diff --git a/src/config/parse_config.h b/src/config/parse_config.h
index 5379ddca..25bad217 100644
--- a/src/config/parse_config.h
+++ b/src/config/parse_config.h
@@ -1018,6 +1018,9 @@ FuncType parse_func_name(char *func_name, Arg *arg, char *arg_value,
 	} else if (strcmp(func_name, "exchange_client") == 0) {
 		func = exchange_client;
 		(*arg).i = parse_direction(arg_value);
+	} else if (strcmp(func_name, "move_client") == 0) {
+		func = move_client;
+		(*arg).i = parse_direction(arg_value);
 	} else if (strcmp(func_name, "exchange_stack_client") == 0) {
 		func = exchange_stack_client;
 		(*arg).i = parse_circle_direction(arg_value);
diff --git a/src/dispatch/bind_declare.h b/src/dispatch/bind_declare.h
index a04ba0c1..554b7134 100644
--- a/src/dispatch/bind_declare.h
+++ b/src/dispatch/bind_declare.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ int32_t setmfact(const Arg *arg);
 int32_t quit(const Arg *arg);
 int32_t moveresize(const Arg *arg);
 int32_t exchange_client(const Arg *arg);
+int32_t move_client(const Arg *arg);
 int32_t exchange_stack_client(const Arg *arg);
 int32_t killclient(const Arg *arg);
 int32_t toggleglobal(const Arg *arg);
diff --git a/src/dispatch/bind_define.h b/src/dispatch/bind_define.h
index cf0f770a..098dca43 100644
--- a/src/dispatch/bind_define.h
+++ b/src/dispatch/bind_define.h
@@ -111,6 +111,33 @@ int32_t exchange_client(const Arg *arg) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int32_t move_client(const Arg *arg) {
+	if (!selmon)
+		return 0;
+	Client *c = arg->tc ? arg->tc : selmon->sel;
+	if (!c || c->isfloating)
+		return 0;
+
+	if ((c->isfullscreen || c->ismaximizescreen) && !is_scroller_layout(c->mon))
+		return 0;
+
+	Client *tc = direction_select(arg);
+	tc = get_focused_stack_client(tc, arg->tc);
+
+	if (!tc)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (c->mon && c->mon->pertag->ltidxs[c->mon->pertag->curtag]->id == DWINDLE) {
+		uint32_t tag = c->mon->pertag->curtag;
+		dwindle_move_client(&c->mon->pertag->dwindle_root[tag], c, tc,
+							config.dwindle_split_ratio, arg->i, false);
+		arrange(c->mon, false, false);
+	} else {
+		move_two_client(c, tc, arg->i);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int32_t exchange_stack_client(const Arg *arg) {
 	if (!selmon)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/src/layout/dwindle.h b/src/layout/dwindle.h
index 74e79477..7e102f98 100644
--- a/src/layout/dwindle.h
+++ b/src/layout/dwindle.h
@@ -286,15 +286,33 @@ static void dwindle_assign(DwindleNode *node, int32_t ax, int32_t ay,
 }
 
 static void dwindle_move_client(DwindleNode **root, Client *c, Client *target,
-								float ratio, int32_t dir) {
+								float ratio, int32_t dir, bool lock) {
 	if (!c || !target || c == target)
 		return;
-	if (!dwindle_find_leaf(*root, c) || !dwindle_find_leaf(*root, target))
+	DwindleNode *c_leaf = dwindle_find_leaf(*root, c);
+	DwindleNode *t_leaf = dwindle_find_leaf(*root, target);
+	if (!c_leaf || !t_leaf)
 		return;
-	dwindle_remove(root, c);
-	bool as_first = (dir == UP || dir == LEFT);
+
+	if (c_leaf->parent && c_leaf->parent == t_leaf->parent) {
+		DwindleNode *p = c_leaf->parent;
+		DwindleNode *tmp = p->first;
+		p->first = p->second;
+		p->second = tmp;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	bool split_h = (dir == LEFT || dir == RIGHT);
-	dwindle_insert(root, c, target, ratio, as_first, split_h, true);
+	bool as_first;
+	if (dir == LEFT || dir == RIGHT) {
+		int cy = c->geom.y + c->geom.height / 2;
+		int ty = target->geom.y + target->geom.height / 2;
+		as_first = (cy < ty);
+	} else {
+		as_first = (dir == UP);
+	}
+	dwindle_remove(root, c);
+	dwindle_insert(root, c, target, ratio, as_first, split_h, lock);
 }
 
 static void dwindle_swap_clients(Client *c1, Client *c2) {
diff --git a/src/mango.c b/src/mango.c
index 74d4c196..4365f370 100644
--- a/src/mango.c
+++ b/src/mango.c
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ static void motionrelative(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void reset_foreign_tolevel(Client *c, Monitor *oldmon, Monitor *newmon);
 static void add_foreign_topleve(Client *c);
 static void exchange_two_client(Client *c1, Client *c2);
+static void move_two_client(Client *c, Client *target, int32_t dir);
 static void outputmgrapply(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void outputmgrapplyortest(struct wlr_output_configuration_v1 *config,
 								 int32_t test);
@@ -878,7 +879,7 @@ static void client_pending_minimized_state(Client *c, int32_t isminimized);
 static void scroller_insert_stack(Client *c, Client *target_client,
 								  bool insert_before);
 static void dwindle_move_client(DwindleNode **root, Client *c, Client *target,
-								float ratio, int32_t dir);
+								float ratio, int32_t dir, bool lock);
 static void dwindle_resize_client_step(Monitor *m, Client *c, int32_t dx,
 									   int32_t dy);
 static void dwindle_resize_client(Monitor *m, Client *c);
@@ -5177,6 +5178,30 @@ void exchange_two_client(Client *c1, Client *c2) {
 	finish_exchange_arrange_and_focus(c1, c2, m1, m2);
 }
 
+static void move_two_client(Client *c, Client *target, int32_t dir) {
+	if (c == NULL || target == NULL || c == target ||
+		(!config.exchange_cross_monitor && c->mon != target->mon)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Monitor *m = c->mon;
+	const Layout *layout = m->pertag->ltidxs[m->pertag->curtag];
+
+	if (layout->id == SCROLLER) {
+		exchange_two_scroller_clients(c, target);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	wl_list_remove(&c->link);
+	if (dir == UP || dir == LEFT) {
+		wl_list_insert(target->link.prev, &c->link);
+	} else {
+		wl_list_insert(&target->link, &c->link);
+	}
+
+	arrange(m, false, false);
+}
+
 void set_activation_env() {
 	if (!getenv("DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS")) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Not updating dbus execution environment: "