diff --git a/src/core/keybindings.c b/src/core/keybindings.c
index 932ae3217..fb77031f3 100644
--- a/src/core/keybindings.c
+++ b/src/core/keybindings.c
@@ -3390,3 +3390,16 @@ meta_keybindings_set_custom_handler (const gchar        *name,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+void
+meta_keybindings_switch_window (MetaDisplay    *display,
+                                MetaScreen     *screen,
+                                MetaWindow     *event_window,
+                                XEvent         *event,
+                                MetaKeyBinding *binding)
+{
+  gint backwards = binding->handler->flags & BINDING_IS_REVERSED;
+
+  do_choose_window (display, screen, event_window, event, binding,
+                    backwards, FALSE);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/include/keybindings.h b/src/include/keybindings.h
index b2f2f4f55..25ecdacfb 100644
--- a/src/include/keybindings.h
+++ b/src/include/keybindings.h
@@ -56,4 +56,11 @@ gboolean meta_keybindings_set_custom_handler (const gchar        *name,
 					      MetaKeyHandlerFunc  handler,
 					      gpointer            user_data,
 					      MetaKeyHandlerDataFreeFunc free_data);
+
+void meta_keybindings_switch_window (MetaDisplay    *display,
+				     MetaScreen     *screen,
+				     MetaWindow     *event_window,
+				     XEvent         *event,
+				     MetaKeyBinding *binding);
+
 #endif