diff --git a/include/layout.h b/include/layout.h
index b982365c8..809d3b396 100644
--- a/include/layout.h
+++ b/include/layout.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void swap_container(swayc_t *a, swayc_t *b);
 // 2 Containers geometry are swapped, used with `swap_container`
 void swap_geometry(swayc_t *a, swayc_t *b);
 
+void move_floating_container(swayc_t *container, int dx, int dy);
 void move_container(swayc_t* container, enum movement_direction direction);
 void move_container_to(swayc_t* container, swayc_t* destination);
 void move_workspace_to(swayc_t* workspace, swayc_t* destination);
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 5a5bcd220..0879d7634 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -1012,20 +1012,36 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_move(int argc, char **argv) {
 	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "move", EXPECTED_AT_LEAST, 1))) {
 		return error;
 	}
-	const char* expected_syntax = "Expected 'move <left|right|up|down>' or "
+	const char* expected_syntax = "Expected 'move <left|right|up|down> [<px> px]' or "
 		"'move <container|window> to workspace <name>' or "
 		"'move <container|window|workspace> to output <name|direction>' or "
                 "'move position mouse'";
 	swayc_t *view = get_focused_container(&root_container);
 
 	if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "left") == 0) {
-		move_container(view, MOVE_LEFT);
+		if (argc == 3 && !strcasecmp(argv[2], "px")) {
+			move_floating_container(view, -1 * atoi(argv[1]), 0);
+		} else {
+			move_container(view, MOVE_LEFT);
+		}
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "right") == 0) {
-		move_container(view, MOVE_RIGHT);
+		if (argc == 3 && !strcasecmp(argv[2], "px")) {
+			move_floating_container(view, atoi(argv[1]), 0);
+		} else {
+			move_container(view, MOVE_RIGHT);
+		}
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "up") == 0) {
-		move_container(view, MOVE_UP);
+		if (argc == 3 && !strcasecmp(argv[2], "px")) {
+			move_floating_container(view, 0, -1 * atoi(argv[1]));
+		} else {
+			move_container(view, MOVE_UP);
+		}
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "down") == 0) {
-		move_container(view, MOVE_DOWN);
+		if (argc == 3 && !strcasecmp(argv[2], "px")) {
+			move_floating_container(view, 0, atoi(argv[1]));
+		} else {
+			move_container(view, MOVE_DOWN);
+		}
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "container") == 0 || strcasecmp(argv[0], "window") == 0) {
 		// "move container ...
 		if ((error = checkarg(argc, "move container/window", EXPECTED_AT_LEAST, 4))) {
diff --git a/sway/layout.c b/sway/layout.c
index 01c8e4e3c..30884c82f 100644
--- a/sway/layout.c
+++ b/sway/layout.c
@@ -227,6 +227,15 @@ void swap_geometry(swayc_t *a, swayc_t *b) {
 	b->height = h;
 }
 
+void move_floating_container(swayc_t *container, int dx, int dy) {
+	if (!sway_assert(container->is_floating, "Container has to be floating")) {
+		return;
+	}
+	container->x += dx;
+	container->y += dy;
+	update_geometry(container);
+}
+
 void move_container(swayc_t *container, enum movement_direction dir) {
 	enum swayc_layouts layout;
 	if (container->is_floating