diff --git a/cmd-break-pane.c b/cmd-break-pane.c
index 6d5041e8..4c436405 100644
--- a/cmd-break-pane.c
+++ b/cmd-break-pane.c
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_break_pane_entry = {
 	.name = "break-pane",
 	.alias = "breakp",
 
-	.args = { "adPF:n:s:t:", 0, 0 },
-	.usage = "[-adP] [-F format] [-n window-name] [-s src-pane] "
+	.args = { "abdPF:n:s:t:", 0, 0 },
+	.usage = "[-abdP] [-F format] [-n window-name] [-s src-pane] "
 		 "[-t dst-window]",
 
 	.source = { 's', CMD_FIND_PANE, 0 },
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ cmd_break_pane_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	struct session		*dst_s = target->s;
 	struct window_pane	*wp = source->wp;
 	struct window		*w = wl->window;
-	char			*name, *cause;
-	int			 idx = target->idx;
+	char			*name, *cause, *cp;
+	int			 idx = target->idx, before;
 	const char		*template;
-	char			*cp;
 
-	if (args_has(args, 'a')) {
+	before = args_has(args, 'b');
+	if (args_has(args, 'a') || before) {
 		if (target->wl != NULL)
-			idx = winlink_shuffle_up(dst_s, target->wl);
+			idx = winlink_shuffle_up(dst_s, target->wl, before);
 		else
-			idx = winlink_shuffle_up(dst_s, dst_s->curw);
+			idx = winlink_shuffle_up(dst_s, dst_s->curw, before);
 		if (idx == -1)
 			return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
 	}
diff --git a/cmd-move-window.c b/cmd-move-window.c
index 94b6c950..61128771 100644
--- a/cmd-move-window.c
+++ b/cmd-move-window.c
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_move_window_entry = {
 	.name = "move-window",
 	.alias = "movew",
 
-	.args = { "adkrs:t:", 0, 0 },
-	.usage = "[-dkr] " CMD_SRCDST_WINDOW_USAGE,
+	.args = { "abdkrs:t:", 0, 0 },
+	.usage = "[-abdkr] " CMD_SRCDST_WINDOW_USAGE,
 
 	.source = { 's', CMD_FIND_WINDOW, 0 },
 	/* -t is special */
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_link_window_entry = {
 	.name = "link-window",
 	.alias = "linkw",
 
-	.args = { "adks:t:", 0, 0 },
-	.usage = "[-dk] " CMD_SRCDST_WINDOW_USAGE,
+	.args = { "abdks:t:", 0, 0 },
+	.usage = "[-abdk] " CMD_SRCDST_WINDOW_USAGE,
 
 	.source = { 's', CMD_FIND_WINDOW, 0 },
 	/* -t is special */
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cmd_move_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	struct session		*dst;
 	struct winlink		*wl = source->wl;
 	char			*cause;
-	int			 idx, kflag, dflag, sflag;
+	int			 idx, kflag, dflag, sflag, before;
 
 	if (args_has(args, 'r')) {
 		if (cmd_find_target(&target, item, tflag, CMD_FIND_SESSION,
@@ -90,11 +90,12 @@ cmd_move_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	dflag = args_has(args, 'd');
 	sflag = args_has(args, 's');
 
-	if (args_has(args, 'a')) {
+	before = args_has(args, 'b');
+	if (args_has(args, 'a') || before) {
 		if (target.wl != NULL)
-			idx = winlink_shuffle_up(dst, target.wl);
+			idx = winlink_shuffle_up(dst, target.wl, before);
 		else
-			idx = winlink_shuffle_up(dst, dst->curw);
+			idx = winlink_shuffle_up(dst, dst->curw, before);
 		if (idx == -1)
 			return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
 	}
diff --git a/cmd-new-window.c b/cmd-new-window.c
index 722f89b9..0b24474b 100644
--- a/cmd-new-window.c
+++ b/cmd-new-window.c
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_new_window_entry = {
 	.name = "new-window",
 	.alias = "neww",
 
-	.args = { "ac:de:F:kn:Pt:", 0, -1 },
-	.usage = "[-adkP] [-c start-directory] [-e environment] [-F format] "
+	.args = { "abc:de:F:kn:Pt:", 0, -1 },
+	.usage = "[-abdkP] [-c start-directory] [-e environment] [-F format] "
 		 "[-n window-name] " CMD_TARGET_WINDOW_USAGE " [command]",
 
 	.target = { 't', CMD_FIND_WINDOW, CMD_FIND_WINDOW_INDEX },
@@ -58,16 +58,20 @@ cmd_new_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	struct client		*tc = cmdq_get_target_client(item);
 	struct session		*s = target->s;
 	struct winlink		*wl = target->wl;
-	int			 idx = target->idx;
+	int			 idx = target->idx, before;
 	struct winlink		*new_wl;
 	char			*cause = NULL, *cp;
 	const char		*template, *add;
 	struct cmd_find_state	 fs;
 	struct args_value	*value;
 
-	if (args_has(args, 'a') && (idx = winlink_shuffle_up(s, wl)) == -1) {
-		cmdq_error(item, "couldn't get a window index");
-		return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
+	before = args_has(args, 'b');
+	if (args_has(args, 'a') || before) {
+		idx = winlink_shuffle_up(s, wl, before);
+		if (idx == -1) {
+			cmdq_error(item, "couldn't get a window index");
+			return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
+		}
 	}
 
 	memset(&sc, 0, sizeof sc);
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 207fa47c..d6fd1c85 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ from which the layout was originally defined.
 Commands related to windows and panes are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Xo Ic break-pane
-.Op Fl adP
+.Op Fl abdP
 .Op Fl F Ar format
 .Op Fl n Ar window-name
 .Op Fl s Ar src-pane
@@ -1804,9 +1804,11 @@ Break
 off from its containing window to make it the only pane in
 .Ar dst-window .
 With
-.Fl a ,
-the window is moved to the next index up (following windows
-are moved if necessary).
+.Fl a
+or
+.Fl b ,
+the window is moved to the next index after or before (existing windows are
+moved if necessary).
 If
 .Fl d
 is given, the new window does not become the current window.
@@ -2188,7 +2190,7 @@ If no
 .Ar target-session
 is specified, select the last window of the current session.
 .It Xo Ic link-window
-.Op Fl adk
+.Op Fl abdk
 .Op Fl s Ar src-window
 .Op Fl t Ar dst-window
 .Xc
@@ -2203,9 +2205,12 @@ is specified and no such window exists, the
 .Ar src-window
 is linked there.
 With
-.Fl a ,
-the window is moved to the next index up (following windows
-are moved if necessary).
+.Fl a
+or
+.Fl b
+the window is moved to the next index after or before
+.Ar dst-window
+(existing windows are moved if necessary).
 If
 .Fl k
 is given and
@@ -2272,7 +2277,7 @@ section.
 Does the same as
 .Ic join-pane .
 .It Xo Ic move-window
-.Op Fl ardk
+.Op Fl abrdk
 .Op Fl s Ar src-window
 .Op Fl t Ar dst-window
 .Xc
@@ -2290,7 +2295,7 @@ the
 .Ic base-index
 option.
 .It Xo Ic new-window
-.Op Fl adkP
+.Op Fl abdkP
 .Op Fl c Ar start-directory
 .Op Fl e Ar environment
 .Op Fl F Ar format
@@ -2301,10 +2306,12 @@ option.
 .D1 (alias: Ic neww )
 Create a new window.
 With
-.Fl a ,
-the new window is inserted at the next index up from the specified
+.Fl a
+or
+.Fl b ,
+the new window is inserted at the next index after or before the specified
 .Ar target-window ,
-moving windows up if necessary,
+moving windows up if necessary;
 otherwise
 .Ar target-window
 is the new window location.
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 092e0b0e..9bc89628 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@ void		 window_set_name(struct window *, const char *);
 void		 window_add_ref(struct window *, const char *);
 void		 window_remove_ref(struct window *, const char *);
 void		 winlink_clear_flags(struct winlink *);
-int		 winlink_shuffle_up(struct session *, struct winlink *);
+int		 winlink_shuffle_up(struct session *, struct winlink *, int);
 int		 window_pane_start_input(struct window_pane *,
 		     struct cmdq_item *, char **);
 void		*window_pane_get_new_data(struct window_pane *,
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index 523e9913..66298495 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -1490,13 +1490,16 @@ winlink_clear_flags(struct winlink *wl)
 
 /* Shuffle window indexes up. */
 int
-winlink_shuffle_up(struct session *s, struct winlink *wl)
+winlink_shuffle_up(struct session *s, struct winlink *wl, int before)
 {
 	int	 idx, last;
 
 	if (wl == NULL)
 		return (-1);
-	idx = wl->idx + 1;
+	if (before)
+		idx = wl->idx;
+	else
+		idx = wl->idx + 1;
 
 	/* Find the next free index. */
 	for (last = idx; last < INT_MAX; last++) {
@@ -1509,8 +1512,9 @@ winlink_shuffle_up(struct session *s, struct winlink *wl)
 	/* Move everything from last - 1 to idx up a bit. */
 	for (; last > idx; last--) {
 		wl = winlink_find_by_index(&s->windows, last - 1);
-		server_link_window(s, wl, s, last, 0, 0, NULL);
-		server_unlink_window(s, wl);
+		RB_REMOVE(winlinks, &s->windows, wl);
+		wl->idx++;
+		RB_INSERT(winlinks, &s->windows, wl);
 	}
 
 	return (idx);