = folder.getItemCount();
+			folder.setSelection(itemCount - 2);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@return Returns whether the folder has currently selected the final item in
+	 * the given direction.}
+	 *
+	 * @param folder  the CTabFolder which we want to inspect
+	 * @param forward whether we want to traverse forwards of backwards
+	 */
+	private boolean isFinalItemInCTabFolder(CTabFolder folder, boolean forward) {
+		CTabItem currentFolder = folder.getSelection();
+		CTabItem lastFolder = null;
+		if (forward) {
+			int itemCount = folder.getItemCount();
+			lastFolder = folder.getItem(itemCount - 1);
+		} else {
+			lastFolder = folder.getItem(0);
+		}
+		return currentFolder.equals(lastFolder);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Looks up the traverse(int) method on the given focus control.
 	 *
@@ -71,4 +119,4 @@ protected Method getMethodToExecute() {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-}
+}
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