diff --git a/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs b/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
index 3f2a23997..779bf33ff 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ pub enum SocketMessage {
     StackWindow(OperationDirection),
     UnstackWindow,
     CycleStack(CycleDirection),
+    CycleStackIndex(CycleDirection),
     FocusStackWindow(usize),
     StackAll,
     UnstackAll,
diff --git a/komorebi/src/process_command.rs b/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
index 117b19f0d..a4072064d 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ impl WindowManager {
                 self.cycle_container_window_in_direction(direction)?;
                 self.focused_window()?.focus(self.mouse_follows_focus)?;
             }
+            SocketMessage::CycleStackIndex(direction) => {
+                self.cycle_container_window_index_in_direction(direction)?;
+                self.focused_window()?.focus(self.mouse_follows_focus)?;
+            }
             SocketMessage::FocusStackWindow(idx) => {
                 // In case you are using this command on a bar on a monitor
                 // different from the currently focused one, you'd want that
diff --git a/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs b/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs
index 9f4916b39..d4cb04630 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs
@@ -2022,6 +2022,39 @@ impl WindowManager {
         self.update_focused_workspace(self.mouse_follows_focus, true)
     }
 
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
+    pub fn cycle_container_window_index_in_direction(
+        &mut self,
+        direction: CycleDirection,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        self.handle_unmanaged_window_behaviour()?;
+
+        tracing::info!("cycling container window index");
+
+        let container =
+            if let Some(container) = self.focused_workspace_mut()?.monocle_container_mut() {
+                container
+            } else {
+                self.focused_container_mut()?
+            };
+
+        let len = NonZeroUsize::new(container.windows().len())
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("there must be at least one window in a container"))?;
+
+        if len.get() == 1 {
+            bail!("there is only one window in this container");
+        }
+
+        let current_idx = container.focused_window_idx();
+        let next_idx = direction.next_idx(current_idx, len);
+        container.windows_mut().swap(current_idx, next_idx);
+
+        container.focus_window(next_idx);
+        container.load_focused_window();
+
+        self.update_focused_workspace(self.mouse_follows_focus, true)
+    }
+
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
     pub fn focus_container_window(&mut self, idx: usize) -> Result<()> {
         self.handle_unmanaged_window_behaviour()?;
diff --git a/komorebic/src/main.rs b/komorebic/src/main.rs
index 7c60031e1..245c2c391 100644
--- a/komorebic/src/main.rs
+++ b/komorebic/src/main.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ gen_enum_subcommand_args! {
     CycleMoveWorkspaceToMonitor: CycleDirection,
     Stack: OperationDirection,
     CycleStack: CycleDirection,
+    CycleStackIndex: CycleDirection,
     FlipLayout: Axis,
     ChangeLayout: DefaultLayout,
     CycleLayout: CycleDirection,
@@ -985,6 +986,9 @@ enum SubCommand {
     /// Cycle the focused stack in the specified cycle direction
     #[clap(arg_required_else_help = true)]
     CycleStack(CycleStack),
+    /// Cycle the index of the focused window in the focused stack in the specified cycle direction
+    #[clap(arg_required_else_help = true)]
+    CycleStackIndex(CycleStackIndex),
     /// Focus the specified window index in the focused stack
     #[clap(arg_required_else_help = true)]
     FocusStackWindow(FocusStackWindow),
@@ -2305,6 +2309,9 @@ Stop-Process -Name:komorebi -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
         SubCommand::CycleStack(arg) => {
             send_message(&SocketMessage::CycleStack(arg.cycle_direction))?;
         }
+        SubCommand::CycleStackIndex(arg) => {
+            send_message(&SocketMessage::CycleStackIndex(arg.cycle_direction))?;
+        }
         SubCommand::ChangeLayout(arg) => {
             send_message(&SocketMessage::ChangeLayout(arg.default_layout))?;
         }