diff --git a/Sources/AppBundle/command/impl/SummonWorkspaceCommand.swift b/Sources/AppBundle/command/impl/SummonWorkspaceCommand.swift
index d2d66ac0..bd667e30 100644
--- a/Sources/AppBundle/command/impl/SummonWorkspaceCommand.swift
+++ b/Sources/AppBundle/command/impl/SummonWorkspaceCommand.swift
@@ -7,15 +7,36 @@ struct SummonWorkspaceCommand: Command {
     func run(_ env: CmdEnv, _ io: CmdIo) -> Bool {
         check(Thread.current.isMainThread)
         let workspace = Workspace.get(byName: args.target.val.raw)
-        let monitor = focus.workspace.workspaceMonitor
-        if monitor.activeWorkspace == workspace {
+        let focusedMonitor = focus.workspace.workspaceMonitor
+
+        if focusedMonitor.activeWorkspace == workspace {
             io.err("Workspace '\(workspace.name)' is already visible on the focused monitor. Tip: use --fail-if-noop to exit with non-zero code")
             return !args.failIfNoop
         }
-        if monitor.setActiveWorkspace(workspace) {
-            return workspace.focusWorkspace()
+
+        if !workspace.isVisible {
+            // then we just need to summon the workspace to the focused monitor
+            if focusedMonitor.setActiveWorkspace(workspace) {
+                return workspace.focusWorkspace()
+            } else {
+                return io.err("Can't move workspace '\(workspace.name)' to monitor '\(focusedMonitor.name)'. workspace-to-monitor-force-assignment doesn't allow it")
+            }
         } else {
-            return io.err("Can't move workspace '\(workspace.name)' to monitor '\(monitor.name)'. workspace-to-monitor-force-assignment doesn't allow it")
+            let otherMonitor = workspace.workspaceMonitor
+            let currentWorkspace = focusedMonitor.activeWorkspace
+
+            switch args.whenVisible {
+            case .swap:
+                if otherMonitor.setActiveWorkspace(currentWorkspace) && focusedMonitor.setActiveWorkspace(workspace) {
+                    return workspace.focusWorkspace()
+                } else {
+                    return io.err("Can't swap workspaces due to monitor force assignment restrictions")
+                }
+            case .focus:
+                return workspace.focusWorkspace()
+            }
+
+
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Common/cmdArgs/impl/SummonWorkspaceCmdArgs.swift b/Sources/Common/cmdArgs/impl/SummonWorkspaceCmdArgs.swift
index 8feb2fe2..c3444a57 100644
--- a/Sources/Common/cmdArgs/impl/SummonWorkspaceCmdArgs.swift
+++ b/Sources/Common/cmdArgs/impl/SummonWorkspaceCmdArgs.swift
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+private let actio = "<action>"
+
 public struct SummonWorkspaceCmdArgs: CmdArgs {
     public let rawArgs: EquatableNoop<[String]>
     public init(rawArgs: [String]) { self.rawArgs = .init(rawArgs) }
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ public struct SummonWorkspaceCmdArgs: CmdArgs {
         help: summon_workspace_help_generated,
         options: [
             "--fail-if-noop": trueBoolFlag(\.failIfNoop),
+            "--when-visible": ArgParser(\.rawWhenVisibleAction, upcastArgParserFun(parseWhenVisibleAction)),
         ],
         arguments: [newArgParser(\.target, parseWorkspaceName, mandatoryArgPlaceholder: "<workspace>")]
     )
@@ -16,8 +19,26 @@ public struct SummonWorkspaceCmdArgs: CmdArgs {
 
     public var target: Lateinit<WorkspaceName> = .uninitialized
     public var failIfNoop: Bool = false
+    public var rawWhenVisibleAction: WhenVisible? = nil
+
+    public enum WhenVisible: String, CaseIterable, Equatable {
+        case focus = "focus"
+        case swap = "swap"
+    }
+}
+
+public extension SummonWorkspaceCmdArgs {
+    var whenVisible: WhenVisible { rawWhenVisibleAction ?? .focus }
 }
 
 private func parseWorkspaceName(arg: String, nextArgs: inout [String]) -> Parsed<WorkspaceName> {
     WorkspaceName.parse(arg)
 }
+
+private func parseWhenVisibleAction(arg: String, nextArgs: inout [String]) -> Parsed<SummonWorkspaceCmdArgs.WhenVisible> {
+    if let arg = nextArgs.nextNonFlagOrNil() {
+        return parseEnum(arg, SummonWorkspaceCmdArgs.WhenVisible.self)
+    } else {
+        return .failure("\(actio) is mandatory")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/docs/aerospace-summon-workspace.adoc b/docs/aerospace-summon-workspace.adoc
index 67f7388d..ca6b3f82 100644
--- a/docs/aerospace-summon-workspace.adoc
+++ b/docs/aerospace-summon-workspace.adoc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include::util/man-attributes.adoc[]
 == Synopsis
 [verse]
 // tag::synopsis[]
-aerospace summon-workspace [-h|--help] [--fail-if-noop] <workspace>
+aerospace summon-workspace [-h|--help] [--fail-if-noop] [--when-visible (focus|swap)] <workspace>
 
 // end::synopsis[]
 
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ include::./util/conditional-options-header.adoc[]
 -h, --help:: Print help
 --fail-if-noop:: Exit with non-zero exit code if the workspace already visible on the focused monitor.
 
+--when-visible <action>::
+Defines the behavior if the workspace is already visible on another monitor.
+`<action>` possible values: `(focus|swap)`. +
+The default is: `focus`
+
 // =========================================================== Arguments
 include::./util/conditional-arguments-header.adoc[]