diff --git a/include/rootston/seat.h b/include/rootston/seat.h
index d9a44c2d..7822bb70 100644
--- a/include/rootston/seat.h
+++ b/include/rootston/seat.h
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ bool roots_seat_has_meta_pressed(struct roots_seat *seat);
 
 struct roots_view *roots_seat_get_focus(struct roots_seat *seat);
 
-void roots_seat_focus_view(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view);
+void roots_seat_set_focus(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view);
+
+void roots_seat_cycle_focus(struct roots_seat *seat);
 
 void roots_seat_begin_move(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view);
 
diff --git a/rootston/cursor.c b/rootston/cursor.c
index 3bb2a700..71075aa9 100644
--- a/rootston/cursor.c
+++ b/rootston/cursor.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void roots_cursor_press_button(struct roots_cursor *cursor,
 	if (state == WLR_BUTTON_PRESSED &&
 			view &&
 			roots_seat_has_meta_pressed(seat)) {
-		roots_seat_focus_view(seat, view);
+		roots_seat_set_focus(seat, view);
 
 		uint32_t edges;
 		switch (button) {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static void roots_cursor_press_button(struct roots_cursor *cursor,
 		cursor->input_events[i].device = device;
 		cursor->input_events_idx = (i + 1)
 			% (sizeof(cursor->input_events) / sizeof(cursor->input_events[0]));
-		roots_seat_focus_view(seat, view);
+		roots_seat_set_focus(seat, view);
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/rootston/desktop.c b/rootston/desktop.c
index bea492ba..cf5a8cdc 100644
--- a/rootston/desktop.c
+++ b/rootston/desktop.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void view_setup(struct roots_view *view) {
 	// TODO what seat gets focus? the one with the last input event?
 	struct roots_seat *seat;
 	wl_list_for_each(seat, &input->seats, link) {
-		roots_seat_focus_view(seat, view);
+		roots_seat_set_focus(seat, view);
 	}
 
 	view_center(view);
diff --git a/rootston/keyboard.c b/rootston/keyboard.c
index b8c7aca6..f3fc9a85 100644
--- a/rootston/keyboard.c
+++ b/rootston/keyboard.c
@@ -96,11 +96,7 @@ static void keyboard_binding_execute(struct roots_keyboard *keyboard,
 			view_close(focus);
 		}
 	} else if (strcmp(command, "next_window") == 0) {
-		if (!wl_list_empty(&seat->views)) {
-			struct roots_seat_view *last_seat_view = wl_container_of(
-				seat->views.prev, last_seat_view, link);
-			roots_seat_focus_view(seat, last_seat_view->view);
-		}
+		roots_seat_cycle_focus(seat);
 	} else if (strncmp(exec_prefix, command, strlen(exec_prefix)) == 0) {
 		const char *shell_cmd = command + strlen(exec_prefix);
 		pid_t pid = fork();
diff --git a/rootston/seat.c b/rootston/seat.c
index 61399850..df6b8590 100644
--- a/rootston/seat.c
+++ b/rootston/seat.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static void seat_view_destroy(struct roots_seat_view *seat_view) {
 	if (!wl_list_empty(&seat->views)) {
 		struct roots_seat_view *first_seat_view = wl_container_of(
 			seat->views.next, first_seat_view, link);
-		roots_seat_focus_view(seat, first_seat_view->view);
+		roots_seat_set_focus(seat, first_seat_view->view);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ static struct roots_seat_view *seat_add_view(struct roots_seat *seat,
 	return seat_view;
 }
 
-void roots_seat_focus_view(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
+void roots_seat_set_focus(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 	struct roots_view *prev_focus = roots_seat_get_focus(seat);
 	if (view == prev_focus) {
 		return;
@@ -590,6 +590,15 @@ void roots_seat_focus_view(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 	wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->seat, view->wlr_surface);
 }
 
+void roots_seat_cycle_focus(struct roots_seat *seat) {
+	if (wl_list_empty(&seat->views)) {
+		return;
+	}
+	struct roots_seat_view *last_seat_view = wl_container_of(
+		seat->views.prev, last_seat_view, link);
+	roots_seat_set_focus(seat, last_seat_view->view);
+}
+
 void roots_seat_begin_move(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 	struct roots_cursor *cursor = seat->cursor;
 	cursor->mode = ROOTS_CURSOR_MOVE;