diff --git a/KWinInterface.h b/KWinInterface.h
index e0419ac0fa..2cf828cd59 100644
--- a/KWinInterface.h
+++ b/KWinInterface.h
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ class KWinInterface : virtual public DCOPObject
   virtual void doNotManage(QString)= 0;
   virtual void showWindowMenuAt(unsigned long winId, int x, int y)= 0;
   virtual void setCurrentDesktop(int)= 0;
-
+  virtual int currentDesktop() const = 0;
+  virtual void nextDesktop() = 0;
+  virtual void previousDesktop() = 0;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/workspace.cpp b/workspace.cpp
index ad5d80ac49..940d8f7c4a 100644
--- a/workspace.cpp
+++ b/workspace.cpp
@@ -2250,7 +2250,17 @@ void Workspace::setCurrentDesktop( int new_desktop ){
     }
 }
 
+void Workspace::nextDesktop()
+{
+    int desktop = currentDesktop() + 1;
+    setCurrentDesktop(desktop > numberOfDesktops() ? 1 : desktop);
+}
 
+void Workspace::previousDesktop()
+{
+    int desktop = currentDesktop() - 1;
+    setCurrentDesktop(desktop ? desktop : numberOfDesktops());
+}
 
 /*!
   Returns the workspace's desktop widget. The desktop widget is
diff --git a/workspace.h b/workspace.h
index 852fc8a538..c388ce687f 100644
--- a/workspace.h
+++ b/workspace.h
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ public:
     void unclutterDesktop();
     void doNotManage(QString);
     void setCurrentDesktop( int new_desktop );
+	void nextDesktop();
+	void previousDesktop();
 
     QString desktopName( int desk );