diff --git a/release/scripts/ui/space_view3d.py b/release/scripts/ui/space_view3d.py
index e60440d33ea..0b935b54643 100644
--- a/release/scripts/ui/space_view3d.py
+++ b/release/scripts/ui/space_view3d.py
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ class VIEW3D_MT_edit_curve_ctrlpoints(bpy.types.Menu):
         edit_object = context.edit_object
 
         if edit_object.type == 'CURVE':
-            layout.operator("transform.transform").mode = 'TILT'
+            layout.operator("transform.transform", text="Tilt").mode = 'TILT'
             layout.operator("curve.tilt_clear")
             layout.operator("curve.separate")
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/curve/curve_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/curve/curve_ops.c
index 690aed2203b..0ee852a6059 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/curve/curve_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/curve/curve_ops.c
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ void ED_keymap_curve(wmKeyConfig *keyconf)
 
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "CURVE_OT_tilt_clear", TKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_ALT, 0);
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "TRANSFORM_OT_tilt", TKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_CTRL, 0);
+	RNA_enum_set(WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "TRANSFORM_OT_transform", TKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_CTRL, 0)->ptr, "mode", TFM_TILT);
+
 	RNA_enum_set(WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "TRANSFORM_OT_transform", SKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_ALT, 0)->ptr, "mode", TFM_CURVE_SHRINKFATTEN);
 
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "CURVE_OT_reveal", HKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_ALT, 0);