diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index ab207a83..532078ea 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Inactive/former developers:
   * Viktor Kojouharov (Виктор Кожухаров)
  
 Patches (in no special order):
+  * Kazuo (count support for ctrl-^)
   * Daniel Schaffrath (;b support)
   * Dominik Meister (:b# support and other buffer related commands)
   * Lukas Mai
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f45b255e..083e63aa 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <pre>
 2008-08-16:
     * version 2.0 (probably)
+    * add count support to C-^ (Kazuo)
     * add 'eventignore' option
     * add :tabdetach command
     * new ;b extended hint mode (thanks Daniel Schaffrath)
diff --git a/content/tabs.js b/content/tabs.js
index 6259917d..c41f24fb 100644
--- a/content/tabs.js
+++ b/content/tabs.js
@@ -250,8 +250,15 @@ liberator.Tabs = function () //{{{
             { flags: liberator.Mappings.flags.COUNT });
 
         liberator.mappings.add([liberator.modes.NORMAL], ["<C-^>", "<C-6>"],
-            "Select the alternate tab",
-            function () { liberator.tabs.selectAlternateTab(); });
+            "Select the alternate tab or the [count]th tab",
+            function (count)
+            {
+                if (count < 1)
+                    liberator.tabs.selectAlternateTab();
+                else
+                    liberator.tabs.switchTo(count.toString(), false);
+            },
+            { flags: liberator.Mappings.flags.COUNT });
     }
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////}}}
diff --git a/locale/en-US/tabs.txt b/locale/en-US/tabs.txt
index ed2047d9..0839ae2b 100644
--- a/locale/en-US/tabs.txt
+++ b/locale/en-US/tabs.txt
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ ________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
 |<C-6>| |<C-^>| +
-||<C-^>||
+||[count]<C-^>||
 ________________________________________________________________________________
-Select the alternate tab. The alternate tab is the last selected tab. This
-provides a quick method of toggling between two tabs.
+Select the alternate tab or the [count]th tab. The alternate tab is the last
+selected tab. This provides a quick method of toggling between two tabs.
 ________________________________________________________________________________