diff --git a/src/config/settings.py b/src/config/settings.py
index 87d06942..c263547e 100644
--- a/src/config/settings.py
+++ b/src/config/settings.py
@@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ class Keys:
         previous_unread = ["Alt+Shift+U"]
         next_unread     = ["Alt+U"]
 
+        # Switch to the room with the oldest/latest unread message.
+        oldest_unread = ["Ctrl+Shift+U"]
+        latest_unread = ["Ctrl+U"]
+
         # Switch to the previous/next room with highlighted messages in the
         # list. What causes a highlight is controlled by push rules
         # (editable in GUI account settings): by default, this includes
@@ -364,6 +368,11 @@ class Keys:
         previous_highlight = ["Alt+Shift+M"]
         next_highlight     = ["Alt+M"]
 
+        # Switch to the room with the oldest/latest unread message,
+        # but only rooms with highlights are considered.
+        oldest_highlight = ["Ctrl+Shift+M"]
+        latest_highlight = ["Ctrl+M"]
+
         class AtIndex:
             # Switch to room number X in the current account.
             # Each property is a list of keybinds for the room number X:
diff --git a/src/gui/MainPane/RoomList.qml b/src/gui/MainPane/RoomList.qml
index 905ec1a0..7e09f929 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainPane/RoomList.qml
+++ b/src/gui/MainPane/RoomList.qml
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ HListView {
     }
 
     function cycleUnreadRooms(forward=true, highlights=false) {
-        const prop       = highlights ? "highlights" : "unreads"
-        const local_prop = highlights ? "highlights" : "local_unreads"
-        const start      = currentIndex === -1 ? 0 : currentIndex
-        let index        = start
+        const prop      = highlights ? "highlights": "unreads"
+        const localProp = highlights ? "highlights":  "local_unreads"
+        const start     = currentIndex === -1 ? 0:   currentIndex
+        let index       = start
 
         while (true) {
             index += forward ? 1 : -1
@@ -122,13 +122,43 @@ HListView {
 
             const item = model.get(index)
 
-            if (item.type === "Room" && (item[prop] || item[local_prop])) {
+            if (item.type === "Room" && (item[prop] || item[localProp])) {
                 currentIndex = index
                 return true
             }
         }
     }
 
+    // Find latest highlight or unread. If oldest=true, find oldest instead.
+    function latestUnreadRoom(oldest=false, highlights=false) {
+        const prop      = highlights ? "highlights": "unreads"
+        const localProp = highlights ? "highlights":  "local_unreads"
+
+        // When highlights=true, we don't actually find the latest highlight,
+        // but instead, the latest unread among all the highlighted rooms.
+
+        let max = null
+        let maxEvent = null
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < model.count; i++) {
+            const item = model.get(i)
+
+            if (
+                item.type === "Room" &&
+                (item[prop] || item[localProp]) &&
+                (max === null || item.last_event_date < maxEvent === oldest)
+            ) {
+                max = i
+                maxEvent = item.last_event_date
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (max === null) return false // No unreads found
+
+        currentIndex = max
+        return true
+    }
+
     function startCorrectItemSearch() {
         correctTimer.start()
     }
@@ -285,6 +315,26 @@ HListView {
         onActivated: cycleUnreadRooms(true, true) && showItemLimiter.restart()
     }
 
+    HShortcut {
+        sequences: window.settings.Keys.Rooms.latest_unread
+        onActivated: latestUnreadRoom(false) && showItemLimiter.restart()
+    }
+
+    HShortcut {
+        sequences: window.settings.Keys.Rooms.oldest_unread
+        onActivated: latestUnreadRoom(true) && showItemLimiter.restart()
+    }
+
+    HShortcut {
+        sequences: window.settings.Keys.Rooms.latest_highlight
+        onActivated: latestUnreadRoom(false, true) && showItemLimiter.restart()
+    }
+
+    HShortcut {
+        sequences: window.settings.Keys.Rooms.oldest_highlight
+        onActivated: latestUnreadRoom(true, true) && showItemLimiter.restart()
+    }
+
     Instantiator {
         model: Object.keys(window.settings.Keys.Accounts.AtIndex)
         delegate: Loader {