diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/client-main.ts b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/client-main.ts
index c0a20a5e9..96b3bfa9a 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/client-main.ts
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/client-main.ts
@@ -2405,6 +2405,21 @@ export const PS = new class extends PSModel {
 		}
 		return this.focusRoom(rooms[index + 1]);
 	}
+	focusUnreadRoom(direction: 'left' | 'right') {
+		const { rooms, index } = this.horizontalNav();
+		if (index === -1) return;
+
+		const unreadRooms = rooms.filter((room, i) =>
+			PS.rooms[room]?.isSubtleNotifying &&
+			(direction === 'left' ? i < index : i > index)
+		);
+
+		if (!unreadRooms.length) return;
+
+		const target = direction === 'left' ? unreadRooms[unreadRooms.length - 1] : unreadRooms[0];
+
+		return this.focusRoom(target);
+	}
 	alert(message: string, opts: { okButton?: string, parentElem?: HTMLElement | null, width?: number } = {}) {
 		this.join(`popup-${this.popups.length}` as RoomID, {
 			args: { message, ...opts, parentElem: null },
diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-chat.tsx b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-chat.tsx
index 2f2a28743..666c69110 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-chat.tsx
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-chat.tsx
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ export class ChatTextEntry extends preact.Component<{
 	}
 	handleKey(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
 		const cmdKey = ((ev.metaKey ? 1 : 0) + (ev.ctrlKey ? 1 : 0) === 1) && !ev.altKey && !ev.shiftKey;
+		const altKey = ev.altKey;
 		// const anyModifier = ev.ctrlKey || ev.altKey || ev.metaKey || ev.shiftKey;
 		if (ev.keyCode === 13 && !ev.shiftKey) { // Enter key
 			return this.submit();
@@ -965,7 +966,7 @@ export class ChatTextEntry extends preact.Component<{
 		// 	const newValue = `/pm ${PS.user.lastPM}, `;
 		// 	this.setValue(newValue, newValue.length);
 		// 	return true;
-		} else if (ev.shiftKey && ev.keyCode === 37) {
+		} else if (ev.shiftKey && ev.keyCode === 37 && !altKey) {
 			if (PS.prefs.onepanel === 'vertical' || this.getValue().length > 0) return;
 			const curLoc = PS.room.location;
 			let newLoc = curLoc;
@@ -1002,7 +1003,7 @@ export class ChatTextEntry extends preact.Component<{
 				PS.update();
 			}
 			return true;
-		} else if (ev.shiftKey && ev.keyCode === 39) {
+		} else if (ev.shiftKey && ev.keyCode === 39 && !altKey) {
 			if (PS.prefs.onepanel === 'vertical' || this.getValue().length > 0) return;
 			const curLoc = PS.room.location;
 			let newLoc = curLoc;
diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx
index 0749f3708..dcc57ef35 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx
@@ -542,6 +542,13 @@ export class PSView extends preact.Component {
 			}
 			const modifierKey = ev.ctrlKey || ev.altKey || ev.metaKey || ev.shiftKey;
 			const altKey = !ev.ctrlKey && ev.altKey && !ev.metaKey && !ev.shiftKey;
+			if (ev.altKey && ev.shiftKey && ev.keyCode === 37) { // alt + shift + left
+				PS.arrowKeysUsed = true;
+				PS.focusUnreadRoom('left');
+			} else if (ev.altKey && ev.shiftKey && ev.keyCode === 39) { // alt + shift + right
+				PS.arrowKeysUsed = true;
+				PS.focusUnreadRoom('right');
+			}
 			if (altKey && ev.keyCode === 38) { // alt + up
 				PS.arrowKeysUsed = true;
 				PS.focusUpRoom();