diff --git a/cmd-join-pane.c b/cmd-join-pane.c
index 67214fa0..3f144b4b 100644
--- a/cmd-join-pane.c
+++ b/cmd-join-pane.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  */
 
 static enum cmd_retval	cmd_join_pane_exec(struct cmd *, struct cmdq_item *);
-static enum cmd_retval	cmd_join_pane_move(struct cmdq_item *, struct args *,
-			    struct winlink *, struct window_pane *);
 
 const struct cmd_entry cmd_join_pane_entry = {
 	.name = "join-pane",
@@ -52,10 +50,10 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_move_pane_entry = {
 	.name = "move-pane",
 	.alias = "movep",
 
-	.args = { "D::L::R::U::X:Y:bdfhvp:l:s:t:", 0, 0, NULL },
-	.usage = "[-bdfhv] [-D lines] [-L columns] [-R columns] "
-		 "[-U lines] [-X x-position] [-Y y-position] [-l size] "
-		 CMD_SRCDST_PANE_USAGE,
+	.args = { "D::L::P:R::U::X:Y:bdfhvp:l:s:t:", 0, 0, NULL },
+	.usage = "[-bdfhv] [-D lines] [-L columns] [-P position] "
+		 "[-R columns] [-U lines] [-X x-position] "
+		 "[-Y y-position] [-l size] " CMD_SRCDST_PANE_USAGE,
 
 	.source = { 's', CMD_FIND_PANE, CMD_FIND_DEFAULT_MARKED },
 	.target = { 't', CMD_FIND_PANE, 0 },
@@ -65,25 +63,88 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_move_pane_entry = {
 };
 
 static enum cmd_retval
-cmd_join_pane_move(struct cmdq_item *item, struct args *args, struct winlink *wl,
-    struct window_pane *wp)
+cmd_join_pane_place(struct cmdq_item *item, struct winlink *wl,
+    struct window_pane *wp, const char *position)
+{
+	struct window		*w = wl->window;
+	struct layout_cell	*lc = wp->layout_cell;
+	int			 wx = w->sx, wy = w->sy, px = lc->sx;
+	int			 py = lc->sy, xoff, yoff;
+
+	if (strcmp(position, "top-left") == 0) {
+		xoff = 1;
+		yoff = 1;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "top-centre") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(position, "top-center") == 0) {
+		xoff = (wx - px) / 2;
+		yoff = 1;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "top-right") == 0) {
+		xoff = wx - px - 1;
+		yoff = 1;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "centre-left") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(position, "center-left") == 0) {
+		xoff = 1;
+		yoff = (wy - py) / 2;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "centre") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(position, "center") == 0) {
+		xoff = (wx - px) / 2;
+		yoff = (wy - py) / 2;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "centre-right") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(position, "center-right") == 0) {
+		xoff = wx - px - 1;
+		yoff = (wy - py) / 2;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "bottom-left") == 0) {
+		xoff = 1;
+		yoff = wy - py - 1;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "bottom-centre") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(position, "bottom-center") == 0) {
+		xoff = (wx - px) / 2;
+		yoff = wy - py - 1;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "bottom-right") == 0) {
+		xoff = wx - px - 1;
+		yoff = wy - py - 1;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "top-left-centre") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(position, "top-left-center") == 0) {
+		xoff = wx / 4 - px / 2;
+		yoff = wy / 4 - py / 2;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "top-right-centre") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(position, "top-right-center") == 0) {
+		xoff = (3 * wx) / 4 - px / 2;
+		yoff = wy / 4 - py / 2;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "bottom-left-centre") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(position, "bottom-left-center") == 0) {
+		xoff = wx / 4 - px / 2;
+		yoff = (3 * wy) / 4 - py / 2;
+	} else if (strcmp(position, "bottom-right-centre") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(position, "bottom-right-center") == 0) {
+		xoff = (3 * wx) / 4 - px / 2;
+		yoff = (3 * wy) / 4 - py / 2;
+	} else {
+		cmdq_error(item, "unknown position: %s", position);
+		return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
+	}
+
+	lc->xoff = xoff;
+	lc->yoff = yoff;
+	layout_fix_panes(w, NULL);
+	notify_window("window-layout-changed", w);
+	server_redraw_window(w);
+
+	return (CMD_RETURN_NORMAL);
+}
+
+static enum cmd_retval
+cmd_join_pane_move(struct cmdq_item *item, struct args *args,
+    struct winlink *wl, struct window_pane *wp)
 {
 	struct window		*w = wl->window;
 	struct layout_cell	*lc = wp->layout_cell;
 	const char		*errstr, *argval;
 	const char		 flags[] = { 'U', 'D', 'L', 'R' };
 	char			*cause = NULL, flag;
-	int			 xoff, yoff, adjust;
+	int			 xoff = lc->xoff, yoff = lc->yoff, adjust;
 	u_int			 i;
 
-	if (!window_pane_is_floating(wp)) {
-		cmdq_error(item, "pane is not floating");
-		return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	xoff = lc->xoff;
-	yoff = lc->yoff;
-
 	if (args_has(args, 'X')) {
 		xoff = args_percentage_and_expand(args, 'X', -(int)lc->sx,
 		    w->sx, w->sx, item, &cause);
@@ -127,11 +188,13 @@ cmd_join_pane_move(struct cmdq_item *item, struct args *args, struct winlink *wl
 			xoff += adjust;
 	}
 
-	lc->xoff = xoff;
-	lc->yoff = yoff;
-	layout_fix_panes(w, NULL);
-	notify_window("window-layout-changed", w);
-	server_redraw_window(w);
+	if (xoff != lc->xoff || yoff != lc->yoff) {
+		lc->xoff = xoff;
+		lc->yoff = yoff;
+		layout_fix_panes(w, NULL);
+		notify_window("window-layout-changed", w);
+		server_redraw_window(w);
+	}
 
 	return (CMD_RETURN_NORMAL);
 }
@@ -147,6 +210,7 @@ cmd_join_pane_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	struct winlink		*src_wl, *dst_wl;
 	struct window		*src_w, *dst_w;
 	struct window_pane	*src_wp, *dst_wp;
+	const char		*s;
 	char			*cause = NULL;
 	int			 flags = 0, dst_idx;
 	struct layout_cell	*lc;
@@ -159,6 +223,12 @@ cmd_join_pane_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	server_unzoom_window(dst_w);
 
 	if (cmd_get_entry(self) == &cmd_move_pane_entry) {
+		if (!window_pane_is_floating(dst_wp)) {
+			cmdq_error(item, "pane is not floating");
+			return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
+		}
+		if ((s = args_get(args, 'P')) != NULL)
+			return (cmd_join_pane_place(item, dst_wl, dst_wp, s));
 		if (args_has(args, 'X') ||
 		    args_has(args, 'Y') ||
 		    args_has(args, 'U') ||
diff --git a/key-bindings.c b/key-bindings.c
index eee29ae0..95300537 100644
--- a/key-bindings.c
+++ b/key-bindings.c
@@ -406,8 +406,10 @@ key_bindings_init(void)
 		"bind -N 'Choose a window from a list' w { choose-tree -Zw }",
 		"bind -N 'Kill the active pane' x { confirm-before -p\"kill-pane #P? (y/n)\" kill-pane }",
 		"bind -N 'Zoom the active pane' z { resize-pane -Z }",
-		"bind -N 'Swap the active pane with the pane above' '{' { swap-pane -U }",
-		"bind -N 'Swap the active pane with the pane below' '}' { swap-pane -D }",
+		"bind -N 'Move pane to top-left corner' '{' { move-pane -P top-left }",
+		"bind -N 'Move pane to top-right corner' '}' { move-pane -P top-right }",
+		"bind -N 'Move pane to bottom-left corner' 'M-{' { move-pane -P bottom-left }",
+		"bind -N 'Move pane to bottom-right corner' 'M-}' { move-pane -P bottom-right }",
 		"bind -N 'Show messages' '~' { show-messages }",
 		"bind -N 'Enter copy mode and scroll up' PPage { copy-mode -u }",
 		"bind -N 'Select the pane above the active pane' -r Up { select-pane -U }",
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index e16fbe3b..fbcec34a 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -3306,6 +3306,7 @@ reverses the sort order.
 .Op Fl bdfhv
 .Op Fl D Op Ar lines
 .Op Fl L Op Ar columns
+.Op Fl P Ar position
 .Op Fl R Op Ar columns
 .Op Fl U Op Ar lines
 .Op Fl X Ar x\-position
@@ -3318,20 +3319,52 @@ reverses the sort order.
 Does the same as
 .Ic join\-pane ,
 except if given
-.Fl U ,
 .Fl D ,
-.Fl L
+.Fl L ,
+.Fl P ,
+.Fl R ,
+.Fl U ,
+.Fl X
 or
+.Fl Y
+in which case move the target floating pane.
+.Fl D ,
+.Fl L ,
 .Fl R
-in which case move the target floating pane up, down, left or right by
+and
+.Fl U
+move it down, left, right or up by
 .Ar lines
 or
 .Ar columns
 (one if omitted);
+.Fl P
+moves it to
+.Ar position ,
+which may be
+.Ql top-left ,
+.Ql top-centre ,
+.Ql top-right ,
+.Ql centre-left ,
+.Ql centre ,
+.Ql centre-right ,
+.Ql bottom-left ,
+.Ql bottom-centre ,
+.Ql bottom-right ,
+.Ql top-left-centre ,
+.Ql top-right-centre ,
+.Ql bottom-left-centre
+or
+.Ql bottom-right-centre ;
+for each
+.Ql centre
+position,
+.Ql center
+is accepted as an alias.
 .Fl X
 and
 .Fl Y
-move to the an absolute position.
+move it to an absolute position.
 .Tg movew
 .It Xo Ic move\-window
 .Op Fl abrdk