diff --git a/docs/labwc-actions.5.scd b/docs/labwc-actions.5.scd
index a8d8bba5..ee413354 100644
--- a/docs/labwc-actions.5.scd
+++ b/docs/labwc-actions.5.scd
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ Actions are used in menus and keyboard/mouse bindings.
 	Resize and move active window according to the given region.
 	See labwc-config(5) for further information on how to define regions.
 
+*<action name="CycleNearRegion" region="value" />*
+	Cycle focus to the next window (mostly) in the given region.
+	See labwc-config(5) for further information on how to define regions.
+
 *<action name="NextWindow" />*
 	Cycle focus to next window.
 
diff --git a/include/labwc.h b/include/labwc.h
index 419a5ee0..9c44d0e7 100644
--- a/include/labwc.h
+++ b/include/labwc.h
@@ -454,6 +454,14 @@ enum lab_cycle_dir {
 struct view *desktop_cycle_view(struct server *server, struct view *start_view,
 	enum lab_cycle_dir dir);
 
+/**
+ * desktop_cycle_view_near_region - return view to 'cycle' to within region
+ * @active_view: reference point for finding next view to cycle to
+ * Note: If !active_view, the top-most focusable view is returned
+ */
+struct view *desktop_cycle_view_near_region(struct server *server,
+		struct view *active_view, struct region *region);
+
 /**
  * desktop_focus_topmost_view() - focus the topmost view on the current
  * workspace, skipping views that claim not to want focus (those can
diff --git a/src/action.c b/src/action.c
index 6f6bee94..2076d28d 100644
--- a/src/action.c
+++ b/src/action.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ enum action_type {
 	ACTION_TYPE_SEND_TO_DESKTOP,
 	ACTION_TYPE_GO_TO_DESKTOP,
 	ACTION_TYPE_SNAP_TO_REGION,
+	ACTION_TYPE_CYCLE_NEAR_REGION,
 	ACTION_TYPE_TOGGLE_KEYBINDS,
 	ACTION_TYPE_FOCUS_OUTPUT,
 	ACTION_TYPE_MOVE_TO_OUTPUT,
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ const char *action_names[] = {
 	"SendToDesktop",
 	"GoToDesktop",
 	"SnapToRegion",
+	"CycleNearRegion",
 	"ToggleKeybinds",
 	"FocusOutput",
 	"MoveToOutput",
@@ -405,6 +407,12 @@ action_arg_from_xml_node(struct action *action, const char *nodename, const char
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 		break;
+	case ACTION_TYPE_CYCLE_NEAR_REGION:
+		if (!strcmp(argument, "region")) {
+			action_arg_add_str(action, argument, content);
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+		break;
 	case ACTION_TYPE_FOCUS_OUTPUT:
 		if (!strcmp(argument, "output")) {
 			action_arg_add_str(action, argument, content);
@@ -545,6 +553,9 @@ action_is_valid(struct action *action)
 	case ACTION_TYPE_SNAP_TO_REGION:
 		arg_name = "region";
 		break;
+	case ACTION_TYPE_CYCLE_NEAR_REGION:
+		arg_name = "region";
+		break;
 	case ACTION_TYPE_FOCUS_OUTPUT:
 		arg_name = "output";
 		break;
@@ -1026,6 +1037,26 @@ actions_run(struct view *activator, struct server *server,
 				wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Invalid SnapToRegion id: '%s'", region_name);
 			}
 			break;
+		case ACTION_TYPE_CYCLE_NEAR_REGION:
+			{
+				if (!view) {
+					break;
+				}
+				struct output *output = view->output;
+				if (!output_is_usable(output)) {
+					break;
+				}
+				const char *region_name = action_get_str(action, "region", NULL);
+				struct region *region = regions_from_name(region_name, output);
+				if (region) {
+					struct view *new_view = desktop_cycle_view_near_region(
+						server, view, region);
+					if (new_view) {
+						desktop_focus_view(new_view, /*raise*/ true);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			break;
 		case ACTION_TYPE_TOGGLE_KEYBINDS:
 			if (view) {
 				view_toggle_keybinds(view);
diff --git a/src/desktop.c b/src/desktop.c
index 2c0db207..3f29111b 100644
--- a/src/desktop.c
+++ b/src/desktop.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #include "config.h"
 #include <assert.h>
+#include "common/macros.h"
 #include "common/scene-helpers.h"
 #include "common/surface-helpers.h"
 #include "dnd.h"
@@ -139,6 +140,32 @@ desktop_cycle_view(struct server *server, struct view *start_view,
 	return iter(&server->views, start_view, criteria);
 }
 
+struct view *
+desktop_cycle_view_near_region(struct server *server, struct view *active_view,
+		struct region *region)
+{
+	struct view *(*iter)(struct wl_list *head, struct view *view,
+		enum lab_view_criteria criteria);
+	enum lab_view_criteria criteria = rc.window_switcher.criteria |
+		LAB_VIEW_CRITERIA_CURRENT_WORKSPACE;
+
+	struct view *cur;
+        struct wlr_box intersect;
+
+	iter = view_prev_no_head_stop;
+
+	cur = iter(&server->views, active_view, criteria);
+	while (cur && cur != active_view) {
+	        wlr_box_intersection(&intersect, &cur->current, &region->geo);
+		if (!cur->minimized && !wlr_box_empty(&intersect)) {
+			return cur;
+		}
+		cur = iter(&server->views, cur, criteria);
+	}
+	/* no matching views found */
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 struct view *
 desktop_topmost_focusable_view(struct server *server)
 {