diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index 3eb81c9..d741029 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -698,6 +698,20 @@ function! s:stage_info(lnum) abort
   endif
 endfunction
 
+function! s:StageNext(count)
+  for i in range(a:count)
+    call search('^#\t.*','W')
+  endfor
+  return '.'
+endfunction
+
+function! s:StagePrevious(count)
+  for i in range(a:count)
+    call search('^#\t.*','Wbe')
+  endfor
+  return '.'
+endfunction
+
 function! s:StageReloadSeek(target,lnum1,lnum2)
   let jump = a:target
   let f = matchstr(getline(a:lnum1-1),'^#\t\%([[:alpha:] ]\+: *\)\=\zs.*')
@@ -2000,8 +2014,8 @@ function! s:BufReadIndex()
     call s:JumpInit()
     nunmap   <buffer>          P
     nunmap   <buffer>          ~
-    nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <C-N> :call search('^#\t.*','W')<Bar>.<CR>
-    nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <C-P> :call search('^#\t.*','Wbe')<Bar>.<CR>
+    nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <C-N> :<C-U>execute <SID>StageNext(v:count1)<CR>
+    nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <C-P> :<C-U>execute <SID>StagePrevious(v:count1)<CR>
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> - :<C-U>execute <SID>StageToggle(line('.'),line('.')+v:count1-1)<CR>
     xnoremap <buffer> <silent> - :<C-U>execute <SID>StageToggle(line("'<"),line("'>"))<CR>
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> a :<C-U>let b:fugitive_display_format += 1<Bar>exe <SID>BufReadIndex()<CR>