diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38741c0..2fd4bf1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Browsing patches? There is a [map of patches](https://coggle.it/diagram/X9IiSSM6
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2024-01-31 - Added the placedir patch
+
 2023-12-22 - Added the do-not-die-on-color-allocation-failure patch
 
 2023-12-01 - Added the sendmoncenter patch
@@ -601,6 +603,9 @@ Browsing patches? There is a [map of patches](https://coggle.it/diagram/X9IiSSM6
    - [pertag](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/pertag/)
       - adds nmaster, mfact, layouts and more per tag rather than per monitor
 
+   - [placedir](https://github.com/bakkeby/patches/wiki/placedir)
+      - allows tiled windows to be moved in any direction (up, down, left, right)
+
    - [placemouse](https://github.com/bakkeby/patches/wiki/placemouse)
       - lets the user change the position of a client in the stack using the mouse.
 
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 18a553f..1a44983 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -930,6 +930,12 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_Up,         focusdir,               {.i = 2 } }, // up
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_Down,       focusdir,               {.i = 3 } }, // down
 	#endif // FOCUSDIR_PATCH
+	#if PLACEDIR_PATCH
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Left,       placedir,               {.i = 0 } }, // left
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Right,      placedir,               {.i = 1 } }, // right
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Up,         placedir,               {.i = 2 } }, // up
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Down,       placedir,               {.i = 3 } }, // down
+	#endif // PLACEDIR_PATCH
 	#if SWAPFOCUS_PATCH && PERTAG_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_s,          swapfocus,              {.i = -1 } },
 	#endif // SWAPFOCUS_PATCH
@@ -1037,8 +1043,8 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY|Mod4Mask,              XK_backslash,  shiftviewclients,       { .i = +1 } },
 	#endif // SHIFTVIEW_CLIENTS_PATCH
 	#if SHIFTBOTH_PATCH
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Left,       shiftboth,              { .i = -1 } }, // note keybinding conflict with focusadjacenttag tagandviewtoleft
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Right,      shiftboth,              { .i = +1 } }, // note keybinding conflict with focusadjacenttag tagandviewtoright
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Left,       shiftboth,              { .i = -1 } }, // note keybinding conflict with focusadjacenttag tagandviewtoleft placedir
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Right,      shiftboth,              { .i = +1 } }, // note keybinding conflict with focusadjacenttag tagandviewtoright placedir
 	#endif // SHIFTBOTH_PATCH
 	#if SHIFTSWAPTAGS_PATCH && SWAPTAGS_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY|Mod4Mask|ShiftMask,    XK_Left,       shiftswaptags,          { .i = -1 } },
@@ -1144,8 +1150,8 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_Right,      viewtoright,            {0} }, // note keybinding conflict with focusdir
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Left,       tagtoleft,              {0} }, // note keybinding conflict with shifttag
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Right,      tagtoright,             {0} }, // note keybinding conflict with shifttag
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Left,       tagandviewtoleft,       {0} },
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Right,      tagandviewtoright,      {0} },
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Left,       tagandviewtoleft,       {0} }, // note keybinding conflict with placedir
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Right,      tagandviewtoright,      {0} }, // note keybinding conflict with placedir
 	#endif // FOCUSADJACENTTAG_PATCH
 	#if TAGALL_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_F1,         tagall,                 {.v = "F1"} },
@@ -1184,8 +1190,8 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
 	#if BAR_TAGGRID_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Up,         switchtag,              { .ui = SWITCHTAG_UP    | SWITCHTAG_VIEW } },
 	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Down,       switchtag,              { .ui = SWITCHTAG_DOWN  | SWITCHTAG_VIEW } },
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Right,      switchtag,              { .ui = SWITCHTAG_RIGHT | SWITCHTAG_VIEW } },
-	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Left,       switchtag,              { .ui = SWITCHTAG_LEFT  | SWITCHTAG_VIEW } },
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Right,      switchtag,              { .ui = SWITCHTAG_RIGHT | SWITCHTAG_VIEW } }, // note keybinding conflict with placedir
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Left,       switchtag,              { .ui = SWITCHTAG_LEFT  | SWITCHTAG_VIEW } }, // note keybinding conflict with placedir
 	{ MODKEY|Mod4Mask,              XK_Up,         switchtag,              { .ui = SWITCHTAG_UP    | SWITCHTAG_TAG | SWITCHTAG_VIEW } },
 	{ MODKEY|Mod4Mask,              XK_Down,       switchtag,              { .ui = SWITCHTAG_DOWN  | SWITCHTAG_TAG | SWITCHTAG_VIEW } },
 	{ MODKEY|Mod4Mask,              XK_Right,      switchtag,              { .ui = SWITCHTAG_RIGHT | SWITCHTAG_TAG | SWITCHTAG_VIEW } },
diff --git a/patch/include.c b/patch/include.c
index 8b58e6a..239e7db 100644
--- a/patch/include.c
+++ b/patch/include.c
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@
 #if PERTAG_PATCH
 #include "pertag.c"
 #endif
+#if PLACEDIR_PATCH
+#include "placedir.c"
+#endif
 #if PLACEMOUSE_PATCH
 #include "placemouse.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/include.h b/patch/include.h
index 726dfc0..4255b36 100644
--- a/patch/include.h
+++ b/patch/include.h
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@
 #if PERTAG_PATCH
 #include "pertag.h"
 #endif
+#if PLACEDIR_PATCH
+#include "placedir.h"
+#endif
 #if PLACEMOUSE_PATCH
 #include "placemouse.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/placedir.c b/patch/placedir.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fdfd63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/placedir.c
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+void
+placedir(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	Client *s = selmon->sel, *f = NULL, *c, *next, *fprior, *sprior;
+
+	if (!s || s->isfloating)
+		return;
+
+	unsigned int score = -1;
+	unsigned int client_score;
+	int dist;
+	int dirweight = 20;
+
+	next = s->next;
+	if (!next)
+		next = s->mon->clients;
+	for (c = next; c != s; c = next) {
+
+		next = c->next;
+		if (!next)
+			next = s->mon->clients;
+
+		if (!ISVISIBLE(c)) // || HIDDEN(c)
+			continue;
+
+		switch (arg->i) {
+		case 0: // left
+			dist = s->x - c->x - c->w;
+			client_score =
+				dirweight * MIN(abs(dist), abs(dist + s->mon->ww)) +
+				abs(s->y - c->y);
+			break;
+		case 1: // right
+			dist = c->x - s->x - s->w;
+			client_score =
+				dirweight * MIN(abs(dist), abs(dist + s->mon->ww)) +
+				abs(c->y - s->y);
+			break;
+		case 2: // up
+			dist = s->y - c->y - c->h;
+			client_score =
+				dirweight * MIN(abs(dist), abs(dist + s->mon->wh)) +
+				abs(s->x - c->x);
+			break;
+		default:
+		case 3: // down
+			dist = c->y - s->y - s->h;
+			client_score =
+				dirweight * MIN(abs(dist), abs(dist + s->mon->wh)) +
+				abs(c->x - s->x);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (((arg->i == 0 || arg->i == 2) && client_score <= score) || client_score < score) {
+			score = client_score;
+			f = c;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (f && f != s) {
+		for (fprior = f->mon->clients; fprior && fprior->next != f; fprior = fprior->next);
+		for (sprior = s->mon->clients; sprior && sprior->next != s; sprior = sprior->next);
+
+		if (s == fprior) {
+			next = f->next;
+			if (sprior)
+				sprior->next = f;
+			else
+				f->mon->clients = f;
+			f->next = s;
+			s->next = next;
+		} else if (f == sprior) {
+			next = s->next;
+			if (fprior)
+				fprior->next = s;
+			else
+				s->mon->clients = s;
+			s->next = f;
+			f->next = next;
+		} else { // clients are not adjacent to each other
+			next = f->next;
+			f->next = s->next;
+			s->next = next;
+			if (fprior)
+				fprior->next = s;
+			else
+				s->mon->clients = s;
+			if (sprior)
+				sprior->next = f;
+			else
+				f->mon->clients = f;
+		}
+
+		arrange(f->mon);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/patch/placedir.h b/patch/placedir.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2c864a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/placedir.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static void placedir(const Arg *arg);
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index 90cedf9..410f9b9 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -908,6 +908,12 @@
  */
 #define PERTAGBAR_PATCH 0
 
+/* Similar to the focusdir patch this patch allow users to move a window in any direction
+ * in the tiled stack (up, down, left, right).
+ * https://github.com/bakkeby/patches/wiki/placedir
+ */
+#define PLACEDIR_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch lets you change the position of a client in the stack using the mouse.
  * https://github.com/bakkeby/patches/wiki/placemouse
  */