diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 007b86fd9..a17ac2031 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Changed
 - Completions for `:help` and `:bind` now also show hidden commands
 - The `:buffer` completion now also filters using the first column (id).
 - `:undo` has been improved to reopen tabs at the position they were closed.
+- `:navigate` now takes a count for `up`/`increment`/`decrement`.
 
 Deprecated
 ~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 9d4b8d986..420c5cc21 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ Contributors, sorted by the number of commits in descending order:
 * skinnay
 * Zach-Button
 * Tomasz Kramkowski
+* Peter Rice
 * Ismail S
 * Halfwit
 * David Vogt
diff --git a/doc/help/commands.asciidoc b/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
index 4a34ba59a..1b93a2d65 100644
--- a/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
@@ -481,6 +481,10 @@ This tries to automatically click on typical _Previous Page_ or _Next Page_ link
 * +*-b*+, +*--bg*+: Open in a background tab.
 * +*-w*+, +*--window*+: Open in a new window.
 
+==== count
+For `increment` and `decrement`, the number to change the URL by. For `up`, the number of levels to go up in the URL.
+
+
 [[open]]
 === open
 Syntax: +:open [*--implicit*] [*--bg*] [*--tab*] [*--window*] ['url']+
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 58b1f4d01..e13651b23 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window')
     @cmdutils.argument('where', choices=['prev', 'next', 'up', 'increment',
                                          'decrement'])
-    def navigate(self, where: str, tab=False, bg=False, window=False):
+    @cmdutils.argument('count', count=True)
+    def navigate(self, where: str, tab=False, bg=False, window=False, count=1):
         """Open typical prev/next links or navigate using the URL path.
 
         This tries to automatically click on typical _Previous Page_ or
@@ -504,6 +505,8 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             tab: Open in a new tab.
             bg: Open in a background tab.
             window: Open in a new window.
+            count: For `increment` and `decrement`, the number to change the URL
+                   by. For `up`, the number of levels to go up in the URL.
         """
         # save the pre-jump position in the special ' mark
         self.set_mark("'")
@@ -528,7 +531,7 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
                 handler(browsertab=widget, win_id=self._win_id, baseurl=url,
                         tab=tab, background=bg, window=window)
             elif where in ['up', 'increment', 'decrement']:
-                new_url = handlers[where](url)
+                new_url = handlers[where](url, count)
                 self._open(new_url, tab, bg, window)
             else:  # pragma: no cover
                 raise ValueError("Got called with invalid value {} for "
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/navigate.py b/qutebrowser/browser/navigate.py
index 86e7eeb77..12492e673 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/navigate.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/navigate.py
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ class Error(Exception):
     """Raised when the navigation can't be done."""
 
 
-def incdec(url, inc_or_dec):
+def incdec(url, count, inc_or_dec):
     """Helper method for :navigate when `where' is increment/decrement.
 
     Args:
         url: The current url.
+        count: How much to increment or decrement by.
         inc_or_dec: Either 'increment' or 'decrement'.
         tab: Whether to open the link in a new tab.
         background: Open the link in a new background tab.
@@ -43,23 +44,26 @@ def incdec(url, inc_or_dec):
     """
     segments = set(config.get('general', 'url-incdec-segments'))
     try:
-        new_url = urlutils.incdec_number(url, inc_or_dec, segments=segments)
+        new_url = urlutils.incdec_number(url, inc_or_dec, count,
+                                         segments=segments)
     except urlutils.IncDecError as error:
         raise Error(error.msg)
     return new_url
 
 
-def path_up(url):
+def path_up(url, count):
     """Helper method for :navigate when `where' is up.
 
     Args:
         url: The current url.
+        count: The number of levels to go up in the url.
     """
     path = url.path()
     if not path or path == '/':
         raise Error("Can't go up!")
-    new_path = posixpath.join(path, posixpath.pardir)
-    url.setPath(new_path)
+    for _i in range(0, min(count, path.count('/'))):
+        path = posixpath.join(path, posixpath.pardir)
+    url.setPath(path)
     return url
 
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/urlutils.py b/qutebrowser/utils/urlutils.py
index 2fe465aa4..7e1b8ea9e 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/urlutils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/urlutils.py
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class IncDecError(Exception):
         return '{}: {}'.format(self.msg, self.url.toString())
 
 
-def _get_incdec_value(match, incdec, url):
+def _get_incdec_value(match, incdec, url, count):
     """Get an incremented/decremented URL based on a URL match."""
     pre, zeroes, number, post = match.groups()
     # This should always succeed because we match \d+
@@ -507,9 +507,9 @@ def _get_incdec_value(match, incdec, url):
     if incdec == 'decrement':
         if val <= 0:
             raise IncDecError("Can't decrement {}!".format(val), url)
-        val -= 1
+        val -= count
     elif incdec == 'increment':
-        val += 1
+        val += count
     else:
         raise ValueError("Invalid value {} for indec!".format(incdec))
     if zeroes:
@@ -521,12 +521,13 @@ def _get_incdec_value(match, incdec, url):
     return ''.join([pre, zeroes, str(val), post])
 
 
-def incdec_number(url, incdec, segments=None):
+def incdec_number(url, incdec, count=1, segments=None):
     """Find a number in the url and increment or decrement it.
 
     Args:
         url: The current url
         incdec: Either 'increment' or 'decrement'
+        count: The number to increment or decrement by
         segments: A set of URL segments to search. Valid segments are:
                   'host', 'path', 'query', 'anchor'.
                   Default: {'path', 'query'}
@@ -566,7 +567,7 @@ def incdec_number(url, incdec, segments=None):
         if not match:
             continue
 
-        setter(_get_incdec_value(match, incdec, url))
+        setter(_get_incdec_value(match, incdec, url, count))
         return url
 
     raise IncDecError("No number found in URL!", url)
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/navigate.feature b/tests/end2end/features/navigate.feature
index c43ff1c18..1041fcdee 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/navigate.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/navigate.feature
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ Feature: Using :navigate
         And I run :navigate up
         Then data/navigate should be loaded
 
+    Scenario: Navigating up by count
+        When I open data/navigate/sub/index.html
+        And I run :navigate up with count 2
+        Then data/navigate should be loaded
+
     # prev/next
 
     Scenario: Navigating to previous page
@@ -60,6 +65,16 @@ Feature: Using :navigate
         And I run :navigate increment
         Then the error "No number found in URL!" should be shown
 
+    Scenario: Incrementing number in URL by count
+        When I open data/numbers/3.txt
+        And I run :navigate increment with count 3
+        Then data/numbers/6.txt should be loaded
+
+    Scenario: Decrementing number in URL by count
+        When I open data/numbers/8.txt
+        And I run :navigate decrement with count 5
+        Then data/numbers/3.txt should be loaded
+
     Scenario: Setting url-incdec-segments
         When I set general -> url-incdec-segments to anchor
         And I open data/numbers/1.txt
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_urlutils.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_urlutils.py
index af0e62ed3..e036c4b9e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_urlutils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_urlutils.py
@@ -620,6 +620,33 @@ class TestIncDecNumber:
             base_url, incdec, segments={'host', 'path', 'query', 'anchor'})
         assert new_url == expected_url
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('incdec', ['increment', 'decrement'])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('value', [
+        '{}foo', 'foo{}', 'foo{}bar', '42foo{}'
+    ])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('url', [
+        'http://example.com:80/v1/path/{}/test',
+        'http://example.com:80/v1/query_test?value={}',
+        'http://example.com:80/v1/anchor_test#{}',
+        'http://host_{}_test.com:80',
+        'http://m4ny.c0m:80/number5/3very?where=yes#{}'
+    ])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('count', [1, 5, 100])
+    def test_incdec_number_count(self, incdec, value, url, count):
+        """Test incdec_number with valid URLs and a count."""
+        base_value = value.format(20)
+        if incdec == 'increment':
+            expected_value = value.format(20 + count)
+        else:
+            expected_value = value.format(20 - count)
+
+        base_url = QUrl(url.format(base_value))
+        expected_url = QUrl(url.format(expected_value))
+        new_url = urlutils.incdec_number(
+            base_url, incdec, count,
+            segments={'host', 'path', 'query', 'anchor'})
+        assert new_url == expected_url
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('number, expected, incdec', [
         ('01', '02', 'increment'),
         ('09', '10', 'increment'),