diff --git a/cmd.c b/cmd.c
index 185d39b7..ff362757 100644
--- a/cmd.c
+++ b/cmd.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,13 @@ cmd_find_pane(struct cmd_q *cmdq,
 		*wpp = wl->window->active;
 	else if (paneptr[0] == '+' || paneptr[0] == '-')
 		*wpp = cmd_find_pane_offset(paneptr, wl);
-	else {
+	else if (paneptr[0] == '!' && paneptr[1] == '\0') {
+		if (wl->window->last == NULL) {
+			cmdq_error(cmdq, "no last pane");
+			goto error;
+		}
+		*wpp = wl->window->last;
+	} else {
 		idx = strtonum(paneptr, 0, INT_MAX, &errstr);
 		if (errstr != NULL)
 			goto lookup_string;
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 4e86e9c1..7f8e0ba2 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -435,10 +435,11 @@ first attempts to use the argument as a pane index; if that fails, it is looked
 up as for
 .Ar target-window .
 A
-.Ql +
-or
+.Ql + ,
 .Ql -
-indicate the next or previous pane index, respectively.
+or
+.Ql \&!
+indicate the next, previous or last pane.
 One of the strings
 .Em top ,
 .Em bottom ,