diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d335d8274f6..152f4b232f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unversioned
 
 - Bugfix: Fixed links without a protocol not being clickable. (#5345)
+- Bugfix: Fixed <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>U</kbd> and "Toggle visibility of tabs" not having the same effect. (#5353)
 
 ## 2.5.0
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/Notebook.cpp b/src/widgets/Notebook.cpp
index 7fdff5495cf..7354480fa88 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Notebook.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/Notebook.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ Notebook::Notebook(QWidget *parent)
                      [this](bool value) {
                          this->setLockNotebookLayout(value);
                      });
-    this->showTabsAction_ = new QAction("Toggle visibility of tabs");
-    QObject::connect(this->showTabsAction_, &QAction::triggered, [this]() {
+    this->toggleTabsAction_ = new QAction("Toggle visibility of tabs");
+    QObject::connect(this->toggleTabsAction_, &QAction::triggered, [this]() {
         this->setShowTabs(!this->getShowTabs());
     });
     this->updateTabVisibilityMenuAction();
@@ -597,6 +597,11 @@ void Notebook::refresh()
     this->updateTabVisibility();
 }
 
+QAction *Notebook::toggleTabsAction()
+{
+    return this->toggleTabsAction_;
+}
+
 void Notebook::updateTabVisibility()
 {
     for (auto &item : this->items_)
@@ -631,7 +636,7 @@ void Notebook::updateTabVisibilityMenuAction()
                 HotkeyCategory::Window, "setTabVisibility", {{"on"}});
         }
     }
-    this->showTabsAction_->setShortcut(toggleSeq);
+    this->toggleTabsAction_->setShortcut(toggleSeq);
 }
 
 bool Notebook::getShowAddButton() const
@@ -1204,7 +1209,7 @@ void Notebook::setLockNotebookLayout(bool value)
 
 void Notebook::addNotebookActionsToMenu(QMenu *menu)
 {
-    menu->addAction(this->showTabsAction_);
+    menu->addAction(this->toggleTabsAction_);
 
     menu->addAction(this->lockNotebookLayoutAction_);
 
@@ -1397,6 +1402,11 @@ void SplitNotebook::toggleOfflineTabs()
     }
 }
 
+QAction *SplitNotebook::toggleOfflineTabsAction()
+{
+    return this->toggleOfflineTabsAction_;
+}
+
 void SplitNotebook::addNotebookActionsToMenu(QMenu *menu)
 {
     Notebook::addNotebookActionsToMenu(menu);
diff --git a/src/widgets/Notebook.hpp b/src/widgets/Notebook.hpp
index ac0162c4283..c05f0f45d65 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Notebook.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/Notebook.hpp
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ class Notebook : public BaseWidget
     // Update layout and tab visibility
     void refresh();
 
+    QAction *toggleTabsAction();
+
 protected:
     void scaleChangedEvent(float scale_) override;
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *) override;
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ class Notebook : public BaseWidget
     bool lockNotebookLayout_ = false;
     NotebookTabLocation tabLocation_ = NotebookTabLocation::Top;
     QAction *lockNotebookLayoutAction_;
-    QAction *showTabsAction_;
+    QAction *toggleTabsAction_;
     QAction *toggleTopMostAction_;
 
     // This filter, if set, is used to figure out the visibility of
@@ -218,6 +220,8 @@ class SplitNotebook : public Notebook
     void addNotebookActionsToMenu(QMenu *menu) override;
     void toggleOfflineTabs();
 
+    QAction *toggleOfflineTabsAction();
+
 protected:
     void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/Window.cpp b/src/widgets/Window.cpp
index a9b0995ddfb..e4732609ea2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/Window.cpp
@@ -636,20 +636,14 @@ void Window::addShortcuts()
              if (arg == "off")
              {
                  this->notebook_->setShowTabs(false);
-                 getSettings()->tabVisibility.setValue(
-                     NotebookTabVisibility::AllTabs);
              }
              else if (arg == "on")
              {
                  this->notebook_->setShowTabs(true);
-                 getSettings()->tabVisibility.setValue(
-                     NotebookTabVisibility::AllTabs);
              }
              else if (arg == "toggle")
              {
-                 this->notebook_->setShowTabs(!this->notebook_->getShowTabs());
-                 getSettings()->tabVisibility.setValue(
-                     NotebookTabVisibility::AllTabs);
+                 this->notebook_->toggleTabsAction()->trigger();
              }
              else if (arg == "liveOnly")
              {
@@ -659,7 +653,7 @@ void Window::addShortcuts()
              }
              else if (arg == "toggleLiveOnly")
              {
-                 this->notebook_->toggleOfflineTabs();
+                 this->notebook_->toggleOfflineTabsAction()->trigger();
              }
              else
              {