diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 7bf365c..2d726dc 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 | Key(s)                                  | Behaviour                                                          |
 |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | `<Alt><Up,Down,Left,Right>`             | Navigate to the pane in the respective direction                   |
+| `<Ctrl><Alt><Up,Down,Left,Right>`       | Swap the current pane with the pane in the respective direction    |
 | `<Alt>n` and `<Alt>p`                   | Switch to the next and previous window                             |
 | `<Ctrl><Alt>n` and `<Ctrl><Alt>p`       | Swap the current window with the next and previous window          |
 | `Alt-[0-9]`                             | Switch to the window with the respective index                     |
diff --git a/tmux.normal.conf b/tmux.normal.conf
index b1db985..373c585 100644
--- a/tmux.normal.conf
+++ b/tmux.normal.conf
@@ -109,12 +109,18 @@ bind Right select-pane -R
 bind P switch-client -p
 bind N switch-client -n
 #
-# (without prefix) <alt><shift> + up,down,left and right to navigate between panes
+# (without prefix) <alt> + up,down,left and right to navigate between panes
 bind -n M-Up select-pane -U
 bind -n M-Down select-pane -D
 bind -n M-Left select-pane -L
 bind -n M-Right select-pane -R
 #
+# (without prefix) <ctrl><alt> + up,down,left and right to swap the pane with the one in that direction
+bind -n C-M-Up swap-pane -s '{up-of}'
+bind -n C-M-Down swap-pane -s '{down-of}'
+bind -n C-M-Left swap-pane -s '{left-of}'
+bind -n C-M-Right swap-pane -s '{right-of}'
+#
 # (without prefix) <alt> + N and P to move to the next and previous windows
 bind -n M-n next-window
 bind -n M-p previous-window
@@ -151,7 +157,7 @@ set-option -g status-interval 2 # the number of seconds to wait before refreshin
 set-option -g status-justify left # justify the window list on the left
 set-option -g status-left-length '100' # the width in characters of the left side of the status line
 set-option -g status-right-length '100' # the width in characters of the right side of the status line
-set-window-option -g window-status-separator '' # the character to separate entries of the status line with
+set-window-option -g window-status-separator '' # the character with which to separate entries of the status line
 #
 # general theme
 set-option -g status-style bg=colour236
diff --git a/tmux.powerline.conf b/tmux.powerline.conf
index 589559a..ebd3300 100644
--- a/tmux.powerline.conf
+++ b/tmux.powerline.conf
@@ -109,12 +109,18 @@ bind Right select-pane -R
 bind P switch-client -p
 bind N switch-client -n
 #
-# (without prefix) <alt><shift> + up,down,left and right to navigate between panes
+# (without prefix) <alt> + up,down,left and right to navigate between panes
 bind -n M-Up select-pane -U
 bind -n M-Down select-pane -D
 bind -n M-Left select-pane -L
 bind -n M-Right select-pane -R
 #
+# (without prefix) <ctrl><alt> + up,down,left and right to swap the pane with the one in that direction
+bind -n C-M-Up swap-pane -s '{up-of}'
+bind -n C-M-Down swap-pane -s '{down-of}'
+bind -n C-M-Left swap-pane -s '{left-of}'
+bind -n C-M-Right swap-pane -s '{right-of}'
+#
 # (without prefix) <alt> + N and P to move to the next and previous windows
 bind -n M-n next-window
 bind -n M-p previous-window
@@ -151,7 +157,7 @@ set-option -g status-interval 2 # the number of seconds to wait before refreshin
 set-option -g status-justify left # justify the window list on the left
 set-option -g status-left-length '100' # the width in characters of the left side of the status line
 set-option -g status-right-length '100' # the width in characters of the right side of the status line
-set-window-option -g window-status-separator '' # the character to separate entries of the status line with
+set-window-option -g window-status-separator '' # the character with which to separate entries of the status line
 #
 # general theme
 set-option -g status-style bg=colour236