diff --git a/include/ghostty.h b/include/ghostty.h
index 42cfc5a42..bf13500c8 100644
--- a/include/ghostty.h
+++ b/include/ghostty.h
@@ -351,6 +351,8 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef enum {
   GHOSTTY_SPLIT_DIRECTION_RIGHT,
   GHOSTTY_SPLIT_DIRECTION_DOWN,
+  GHOSTTY_SPLIT_DIRECTION_LEFT,
+  GHOSTTY_SPLIT_DIRECTION_UP,
 } ghostty_action_split_direction_e;
 
 // apprt.action.GotoSplit
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.SplitNode.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.SplitNode.swift
index e5a86b4ca..361af1e1b 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.SplitNode.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.SplitNode.swift
@@ -253,6 +253,15 @@ extension Ghostty {
                 bottomRight.parent = self
             }
 
+            // Move the top left node to the bottom right and vice versa,
+            // preserving the size.
+            func swap() {
+                let topLeft: SplitNode = self.topLeft
+                self.topLeft = bottomRight
+                self.bottomRight = topLeft
+                self.split = 1 - self.split
+            }
+
             /// Resize the split by moving the split divider in the given
             /// direction by the given amount. If this container is not split
             /// in the given direction, navigate up the tree until we find a
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.TerminalSplit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.TerminalSplit.swift
index fa8335416..6d288b434 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.TerminalSplit.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.TerminalSplit.swift
@@ -220,13 +220,21 @@ extension Ghostty {
             // Determine our desired direction
             guard let directionAny = notification.userInfo?["direction"] else { return }
             guard let direction = directionAny as? ghostty_action_split_direction_e else { return }
-            var splitDirection: SplitViewDirection
+            let splitDirection: SplitViewDirection
+            let swap: Bool
             switch (direction) {
             case GHOSTTY_SPLIT_DIRECTION_RIGHT:
                 splitDirection = .horizontal
-
+                swap = false
+            case GHOSTTY_SPLIT_DIRECTION_LEFT:
+                splitDirection = .horizontal
+                swap = true
             case GHOSTTY_SPLIT_DIRECTION_DOWN:
                 splitDirection = .vertical
+                swap = false
+            case GHOSTTY_SPLIT_DIRECTION_UP:
+                splitDirection = .vertical
+                swap = true
 
             default:
                 return
@@ -240,6 +248,12 @@ extension Ghostty {
 
             // See moveFocus comment, we have to run this whenever split changes.
             Ghostty.moveFocus(to: container.bottomRight.preferredFocus(), from: node!.preferredFocus())
+
+            // If we are swapping, swap now. We do this after our focus event
+            // so that focus is in the right place.
+            if swap {
+                container.swap()
+            }
         }
 
         /// This handles the event to move the split focus (i.e. previous/next) from a keyboard event.