diff -r 41300fa6a67c -r 2f34d5167611 src/gui/kernel/qkeymapper_x11.cpp
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qkeymapper_x11.cpp	Tue Feb 02 00:43:10 2010 +0200
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qkeymapper_x11.cpp	Fri Apr 16 15:50:13 2010 +0300
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
 **
-** Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
 ** All rights reserved.
 ** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
 **
@@ -360,6 +360,13 @@
 
         if (code && code < 0xfffe)
             code = QChar(code).toUpper().unicode();
+
+        if (code == Qt::Key_Tab && (baseModifiers & Qt::ShiftModifier)) {
+            // map shift+tab to shift+backtab
+            code = Qt::Key_Backtab;
+            text = QString();
+        }
+
         if (code == baseCode)
             continue;
 
@@ -448,6 +455,13 @@
 
         if (code && code < 0xfffe)
             code = QChar(code).toUpper().unicode();
+
+        if (code == Qt::Key_Tab && (baseModifiers & Qt::ShiftModifier)) {
+            // map shift+tab to shift+backtab
+            code = Qt::Key_Backtab;
+            text = QString();
+        }
+
         if (code == baseCode)
             continue;