diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ccf4b43..a891756 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 2026-03-28
+
+cycle-layout: added a flag to set previous layout
+
 ### 2026-03-27
 
 cycle-layout: added cycle-layout script
diff --git a/cycle-layout/README.md b/cycle-layout/README.md
index e1f9fda..f99b659 100644
--- a/cycle-layout/README.md
+++ b/cycle-layout/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Tiny script to cycle layouts (dwindle, scrolling, monocle, master) for current w
 Run Makefile or simply copy this script where you'd want to, then add this to your hyprland config: 
 
 ```ini
+# Set next layout
 bind = SUPER CTRL, tab, exec, cycle-layout
+# Set previous layout
+bind = SUPER SHIFT CTRL, tab, exec, cycle-layout --prev
 ```
 
diff --git a/cycle-layout/cycle-layout b/cycle-layout/cycle-layout
index 22bb3da..0a8107a 100755
--- a/cycle-layout/cycle-layout
+++ b/cycle-layout/cycle-layout
@@ -8,18 +8,24 @@ LAYOUT=$(printf '%s' "$INFO" | jq -r '.tiledLayout')
 WORKSPACE_ID=$(printf '%s' "$INFO" | jq -r '.id')
 WORKSPACE_NAME=$(printf '%s' "$INFO" | jq -r '.name')
 
-NEXT=-1
+CURRENT=0
 
 for i in "${!LAYOUTS[@]}"; do
   if [ "${LAYOUTS[i]}" = "$LAYOUT" ]; then
-    NEXT=$(( (i + 1) % ${#LAYOUTS[@]} ))
+    CURRENT=i
     break
   fi
 done
 
-hyprctl keyword workspace "$WORKSPACE_ID", layout:"${LAYOUTS[$NEXT]}" > /dev/null
+if [[ "$1" == "--prev" ]]; then 
+  TARGET=$(( (i - 1) % ${#LAYOUTS[@]} ))
+else
+  TARGET=$(( (i + 1) % ${#LAYOUTS[@]} ))
+fi
+
+hyprctl keyword workspace "$WORKSPACE_ID", layout:"${LAYOUTS[$TARGET]}" > /dev/null
 
 notify-send --icon state-information \
             --app-name $0 \
             -h "string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:$0" \
-            "Workspace layout was changed" "Layout for workspace $WORKSPACE_NAME: - ${LAYOUTS[$NEXT]}"
+            "Workspace layout was changed" "Layout for workspace $WORKSPACE_NAME: - ${LAYOUTS[$TARGET]}"