diff --git a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/funcs.el b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/funcs.el
index c4550ab9f..92f1b3617 100644
--- a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/funcs.el
+++ b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/funcs.el
@@ -184,6 +184,55 @@ Dedicated (locked) windows are left untouched."
   (interactive "p")
   (spacemacs/rotate-windows (* -1 count)))
 
+;; Note that this duplicates code from select-window-by-number, ideally should
+;; upstream this function into windows.el
+(defun spacemacs/get-window-by-number (i)
+  (let ((windows (car (gethash (selected-frame) window-numbering-table)))
+        window)
+    (if (and (>= i 0) (< i 10)
+             (setq window (aref windows i)))
+        window
+      (error "No window numbered %s" i))))
+
+(defun spacemacs/move-buffer-to-window (windownum follow-focus-p)
+  "Moves a buffer to a window, using the spacemacs numbering. follow-focus-p
+   controls whether focus moves to new window (with buffer), or stays on
+   current"
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((b (current-buffer))
+        (w1 (selected-window))
+        (w2 (spacemacs/get-window-by-number windownum)))
+    (unless (eq w1 w2)
+      (set-window-buffer w2 b)
+      (switch-to-prev-buffer)
+      (unrecord-window-buffer w1 b)))
+  (when follow-focus-p (select-window (spacemacs/get-window-by-number windownum))))
+
+(defun spacemacs/swap-buffers-to-window (windownum follow-focus-p)
+  "Swaps visible buffers between active window and selected window.
+   follow-focus-p controls whether focus moves to new window (with buffer), or
+   stays on current"
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((b1 (current-buffer))
+         (w1 (selected-window))
+         (w2 (spacemacs/get-window-by-number windownum))
+         (b2 (window-buffer w2)))
+    (unless (eq w1 w2)
+      (set-window-buffer w1 b2)
+      (set-window-buffer w2 b1)
+      (unrecord-window-buffer w1 b1)
+      (unrecord-window-buffer w2 b2)))
+  (when follow-focus-p (select-window-by-number windownum)))
+
+(dotimes (i 9)
+  (let ((n (+ i 1)))
+    (eval `(defun ,(intern (format "buffer-to-window-%s" n)) (&optional arg)
+              ,(format "Move buffer to the window with number %i." n)
+              (interactive "P")
+              (if arg
+                  (spacemacs/swap-buffers-to-window ,n t)
+                (spacemacs/move-buffer-to-window ,n t))))))
+
 (defun spacemacs/rename-file (filename &optional new-filename)
   "Rename FILENAME to NEW-FILENAME.
 
@@ -907,4 +956,3 @@ a split-side entry, its value must be usable as the SIDE argument for
                                             text-scale-mode-amount) 1)
                                   (if (car (window-margins))
                                       (car (window-margins)) 1)))))
-
diff --git a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el
index 891fe4695..d09bafc7c 100644
--- a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el
+++ b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@
   "bs"    'spacemacs/switch-to-scratch-buffer
   "bY"    'spacemacs/copy-whole-buffer-to-clipboard
   "bw"    'read-only-mode)
+(dotimes (i 9)
+  (let ((n (+ i 1)))
+    (spacemacs/set-leader-keys (format "b%i" n)
+      (intern (format "buffer-to-window-%s" n)))))
 ;; Cycling settings -----------------------------------------------------------
 (spacemacs/set-leader-keys "Tn" 'spacemacs/cycle-spacemacs-theme)
 ;; errors ---------------------------------------------------------------------