diff --git a/src/lua_engine.rs b/src/lua_engine.rs
index db3720d..1ce7adb 100644
--- a/src/lua_engine.rs
+++ b/src/lua_engine.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ pub fn install_lua_globals(
             register_command!(cmd_list_logs, "listlogs");
             register_command!(mud_log, "log");
             register_command!(panel_merge);
+            register_command!(panel_swap);
             register_command!(sendmud_raw);
             register_stateless_command!(storage);
             register_command!(tick);
diff --git a/src/lua_engine/frames.rs b/src/lua_engine/frames.rs
index c89832e..60502d6 100644
--- a/src/lua_engine/frames.rs
+++ b/src/lua_engine/frames.rs
@@ -290,6 +290,32 @@ pub fn panel_merge<'gc>(
     })
 }
 
+pub fn panel_swap<'gc>(
+    ctx: Context<'gc>,
+    global_memo: &GlobalMemoCell,
+    global_layout: &UseStateSetter<GlobalLayoutCell>,
+) -> Callback<'gc> {
+    let global_layout = global_layout.clone();
+    let global_memo = global_memo.clone();
+    Callback::from_fn(&ctx, move |ctx, _ex, mut stack| {
+        let path1: String = stack.from_front(ctx)?;
+        let path2: String = stack.from_front(ctx)?;
+        let new_splits = global_memo
+            .layout
+            .borrow()
+            .term_splits
+            .swap(&path1, &path2)
+            .map_err(|e| e.into_value(ctx))?;
+        let new_layout = Rc::new(GlobalLayoutState {
+            term_splits: new_splits.clone(),
+            ..(*(global_memo.layout.borrow().as_ref())).clone()
+        });
+        global_layout.set(new_layout.clone());
+        *(global_memo.layout.borrow_mut()) = new_layout;
+        Ok(piccolo::CallbackReturn::Return)
+    })
+}
+
 pub fn try_unwrap_frame<'gc>(
     ctx: Context<'gc>,
     value: &Value<'gc>,
diff --git a/src/term_split.rs b/src/term_split.rs
index 55b2e74..eadb223 100644
--- a/src/term_split.rs
+++ b/src/term_split.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,31 @@ impl TermSplit {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn get_at_pathstr(&self, pathstr: &str) -> Result<&Self, String> {
+        self.get_at_pathstr_vec(&pathstr.chars().collect::<Vec<char>>())
+    }
+
+    fn get_at_pathstr_vec(&self, pathstr: &[char]) -> Result<&Self, String> {
+        match self {
+            TermSplit::Horizontal { left, right } => match pathstr.split_first() {
+                None => Ok(self),
+                Some(('l', path_rest)) => left.get_at_pathstr_vec(path_rest),
+                Some(('r', path_rest)) => right.get_at_pathstr_vec(path_rest),
+                Some((c, path_rest)) => Err(format!("In split path, found {} before {}, which was unexpected for a horizontal split", c, path_rest.iter().collect::<String>()))
+            },
+            TermSplit::Vertical { top, bottom } => match pathstr.split_first() {
+                None => Ok(self),
+                Some(('t', path_rest)) => top.get_at_pathstr_vec(path_rest),
+                Some(('b', path_rest)) => bottom.get_at_pathstr_vec(path_rest),
+                Some((c, path_rest)) => Err(format!("In split path, found {} before {}, which was unexpected for a vertical split", c, path_rest.iter().collect::<String>()))
+            },
+            TermSplit::Term { .. } => match pathstr.split_first() {
+                None => Ok(self),
+                Some(_) => Err(format!("In split path, found trailing junk {} after addressing terminal", pathstr.iter().collect::<String>()))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn hsplit(&self, pathstr: &str, new_frame: FrameId) -> Result<TermSplit, String> {
         let new = self.modify_at_pathstr(pathstr, move |n| {
             Ok(TermSplit::Horizontal {
@@ -143,6 +168,17 @@ impl TermSplit {
             TermSplit::Vertical { top, .. } => Ok((**top).clone()),
         })
     }
+
+    pub fn swap(&self, pathstr1: &str, pathstr2: &str) -> Result<TermSplit, String> {
+        let split1 = self.get_at_pathstr(pathstr1)?;
+        let split2 = self.get_at_pathstr(pathstr2)?;
+        let new = self
+            .modify_at_pathstr(pathstr1, |_t| Ok(split2.clone()))?
+            .modify_at_pathstr(pathstr2, |_t| Ok(split1.clone()))?;
+        // It can fail if one path nests the other.
+        new.validate()?;
+        Ok(new)
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct AccessibleSplitIter<'t> {
@@ -303,4 +339,44 @@ mod tests {
             ]
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn swapping_works() {
+        use TermSplit::*;
+        let t = Vertical {
+            top: Horizontal {
+                left: Horizontal {
+                    left: Term { frame: FrameId(42) }.into(),
+                    right: Term { frame: FrameId(64) }.into(),
+                }
+                .into(),
+                right: Term { frame: FrameId(46) }.into(),
+            }
+            .into(),
+            bottom: Vertical {
+                top: Term { frame: FrameId(43) }.into(),
+                bottom: Term { frame: FrameId(44) }.into(),
+            }
+            .into(),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            t.swap("tl", "b"),
+            Ok(Vertical {
+                top: Horizontal {
+                    left: Vertical {
+                        top: Term { frame: FrameId(43) }.into(),
+                        bottom: Term { frame: FrameId(44) }.into(),
+                    }
+                    .into(),
+                    right: Term { frame: FrameId(46) }.into(),
+                }
+                .into(),
+                bottom: Horizontal {
+                    left: Term { frame: FrameId(42) }.into(),
+                    right: Term { frame: FrameId(64) }.into(),
+                }
+                .into(),
+            })
+        );
+    }
 }