diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index cfb4c2a..3bd8163 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -540,10 +540,14 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
               {description = "swap with next client by index", group = "client"}),
     awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "j", function () awful.client.swap.byidx( -1)    end,
               {description = "swap with previous client by index", group = "client"}),
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "k", function () awful.screen.focus_relative( 1) end,
-              {description = "focus the next screen", group = "screen"}),
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "j", function () awful.screen.focus_relative(-1) end,
-              {description = "focus the previous screen", group = "screen"}),
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "u", function () awful.screen.focus_bydirection("up", awful.screen.focused()) end,
+              {description = "focus the screen above", group = "screen"}),
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "m", function () awful.screen.focus_bydirection("down", awful.screen.focused()) end,
+              {description = "focus the screen below", group = "screen"}),
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "j", function () awful.screen.focus_bydirection("left", awful.screen.focused()) end,
+              {description = "focus the left screen", group = "screen"}),
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "k", function () awful.screen.focus_bydirection("right", awful.screen.focused()) end,
+              {description = "focus the right screen", group = "screen"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "u", awful.client.urgent.jumpto,
               {description = "jump to urgent client", group = "client"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Tab",