diff --git a/autoload/youcompleteme.vim b/autoload/youcompleteme.vim
index 08989b0d..cb89b180 100644
--- a/autoload/youcompleteme.vim
+++ b/autoload/youcompleteme.vim
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ function! youcompleteme#Enable()
   " typed-in text to that of the candidate completion.
   inoremap <expr><TAB>  pumvisible() ? "\<C-n>" : "\<TAB>"
 
+  " This selects the previous candidate for ctrl-tab
+  inoremap <expr><C-TAB>  pumvisible() ? "\<C-p>" : "\<TAB>"
+
   py import vim
   exe 'python sys.path = sys.path + ["' . s:script_folder_path . '/../python"]'
   py import ycm