diff --git a/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in.in b/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in.in
index a12e7807f..816a1bc4e 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in.in
@@ -186,6 +186,19 @@ value here is from the GsmPresenceStatus enumeration.</_summary>
     </key>
   </schema>
 
+  <schema id="org.gnome.shell.app-switcher"
+          path="/org/gnome/shell/app-switcher/"
+          gettext-domain="@GETTEXT_PACKAGE@">
+    <key type="b" name="current-workspace-only">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary>Limit switcher to current workspace.</summary>
+      <description>
+	If true, only applications that have windows on the current workspace are shown in the switcher.
+	Otherwise, all applications are included.
+      </description>
+    </key>
+  </schema>
+
   <enum id="org.gnome.shell.window-switcher.AppIconMode">
     <value value="1" nick="thumbnail-only"/>
     <value value="2" nick="app-icon-only"/>
diff --git a/js/ui/altTab.js b/js/ui/altTab.js
index 34d83e4cf..9d47d1e5f 100644
--- a/js/ui/altTab.js
+++ b/js/ui/altTab.js
@@ -436,8 +436,11 @@ const AppSwitcher = new Lang.Class({
         this._arrows = [];
 
         let windowTracker = Shell.WindowTracker.get_default();
+        let settings = new Gio.Settings({ schema: 'org.gnome.shell.app-switcher' });
+        let workspace = settings.get_boolean('current-workspace-only') ? global.screen.get_active_workspace()
+                                                                       : null;
         let allWindows = global.display.get_tab_list(Meta.TabList.NORMAL,
-                                                     global.screen, null);
+                                                     global.screen, workspace);
 
         // Construct the AppIcons, add to the popup
         for (let i = 0; i < apps.length; i++) {
@@ -447,7 +450,9 @@ const AppSwitcher = new Lang.Class({
             appIcon.cachedWindows = allWindows.filter(function(w) {
                 return windowTracker.get_window_app (w) == appIcon.app;
             });
-            this._addIcon(appIcon);
+            if (workspace == null || appIcon.cachedWindows.length > 0) {
+                this._addIcon(appIcon);
+            }
         }
 
         this._curApp = -1;