diff --git a/internal/action/command.go b/internal/action/command.go
index 16d2fff8..fb1eadfb 100644
--- a/internal/action/command.go
+++ b/internal/action/command.go
@@ -697,6 +697,34 @@ func (h *BufPane) QuitCmd(args []string) {
 	h.Quit()
 }
 
+func convertLine(h *BufPane, line string) (int, error) {
+	lineNum := 0
+	var err error
+
+	// Check for special negative movement beginning from the end of the file
+	if strings.HasPrefix(line, "~") {
+		lineNum, err = strconv.Atoi(line[1:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		lineNum = h.Buf.LinesNum() + 1 - lineNum
+	} else {
+		lineNum, err = strconv.Atoi(line)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+
+		// Check for relative numbers
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "-") || strings.HasPrefix(line, "+") {
+			lineNum = h.Buf.GetActiveCursor().Y + 1 + lineNum
+		}
+	}
+
+	lineNum = util.Clamp(lineNum-1, 0, h.Buf.LinesNum()-1)
+
+	return lineNum, err
+}
+
 // GotoCmd is a command that will send the cursor to a certain
 // position in the buffer
 // For example: `goto line`, or `goto line:col`
@@ -704,37 +732,30 @@ func (h *BufPane) GotoCmd(args []string) {
 	if len(args) <= 0 {
 		InfoBar.Error("Not enough arguments")
 	} else {
+		line, col := 0, 0
+		var err error
 		h.RemoveAllMultiCursors()
 		if strings.Contains(args[0], ":") {
 			parts := strings.SplitN(args[0], ":", 2)
-			line, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
+			line, err = convertLine(h, parts[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				InfoBar.Error(err)
 				return
 			}
-			col, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
+			col, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
 			if err != nil {
 				InfoBar.Error(err)
 				return
 			}
-			if line < 0 {
-				line = h.Buf.LinesNum() + 1 + line
-			}
-			line = util.Clamp(line-1, 0, h.Buf.LinesNum()-1)
 			col = util.Clamp(col-1, 0, util.CharacterCount(h.Buf.LineBytes(line)))
-			h.GotoLoc(buffer.Loc{col, line})
 		} else {
-			line, err := strconv.Atoi(args[0])
+			line, err = convertLine(h, args[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				InfoBar.Error(err)
 				return
 			}
-			if line < 0 {
-				line = h.Buf.LinesNum() + 1 + line
-			}
-			line = util.Clamp(line-1, 0, h.Buf.LinesNum()-1)
-			h.GotoLoc(buffer.Loc{0, line})
 		}
+		h.GotoLoc(buffer.Loc{col, line})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/help/commands.md b/runtime/help/commands.md
index afcffd29..e8630310 100644
--- a/runtime/help/commands.md
+++ b/runtime/help/commands.md
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ quotes here but these are not necessary when entering the command in micro.
 
 * `quit`: quits micro.
 
-* `goto 'line'`: jumps to the given line number. A negative number can be
-   passed to jump inward from the end of the file; for example, -5 jumps
-   to the 5th-last line in the file.
+* `goto 'line[:col]'`: Jumps to the given line (and optional column) number.
+   `line` can be prefixed with `+`, `-` or `~`.
+   +/- will perform relative jumps from the current position of the cursor
+   (e.g. +5 will jump 5 lines down), while ~ will perform a jump inward
+   from the end of the file (e.g. ~5 jumps to the 5th-last line in the file).
 
 * `replace 'search' 'value' 'flags'?`: This will replace `search` with `value`. 
    The `flags` are optional. Possible flags are: