diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a2cef45d2..9aa982573 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ Detailed list of changes
 - ncurses: Fix ncurses not using dim because it is missing from the sgr property
   in terminfo even though it is present in the dim property.
 
+- Fix a regression in the previous release that caused moving between neighbors
+  in the vertical and horizontal layouts to go in the opposite direction (:iss:`9355`)
+
 
 0.45.0 [2025-12-24]
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diff --git a/kitty/layout/vertical.py b/kitty/layout/vertical.py
index 000963acc..c4fdeb416 100644
--- a/kitty/layout/vertical.py
+++ b/kitty/layout/vertical.py
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ class Vertical(Layout):
         idx = groups.index(wg)
         lg = len(groups)
         if lg > 1:
-            before = [groups[(idx - 1 + lg) % lg].id]
-            after = [groups[(idx + 1) % lg].id]
+            after = [groups[(idx - 1 + lg) % lg].id]
+            before = [groups[(idx + 1) % lg].id]
         else:
             before, after = [], []
         ans: NeighborsMap = {}