diff --git a/awesomerc.lua b/awesomerc.lua
index d01f13cee..411377ded 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua
+++ b/awesomerc.lua
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ screen.connect_signal("request::desktop_decoration", function(s)
         buttons = {
             awful.button({ }, 1, function () awful.layout.inc( 1) end),
             awful.button({ }, 3, function () awful.layout.inc(-1) end),
-            awful.button({ }, 4, function () awful.layout.inc( 1) end),
-            awful.button({ }, 5, function () awful.layout.inc(-1) end),
+            awful.button({ }, 4, function () awful.layout.inc(-1) end),
+            awful.button({ }, 5, function () awful.layout.inc( 1) end),
         }
     }
 
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ screen.connect_signal("request::desktop_decoration", function(s)
                                                 client.focus:toggle_tag(t)
                                             end
                                         end),
-            awful.button({ }, 4, function(t) awful.tag.viewnext(t.screen) end),
-            awful.button({ }, 5, function(t) awful.tag.viewprev(t.screen) end),
+            awful.button({ }, 4, function(t) awful.tag.viewprev(t.screen) end),
+            awful.button({ }, 5, function(t) awful.tag.viewnext(t.screen) end),
         }
     }
 
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ screen.connect_signal("request::desktop_decoration", function(s)
                 c:activate { context = "tasklist", action = "toggle_minimization" }
             end),
             awful.button({ }, 3, function() awful.menu.client_list { theme = { width = 250 } } end),
-            awful.button({ }, 4, function() awful.client.focus.byidx( 1) end),
-            awful.button({ }, 5, function() awful.client.focus.byidx(-1) end),
+            awful.button({ }, 4, function() awful.client.focus.byidx(-1) end),
+            awful.button({ }, 5, function() awful.client.focus.byidx( 1) end),
         }
     }
 
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ end)
 -- @DOC_ROOT_BUTTONS@
 awful.mouse.append_global_mousebindings({
     awful.button({ }, 3, function () mymainmenu:toggle() end),
-    awful.button({ }, 4, awful.tag.viewnext),
-    awful.button({ }, 5, awful.tag.viewprev),
+    awful.button({ }, 4, awful.tag.viewprev),
+    awful.button({ }, 5, awful.tag.viewnext),
 })
 -- }}}