diff --git a/src/cmds.rs b/src/cmds.rs
index 3090c78..f4c66be 100644
--- a/src/cmds.rs
+++ b/src/cmds.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use rand;
 use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::atomic;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::RwLock;
 use swayipc as s;
@@ -140,6 +141,24 @@ pub enum SwayrCommand {
     ExecuteSwayrCommand,
 }
 
+impl SwayrCommand {
+    fn is_prev_next_window_variant(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(
+            self,
+            SwayrCommand::NextWindow { .. }
+                | SwayrCommand::PrevWindow { .. }
+                | SwayrCommand::NextTiledWindow { .. }
+                | SwayrCommand::PrevTiledWindow { .. }
+                | SwayrCommand::NextTabbedOrStackedWindow { .. }
+                | SwayrCommand::PrevTabbedOrStackedWindow { .. }
+                | SwayrCommand::NextFloatingWindow { .. }
+                | SwayrCommand::PrevFloatingWindow { .. }
+                | SwayrCommand::NextSimilarWindow { .. }
+                | SwayrCommand::PrevSimilarWindow { .. }
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct ExecSwayrCmdArgs<'a> {
     pub cmd: &'a SwayrCommand,
     pub extra_props: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<i64, con::ExtraProps>>>,
@@ -156,8 +175,25 @@ fn always_true(_x: &con::Window) -> bool {
     true
 }
 
+static IN_NEXT_PREV_WINDOW_SEQ: atomic::AtomicBool =
+    atomic::AtomicBool::new(false);
+
 pub fn exec_swayr_cmd(args: ExecSwayrCmdArgs) {
     let props = args.extra_props;
+
+    if args.cmd.is_prev_next_window_variant() {
+        let before =
+            IN_NEXT_PREV_WINDOW_SEQ.swap(true, atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+        if !before {
+            let mut map = props.write().unwrap();
+            for val in map.values_mut() {
+                val.last_focus_time_for_next_prev_seq = val.last_focus_time;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        IN_NEXT_PREV_WINDOW_SEQ.store(false, atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+
     match args.cmd {
         SwayrCommand::SwitchToUrgentOrLRUWindow => {
             switch_to_urgent_or_lru_window(Some(&*props.read().unwrap()))
@@ -393,15 +429,22 @@ pub fn focus_window_in_direction(
         }
     };
 
-    let windows: Vec<con::Window> = con::get_windows(root, false, extra_props)
-        .into_iter()
-        .filter(|w| pred(w))
-        .collect();
+    let mut windows: Vec<con::Window> =
+        con::get_windows(root, false, extra_props)
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|w| pred(w))
+            .collect();
 
     if windows.len() < 2 {
         return;
     }
 
+    windows.sort_by(|a, b| {
+        let lru_a = a.last_focus_time_for_next_prev_seq();
+        let lru_b = b.last_focus_time_for_next_prev_seq();
+        lru_a.cmp(&lru_b).reverse()
+    });
+
     let is_focused_window: Box<dyn Fn(&con::Window) -> bool> =
         if !windows.iter().any(|w| w.is_focused()) {
             let last_focused_win_id = windows.get(0).unwrap().get_id();
diff --git a/src/con.rs b/src/con.rs
index e711df9..ca5b6cb 100644
--- a/src/con.rs
+++ b/src/con.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ impl NodeMethods for s::Node {
 pub struct ExtraProps {
     /// Milliseconds since UNIX epoch.
     pub last_focus_time: u128,
+    pub last_focus_time_for_next_prev_seq: u128,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -176,6 +177,12 @@ impl Window<'_> {
         let layout = &self.get_parent().layout;
         layout == &s::NodeLayout::Tabbed || layout == &s::NodeLayout::Stacked
     }
+
+    pub fn last_focus_time_for_next_prev_seq(&self) -> u128 {
+        self.extra_props
+            .as_ref()
+            .map_or(0, |wp| wp.last_focus_time_for_next_prev_seq)
+    }
 }
 
 impl PartialEq for Window<'_> {
diff --git a/src/demon.rs b/src/demon.rs
index bb198ab..e50373b 100644
--- a/src/demon.rs
+++ b/src/demon.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ fn update_last_focus_time(
             id,
             con::ExtraProps {
                 last_focus_time: get_epoch_time_as_millis(),
+                last_focus_time_for_next_prev_seq: 0,
             },
         );
     }