diff --git a/docs/reference/libmx/mx-sections.txt b/docs/reference/libmx/mx-sections.txt
index ba5d7a80..133306b8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/libmx/mx-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/libmx/mx-sections.txt
@@ -1514,6 +1514,8 @@ MxNotebookClass
 mx_notebook_new
 mx_notebook_set_current_page
 mx_notebook_get_current_page
+mx_notebook_previous_page
+mx_notebook_next_page
 mx_notebook_get_enable_gestures
 mx_notebook_set_enable_gestures
 <SUBSECTION Private>
diff --git a/mx/mx-notebook.c b/mx/mx-notebook.c
index 0929c587..a1c06bfe 100644
--- a/mx/mx-notebook.c
+++ b/mx/mx-notebook.c
@@ -467,23 +467,11 @@ mx_notebook_gesture_slide_event_cb (ClutterGesture           *gesture,
     }
 
   if (event->direction % 2)
-    {
-      /* up, left (1, 3) */
-      if (item->prev)
-        mx_notebook_set_current_page (book, (ClutterActor *)item->prev->data);
-      else
-        mx_notebook_set_current_page (book,
-                                      (ClutterActor *)g_list_last (item)->data);
-    }
+    /* up, left (1, 3) */
+    mx_notebook_previous_page (book);
   else
-    {
-      /* down, right (2, 4) */
-      if (item->next)
-        mx_notebook_set_current_page (book, (ClutterActor *)item->next->data);
-      else
-        mx_notebook_set_current_page (book,
-                                      (ClutterActor *)priv->children->data);
-    }
+    /* down, right (2, 4) */
+    mx_notebook_next_page (book);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -575,6 +563,66 @@ mx_notebook_get_current_page (MxNotebook *notebook)
   return notebook->priv->current_page;
 }
 
+/**
+ * mx_notebook_previous_page:
+ * @notebook: A #MxNotebook
+ *
+ * Change the current page to previous one.
+ */
+void
+mx_notebook_previous_page (MxNotebook *notebook)
+{
+  GList *item;
+  MxNotebookPrivate *priv;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (MX_IS_NOTEBOOK (notebook));
+  priv = notebook->priv;
+
+  item = g_list_find (priv->children, priv->current_page);
+  if (!item)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Current page not found in child list");
+      return;
+    }
+
+  if (item->prev)
+    mx_notebook_set_current_page (notebook,
+                                  (ClutterActor *)item->prev->data);
+  else
+    mx_notebook_set_current_page (notebook,
+                                  (ClutterActor *)g_list_last (item)->data);
+}
+
+/**
+ * mx_notebook_next_page:
+ * @notebook: A #MxNotebook
+ *
+ * Change the current page to next one.
+ */
+void
+mx_notebook_next_page (MxNotebook *notebook)
+{
+  GList *item;
+  MxNotebookPrivate *priv;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (MX_IS_NOTEBOOK (notebook));
+  priv = notebook->priv;
+
+  item = g_list_find (priv->children, priv->current_page);
+  if (!item)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Current page not found in child list");
+      return;
+    }
+
+  if (item->next)
+    mx_notebook_set_current_page (notebook,
+                                  (ClutterActor *)item->next->data);
+  else
+    mx_notebook_set_current_page (notebook,
+                                  (ClutterActor *)priv->children->data);
+}
+
 void
 mx_notebook_set_enable_gestures (MxNotebook *book,
                                  gboolean    enabled)
diff --git a/mx/mx-notebook.h b/mx/mx-notebook.h
index fb88e0bc..b0975b47 100644
--- a/mx/mx-notebook.h
+++ b/mx/mx-notebook.h
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ void mx_notebook_set_current_page (MxNotebook   *notebook,
                                    ClutterActor *page);
 ClutterActor *mx_notebook_get_current_page (MxNotebook   *notebook);
 
+void mx_notebook_previous_page (MxNotebook *notebook);
+void mx_notebook_next_page (MxNotebook *notebook);
+
 gboolean mx_notebook_get_enable_gestures (MxNotebook *book);
 void     mx_notebook_set_enable_gestures (MxNotebook *book,
                                           gboolean    enabled);