diff --git a/docs/labwc-actions.5.scd b/docs/labwc-actions.5.scd
index a31c77b8..e2ba6217 100644
--- a/docs/labwc-actions.5.scd
+++ b/docs/labwc-actions.5.scd
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ Actions are used in menus and keyboard/mouse bindings.
 *<action name="MoveTo" x="" y="" />*
 	Move to position (x, y)
 
+*<action name="MoveRelative" x="" y="" />*
+	Move window relative to its current position. Positive value of x moves
+	it right, negative left. Positive value of y moves it down, negative up.
+
 *<action name="SnapToEdge" direction="value" />*
 	Resize window to fill half the output in the given direction. Supports
 	directions "left", "up", "right", "down" and "center".
diff --git a/src/action.c b/src/action.c
index d54c657a..34305358 100644
--- a/src/action.c
+++ b/src/action.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ actions_run(struct view *activator, struct server *server,
 			if (view) {
 				int x = get_arg_value_int(action, "x", 0);
 				int y = get_arg_value_int(action, "y", 0);
-				view_move(view, view->current.x + x, view->current.y + y);
+				view_move(view, view->pending.x + x, view->pending.y + y);
 			}
 			break;
 		case ACTION_TYPE_GO_TO_DESKTOP: {