diff --git a/ioncore/focus.c b/ioncore/focus.c
index f5c1e44f..0ffd0687 100644
--- a/ioncore/focus.c
+++ b/ioncore/focus.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static void region_focuslist_deinit(WRegion *reg)
  * actually have received the focus when this function returns.
  */
 EXTL_EXPORT
-WRegion *ioncore_goto_previous()
+WRegion *ioncore_goto_previous(int count)
 {
     WRegion *next;
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ WRegion *ioncore_goto_previous()
         next!=NULL;
         next=next->active_next){
 
-        if(!REGION_IS_ACTIVE(next))
+        if(!REGION_IS_ACTIVE(next) && --count <= 0)
             break;
     }
 
diff --git a/ioncore/focus.h b/ioncore/focus.h
index 47b952a6..bca5423c 100644
--- a/ioncore/focus.h
+++ b/ioncore/focus.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ extern void region_focuslist_move_after(WRegion *reg, WRegion *after);
 /* Notify the focus handling that the region is deinit'ing */
 extern void region_focus_deinit(WRegion *reg);
 
-extern WRegion *ioncore_goto_previous();
+extern WRegion *ioncore_goto_previous(int count);
 
 /* Handlers to this hook should take WRegion* as parameter. */
 extern WHook *region_do_warp_alt;