diff --git a/keymaps/vim-mode.cson b/keymaps/vim-mode.cson
index 1a58c494..1e2e1bb5 100644
--- a/keymaps/vim-mode.cson
+++ b/keymaps/vim-mode.cson
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
   'ctrl-w q': 'core:close'
   'g t': 'pane:show-next-item'
   'g T': 'pane:show-previous-item'
+  'ctrl-6': 'vim-mode:focus-recent-tab'
+  'ctrl-^': 'vim-mode:focus-recent-tab'
 
   'm': 'vim-mode:mark'
   '`': 'vim-mode:move-to-mark-literal'
diff --git a/lib/motions/index.coffee b/lib/motions/index.coffee
index 0fd420f0..0a1b44f5 100644
--- a/lib/motions/index.coffee
+++ b/lib/motions/index.coffee
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Motions = require './general-motions'
 {Search, SearchCurrentWord, BracketMatchingMotion, RepeatSearch} = require './search-motion'
 MoveToMark = require './move-to-mark-motion'
 {Find, Till} = require './find-motion'
+Pane = require './pane-motion'
 
 Motions.Search = Search
 Motions.SearchCurrentWord = SearchCurrentWord
@@ -10,5 +11,6 @@ Motions.RepeatSearch = RepeatSearch
 Motions.MoveToMark = MoveToMark
 Motions.Find = Find
 Motions.Till = Till
+Motions.Pane = Pane
 
 module.exports = Motions
diff --git a/lib/motions/pane-motion.coffee b/lib/motions/pane-motion.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2142056b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/motions/pane-motion.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module.exports =
+class Pane
+  constructor: (@editor, @vimState) ->
+
+  execute: (count) ->
+    if count
+      atom.workspace.getActivePane().activateItemAtIndex(count-1)
+    else
+      activeEditor = atom.workspace.getActiveTextEditor()
+      editors = atom.workspace.getTextEditors()
+      editors = (editor for editor in editors when editor isnt activeEditor)
+      editors = editors.sort (a, b) -> b.lastOpened - a.lastOpened
+      @activateEditor(editors[0])
+
+  activateEditor: (item) ->
+    for pane in atom.workspace.getPanes()
+      index = pane.getItems().indexOf(item)
+      pane.activateItemAtIndex(index) if index?
+
+  isComplete: -> true
+  isRecordable: -> false
diff --git a/lib/vim-state.coffee b/lib/vim-state.coffee
index a45551c3..71b7c954 100644
--- a/lib/vim-state.coffee
+++ b/lib/vim-state.coffee
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ class VimState
       'search-current-word': (e) => new Motions.SearchCurrentWord(@editor, this)
       'bracket-matching-motion': (e) => new Motions.BracketMatchingMotion(@editor, this)
       'reverse-search-current-word': (e) => (new Motions.SearchCurrentWord(@editor, this)).reversed()
+      'focus-recent-tab': (e) => new Motions.Pane(@editor, this)
 
   # Private: Register multiple command handlers via an {Object} that maps
   # command names to command handler functions.