diff --git a/doc/man/zathura.1.rst b/doc/man/zathura.1.rst
index 4550015..eda32bb 100644
--- a/doc/man/zathura.1.rst
+++ b/doc/man/zathura.1.rst
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ General
     Show index and switch to **Index mode**
   d
     Toggle dual page view
+  D
+    Cycle opening column in dual page view
   F5
     Switch to presentation mode
   F11
diff --git a/doc/man/zathurarc.5.rst b/doc/man/zathurarc.5.rst
index 92a0c6f..2fb4c32 100644
--- a/doc/man/zathurarc.5.rst
+++ b/doc/man/zathurarc.5.rst
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ They can also be combined with modifiers:
 
     Change current mode. Pass the desired mode as argument.
 
+  * ``cycle_first_page``
+
+    In multiple page layout, cycle the column in which the first page is displayed.
+
   * ``display_link``:
 
     Display link target.
diff --git a/zathura/config.c b/zathura/config.c
index 545bc44..755f979 100644
--- a/zathura/config.c
+++ b/zathura/config.c
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ void config_load_default(zathura_t* zathura) {
   girara_shortcut_add(gsession, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, GDK_KEY_n, NULL, girara_sc_toggle_statusbar, (mode), 0, NULL);       \
   girara_shortcut_add(gsession, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, GDK_KEY_m, NULL, girara_sc_toggle_inputbar, (mode), 0, NULL);        \
   girara_shortcut_add(gsession, 0, GDK_KEY_d, NULL, sc_toggle_page_mode, (mode), 0, NULL);                             \
+  girara_shortcut_add(gsession, 0, GDK_KEY_D, NULL, sc_cycle_first_column, (mode), 0, NULL);                           \
                                                                                                                        \
   girara_shortcut_add(gsession, 0, GDK_KEY_q, NULL, sc_quit, (mode), 0, NULL);                                         \
                                                                                                                        \
@@ -596,6 +597,7 @@ void config_load_default(zathura_t* zathura) {
   girara_shortcut_mapping_add(gsession, "adjust_window",       sc_adjust_window);
   girara_shortcut_mapping_add(gsession, "bisect",              sc_bisect);
   girara_shortcut_mapping_add(gsession, "change_mode",         sc_change_mode);
+  girara_shortcut_mapping_add(gsession, "cycle_first_column",  sc_cycle_first_column);
   girara_shortcut_mapping_add(gsession, "display_link",        sc_display_link);
   girara_shortcut_mapping_add(gsession, "copy_link",           sc_copy_link);
   girara_shortcut_mapping_add(gsession, "copy_filepath",       sc_copy_filepath);
diff --git a/zathura/shortcuts.c b/zathura/shortcuts.c
index cd5be3c..1457e01 100644
--- a/zathura/shortcuts.c
+++ b/zathura/shortcuts.c
@@ -150,6 +150,34 @@ sc_change_mode(girara_session_t* session, girara_argument_t* argument,
   return false;
 }
 
+bool
+sc_cycle_first_column(girara_session_t* session, girara_argument_t* UNUSED(argument),
+                      girara_event_t* UNUSED(event), unsigned int t)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail(session != NULL, false);
+  g_return_val_if_fail(session->global.data != NULL, false);
+  zathura_t* zathura = session->global.data;
+
+  if (zathura->document == NULL) {
+    girara_notify(session, GIRARA_WARNING, _("No document opened."));
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  int pages_per_row = 1;
+  girara_setting_get(session, "pages-per-row", &pages_per_row);
+  char* first_page_column_list = NULL;
+  girara_setting_get(session, "first-page-column", &first_page_column_list);
+
+  if (t == 0) t = 1;
+  char* new_column_list = increment_first_page_column(first_page_column_list, pages_per_row, t);
+  g_free(first_page_column_list);
+
+  girara_setting_set(session, "first-page-column", new_column_list);
+  g_free(new_column_list);
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool
 sc_display_link(girara_session_t* session, girara_argument_t* UNUSED(argument),
                 girara_event_t* UNUSED(event), unsigned int UNUSED(t))
diff --git a/zathura/shortcuts.h b/zathura/shortcuts.h
index ae0fe00..a7c3999 100644
--- a/zathura/shortcuts.h
+++ b/zathura/shortcuts.h
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ bool sc_adjust_window(girara_session_t* session, girara_argument_t* argument, gi
  */
 bool sc_change_mode(girara_session_t* session, girara_argument_t* argument, girara_event_t* event, unsigned int t);
 
+/**
+ * Cycle the column the first page is displayed in
+ *
+ * @param session The used girara session
+ * @param argument The used argument
+ * @param event Girara event
+ * @param t Number of executions
+ * @return true if no error occurred otherwise false
+ */
+bool sc_cycle_first_column(girara_session_t* session, girara_argument_t* argument, girara_event_t* event, unsigned int t);
+
 /**
  * Display a link
  *
diff --git a/zathura/utils.c b/zathura/utils.c
index 32d1e5f..3663ff6 100644
--- a/zathura/utils.c
+++ b/zathura/utils.c
@@ -244,6 +244,52 @@ get_selection(zathura_t* zathura)
   return selection;
 }
 
+char*
+write_first_page_column_list(unsigned int* first_page_columns, unsigned int size)
+{
+  if (first_page_columns == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  char** tokens = g_malloc_n(size+1, sizeof(char*));
+  tokens[size] = NULL;
+
+  for (unsigned int i=0; i<size; i++) {
+    tokens[i] = g_strdup_printf("%d", first_page_columns[i]);
+  }
+
+  char* first_page_column_list = g_strjoinv(":", tokens);
+  g_strfreev(tokens);
+
+  return first_page_column_list;
+}
+
+unsigned int*
+parse_first_page_column_list(const char* first_page_column_list, unsigned int* size)
+{
+  if (first_page_column_list == NULL || size == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  char** tokens = g_strsplit(first_page_column_list, ":", 0);
+  unsigned int length = g_strv_length(tokens);
+
+  unsigned int* settings = g_malloc_n(length, sizeof(unsigned int));
+
+  for (unsigned int i=0; i<length; i++) {
+    unsigned long column = 1;
+
+    if (g_ascii_string_to_unsigned(tokens[i], 10, 1, i+1, &column, NULL)) {
+      settings[i] = (unsigned int)column;
+    } else {
+      settings[i] = 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  g_strfreev(tokens);
+
+  *size = length;
+  return settings;
+}
+
 unsigned int
 find_first_page_column(const char* first_page_column_list,
                        const unsigned int pages_per_row)
@@ -251,27 +297,70 @@ find_first_page_column(const char* first_page_column_list,
   /* sanity checks */
   unsigned int first_page_column = 1;
   g_return_val_if_fail(first_page_column_list != NULL,  first_page_column);
-  g_return_val_if_fail(*first_page_column_list != '\0', first_page_column);
   g_return_val_if_fail(pages_per_row > 0,               first_page_column);
 
-  /* split settings list */
-  char** settings = g_strsplit(first_page_column_list, ":", pages_per_row + 1);
-  const size_t settings_size = g_strv_length(settings);
+  unsigned int size = 0;
+  unsigned int* settings = parse_first_page_column_list(first_page_column_list, &size);
 
-  /* read setting value corresponding to the specified pages per row */
-  unsigned int index = pages_per_row - 1;
-  if (index < settings_size && *settings[index] != '\0') {
-    first_page_column = atoi(settings[index]);
-  } else if (*settings[settings_size - 1] != '\0') {
-    first_page_column = atoi(settings[settings_size - 1]);
+  if (pages_per_row <= size) {
+    first_page_column = settings[pages_per_row - 1];
+  } else if (size > 0) {
+    first_page_column = settings[size - 1];
   }
 
-  /* free buffers */
-  g_strfreev(settings);
+  g_free(settings);
 
   return first_page_column;
 }
 
+char*
+increment_first_page_column(const char* first_page_column_list,
+                            const unsigned int pages_per_row, int incr)
+{
+  /* sanity checks */
+  if (first_page_column_list == NULL)
+    first_page_column_list = "";
+  /* This function is a no-op for 1 column layout */
+  if (pages_per_row <= 1)
+    return g_strdup(first_page_column_list);
+
+  unsigned int size = 0;
+  unsigned int* settings = parse_first_page_column_list(first_page_column_list, &size);
+
+  /* Lookup current setting. Signed value to avoid negative overflow when modifying it later. */
+  int column = 1;
+  if (pages_per_row <= size) {
+    column = settings[pages_per_row - 1];
+  } else if (size > 0) {
+    column = settings[size - 1];
+  }
+
+  /* increment and normalise to [1,pages_per_row]. */
+  column += incr;
+  column %= pages_per_row;    /* range [-pages_per_row+1, pages_per_row-1] */
+  if (column <= 0)
+    column += pages_per_row;  /* range [1, pages_per_row] */
+
+  /* Write back, creating the new cell if necessary. */
+  if (pages_per_row <= size) {
+    settings[pages_per_row - 1] = column;
+  } else {
+    /* extend settings array */
+    settings = g_realloc_n(settings, pages_per_row, sizeof(*settings));
+    for (unsigned int i=size; i<pages_per_row-1; i++) {
+      /* The value of the last set cell is normally used for all largers pages_per_row,
+       * so duplicate it to the newly created cells. */
+      settings[i] = settings[size - 1];
+    }
+    settings[pages_per_row-1] = column;
+    size = pages_per_row;
+  }
+
+  char* new_column_list = write_first_page_column_list(settings, size);
+  g_free(settings);
+  return new_column_list;
+}
+
 bool
 parse_color(GdkRGBA* color, const char* str)
 {
diff --git a/zathura/utils.h b/zathura/utils.h
index e1da74b..00a7271 100644
--- a/zathura/utils.h
+++ b/zathura/utils.h
@@ -107,6 +107,30 @@ GdkAtom* get_selection(zathura_t* zathura);
 double zathura_correct_zoom_value(girara_session_t* session, const double
     zoom);
 
+/**
+ * Write a list of 'pages per row to first column' values as a colon separated string.
+ *
+ * For valid settings list, this is the inverse of parse_first_page_column_list.
+ *
+ * @param[in] first_page_columns The settings vector
+ * @param[in] size The size of the settings vector
+ *
+ * @return The new settings string
+ */
+char* write_first_page_column(unsigned int* first_page_columns, unsigned int size);
+
+/**
+ * Parse a 'pages per row to first column' settings list.
+ *
+ * For valid settings list, this is the inverse of write_first_page_column_list.
+ *
+ * @param[in] first_page_column_list The settings list
+ * @param[in] size A cell to return the size of the result, mandatory
+ *
+ * @return The values from the settings list as a new vector
+ */
+unsigned int* parse_first_page_column(const char* first_page_column_list, unsigned int* size);
+
 /**
  * Extracts the column the first page should be rendered in from the specified
  * list of settings corresponding to the specified pages per row
@@ -119,6 +143,18 @@ double zathura_correct_zoom_value(girara_session_t* session, const double
 unsigned int find_first_page_column(const char* first_page_column_list,
                                     const unsigned int pages_per_row);
 
+/**
+ * Cycle the column the first page should be rendered in.
+ *
+ * @param[in] first_page_column_list The settings list
+ * @param[in] pages_per_row The current pages per row
+ * @param[in] incr The value added to the current first page column setting
+ *
+ * @return The new modified settings list
+ */
+char* increment_first_page_column(const char* first_page_column_list,
+                                  const unsigned int pages_per_row, int incr);
+
 /**
  * Parse color string and print warning if color cannot be parsed.
  *