diff --git a/src/defaults.c b/src/defaults.c
index 5b57dd9d..0a8fc0fb 100644
--- a/src/defaults.c
+++ b/src/defaults.c
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ WDefaultEntry optionList[] = {
 	    NULL, getKeybind, setKeyGrab, NULL, NULL},
 	{"PrevWorkspaceKey", "None", (void *)WKBD_PREVWORKSPACE,
 	    NULL, getKeybind, setKeyGrab, NULL, NULL},
+	{"LastWorkspaceKey", "None", (void *)WKBD_LASTWORKSPACE,
+	    NULL, getKeybind, setKeyGrab, NULL, NULL},
 	{"NextWorkspaceLayerKey", "None", (void *)WKBD_NEXTWSLAYER,
 	    NULL, getKeybind, setKeyGrab, NULL, NULL},
 	{"PrevWorkspaceLayerKey", "None", (void *)WKBD_PREVWSLAYER,
@@ -2852,6 +2854,8 @@ static int setKeyGrab(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, WShortKey * shortcut
 	/* do we need to update window menus? */
 	if (widx >= WKBD_WORKSPACE1 && widx <= WKBD_WORKSPACE10)
 		return REFRESH_WORKSPACE_MENU;
+	if (widx == WKBD_LASTWORKSPACE)
+		return REFRESH_WORKSPACE_MENU;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index ace2a3cf..0f4b53db 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -1554,6 +1554,9 @@ static void handleKeyPress(XEvent * event)
 	case WKBD_PREVWORKSPACE:
 		wWorkspaceRelativeChange(scr, -1);
 		break;
+	case WKBD_LASTWORKSPACE:
+		wWorkspaceChange(scr, scr->last_workspace);
+		break;
 
 	case WKBD_WINDOW1:
 	case WKBD_WINDOW2:
diff --git a/src/keybind.h b/src/keybind.h
index 99137d8b..f4ec95c6 100644
--- a/src/keybind.h
+++ b/src/keybind.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ enum {
 	WKBD_WORKSPACE10,
 	WKBD_NEXTWORKSPACE,
 	WKBD_PREVWORKSPACE,
+	WKBD_LASTWORKSPACE,
 	WKBD_NEXTWSLAYER,
 	WKBD_PREVWSLAYER,
 
diff --git a/src/screen.h b/src/screen.h
index 15fd4f8d..b2c2f42d 100644
--- a/src/screen.h
+++ b/src/screen.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ typedef struct _WScreen {
     struct WWorkspace **workspaces;    /* workspace array */
 
     int current_workspace;	       /* current workspace number */
+    int last_workspace;		       /* last used workspace number */
 
 
     WReservedArea *reservedAreas;      /* used to build totalUsableArea */
diff --git a/src/startup.c b/src/startup.c
index 00e32ef6..93b5fe78 100644
--- a/src/startup.c
+++ b/src/startup.c
@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ static void manageAllWindows(WScreen * scr, int crashRecovery)
 		WMNextEvent(dpy, &ev);
 		WMHandleEvent(&ev);
 	}
+	scr->last_workspace = 0;
 	wWorkspaceForceChange(scr, 0);
 	if (!wPreferences.flags.noclip)
 		wDockShowIcons(scr->workspaces[scr->current_workspace]->clip);
diff --git a/src/workspace.c b/src/workspace.c
index 6d494984..2f94427f 100644
--- a/src/workspace.c
+++ b/src/workspace.c
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@
 
 #define MC_NEW          0
 #define MC_DESTROY_LAST 1
+#define MC_LAST_USED    2
 /* index of the first workspace menu entry */
-#define MC_WORKSPACE1   2
+#define MC_WORKSPACE1   3
 
 #define MAX_SHORTCUT_LENGTH 32
 #define WORKSPACE_NAME_DISPLAY_PADDING 32
@@ -193,6 +194,8 @@ Bool wWorkspaceDelete(WScreen * scr, int workspace)
 
 	if (scr->current_workspace >= scr->workspace_count)
 		wWorkspaceChange(scr, scr->workspace_count - 1);
+	if (scr->last_workspace >= scr->workspace_count)
+		scr->last_workspace = 0;
 
 	return True;
 }
@@ -480,6 +483,7 @@ void wWorkspaceForceChange(WScreen * scr, int workspace)
 
 	wClipUpdateForWorkspaceChange(scr, workspace);
 
+	scr->last_workspace = scr->current_workspace;
 	scr->current_workspace = workspace;
 
 	wWorkspaceMenuUpdate(scr, scr->workspace_menu);
@@ -626,6 +630,11 @@ static void switchWSCommand(WMenu * menu, WMenuEntry * entry)
 	wWorkspaceChange(menu->frame->screen_ptr, (long)entry->clientdata);
 }
 
+static void lastWSCommand(WMenu * menu, WMenuEntry * entry)
+{
+	wWorkspaceChange(menu->frame->screen_ptr, menu->frame->screen_ptr->last_workspace);
+}
+
 static void deleteWSCommand(WMenu * menu, WMenuEntry * entry)
 {
 	wWorkspaceDelete(menu->frame->screen_ptr, menu->frame->screen_ptr->workspace_count - 1);
@@ -698,6 +707,7 @@ static void onMenuEntryEdited(WMenu * menu, WMenuEntry * entry)
 WMenu *wWorkspaceMenuMake(WScreen * scr, Bool titled)
 {
 	WMenu *wsmenu;
+	WMenuEntry *entry;
 
 	wsmenu = wMenuCreate(scr, titled ? _("Workspaces") : NULL, False);
 	if (!wsmenu) {
@@ -711,6 +721,9 @@ WMenu *wWorkspaceMenuMake(WScreen * scr, Bool titled)
 	wMenuAddCallback(wsmenu, _("New"), newWSCommand, NULL);
 	wMenuAddCallback(wsmenu, _("Destroy Last"), deleteWSCommand, NULL);
 
+	entry = wMenuAddCallback(wsmenu, _("Last Used"), lastWSCommand, NULL);
+	entry->rtext = GetShortcutKey(wKeyBindings[WKBD_LASTWORKSPACE]);
+
 	return wsmenu;
 }
 
@@ -765,6 +778,12 @@ void wWorkspaceMenuUpdate(WScreen * scr, WMenu * menu)
 		wMenuSetEnabled(menu, MC_DESTROY_LAST, True);
 	}
 
+	/* back to last workspace */
+	if (scr->workspace_count && scr->last_workspace != scr->current_workspace)
+		wMenuSetEnabled(menu, MC_LAST_USED, True);
+	else
+		wMenuSetEnabled(menu, MC_LAST_USED, False);
+
 	tmp = menu->frame->top_width + 5;
 	/* if menu got unreachable, bring it to a visible place */
 	if (menu->frame_x < tmp - (int)menu->frame->core->width)