diff --git a/src/sysprof/sysprof-sidebar.ui b/src/sysprof/sysprof-sidebar.ui
index 6970443c..41c30c59 100644
--- a/src/sysprof/sysprof-sidebar.ui
+++ b/src/sysprof/sysprof-sidebar.ui
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
             <property name="margin-end">6</property>
             <property name="margin-bottom">6</property>
             <property name="margin-top">6</property>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton">
+                <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">Seek Backward</property>
+                <property name="action-name">session.seek-backward</property>
+                <property name="icon-name">media-seek-backward-symbolic</property>
+                <style>
+                  <class name="flat"/>
+                </style>
+              </object>
+            </child>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkButton">
                 <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">Zoom Out</property>
@@ -56,6 +66,16 @@
                 </style>
               </object>
             </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton">
+                <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">Seek Forward</property>
+                <property name="action-name">session.seek-forward</property>
+                <property name="icon-name">media-seek-forward-symbolic</property>
+                <style>
+                  <class name="flat"/>
+                </style>
+              </object>
+            </child>
           </object>
         </child>
       </object>
diff --git a/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.c b/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.c
index 952af22d..41279296 100644
--- a/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.c
+++ b/src/sysprof/sysprof-window.c
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ sysprof_window_update_zoom_actions (SysprofWindow *self)
   gtk_widget_action_set_enabled (GTK_WIDGET (self),
                                  "session.zoom-out",
                                  !sysprof_time_span_equal (visible_time, document_time));
+  gtk_widget_action_set_enabled (GTK_WIDGET (self),
+                                 "session.seek-backward",
+                                 visible_time->begin_nsec > document_time->begin_nsec);
+  gtk_widget_action_set_enabled (GTK_WIDGET (self),
+                                 "session.seek-forward",
+                                 visible_time->end_nsec < document_time->end_nsec);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -187,6 +193,60 @@ main_view_notify_sidebar (SysprofWindow       *self,
   gtk_widget_set_sensitive (GTK_WIDGET (self->show_right_sidebar), sidebar != NULL);
 }
 
+static void
+sysprof_window_session_seek_backward (GtkWidget  *widget,
+                                      const char *action_name,
+                                      GVariant   *param)
+{
+  SysprofWindow *self = (SysprofWindow *)widget;
+  const SysprofTimeSpan *document_time;
+  const SysprofTimeSpan *visible_time;
+  SysprofTimeSpan select;
+  gint64 duration;
+
+  g_assert (SYSPROF_IS_WINDOW (self));
+
+  if (self->session == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  visible_time = sysprof_session_get_visible_time (self->session);
+  document_time = sysprof_session_get_document_time (self->session);
+  duration = sysprof_time_span_duration (*visible_time);
+
+  select.begin_nsec = MAX (document_time->begin_nsec, visible_time->begin_nsec - duration);
+  select.end_nsec = select.begin_nsec + duration;
+
+  sysprof_session_select_time (self->session, &select);
+  sysprof_session_zoom_to_selection (self->session);
+}
+
+static void
+sysprof_window_session_seek_forward (GtkWidget  *widget,
+                                     const char *action_name,
+                                     GVariant   *param)
+{
+  SysprofWindow *self = (SysprofWindow *)widget;
+  const SysprofTimeSpan *document_time;
+  const SysprofTimeSpan *visible_time;
+  SysprofTimeSpan select;
+  gint64 duration;
+
+  g_assert (SYSPROF_IS_WINDOW (self));
+
+  if (self->session == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  visible_time = sysprof_session_get_visible_time (self->session);
+  document_time = sysprof_session_get_document_time (self->session);
+  duration = sysprof_time_span_duration (*visible_time);
+
+  select.begin_nsec = MIN (document_time->end_nsec - duration, visible_time->begin_nsec + duration);
+  select.end_nsec = select.begin_nsec + duration;
+
+  sysprof_session_select_time (self->session, &select);
+  sysprof_session_zoom_to_selection (self->session);
+}
+
 static void
 sysprof_window_session_zoom_one (GtkWidget  *widget,
                                  const char *action_name,
@@ -340,12 +400,17 @@ sysprof_window_class_init (SysprofWindowClass *klass)
   gtk_widget_class_install_action (widget_class, "session.zoom-one", NULL, sysprof_window_session_zoom_one);
   gtk_widget_class_install_action (widget_class, "session.zoom-out", NULL, sysprof_window_session_zoom_out);
   gtk_widget_class_install_action (widget_class, "session.zoom-in", NULL, sysprof_window_session_zoom_in);
+  gtk_widget_class_install_action (widget_class, "session.seek-forward", NULL, sysprof_window_session_seek_forward);
+  gtk_widget_class_install_action (widget_class, "session.seek-backward", NULL, sysprof_window_session_seek_backward);
 
   gtk_widget_class_add_binding_action (widget_class, GDK_KEY_plus, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, "session.zoom-in", NULL);
   gtk_widget_class_add_binding_action (widget_class, GDK_KEY_equal, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, "session.zoom-in", NULL);
   gtk_widget_class_add_binding_action (widget_class, GDK_KEY_minus, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, "session.zoom-out", NULL);
   gtk_widget_class_add_binding_action (widget_class, GDK_KEY_0, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, "session.zoom-one", NULL);
 
+  gtk_widget_class_add_binding_action (widget_class, GDK_KEY_bracketleft, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, "session.seek-backward", NULL);
+  gtk_widget_class_add_binding_action (widget_class, GDK_KEY_bracketright, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, "session.seek-forward", NULL);
+
   g_type_ensure (SYSPROF_TYPE_DOCUMENT);
   g_type_ensure (SYSPROF_TYPE_FILES_SECTION);
   g_type_ensure (SYSPROF_TYPE_LOGS_SECTION);