diff --git a/features/mark-more.feature b/features/mark-more.feature
index 6317823..9e35a30 100644
--- a/features/mark-more.feature
+++ b/features/mark-more.feature
@@ -39,3 +39,43 @@ Feature: Marking multiple parts of the buffer
     And I press "C-- M->"
     And I type "more"
     Then I should see "Here's more, more and text"
+
+  Scenario: Marking prev like this, cursors
+    When I insert "This text has the word text in it"
+    And I select the last "text"
+    And I press "M-<"
+    Then I should have 2 cursors
+
+  Scenario: Marking prev like this, region
+    Given I turn on delete-selection-mode
+    When I insert "This text has the word text in it"
+    And I select the last "text"
+    And I press "M-<"
+    And I type "sentence"
+    Then I should see "This sentence has the word sentence in it"
+
+  Scenario: Skipping a prev mark
+    Given I turn on delete-selection-mode
+    When I insert "Here's text, text and text"
+    And I select the last "text"
+    And I press "M-<"
+    And I press "C-0 M-<"
+    And I type "more"
+    Then I should see "Here's more, text and more"
+
+  Scenario: Removing first fake
+    When I insert "Here's text, text and text"
+    And I select the last "text"
+    And I press "M-<"
+    And I press "C-- M-<"
+    Then I should have one cursor
+
+  Scenario: Removing first mark
+    Given I turn on delete-selection-mode
+    When I insert "Here's text, text and text"
+    And I select the last "text"
+    And I press "M-<"
+    And I press "M-<"
+    And I press "C-- M-<"
+    And I type "more"
+    Then I should see "Here's text, more and more"
diff --git a/features/step-definitions/multiple-cursors-steps.el b/features/step-definitions/multiple-cursors-steps.el
index 3ecc367..fb4c075 100644
--- a/features/step-definitions/multiple-cursors-steps.el
+++ b/features/step-definitions/multiple-cursors-steps.el
@@ -82,3 +82,11 @@
               (message "Can not go to character '%s' since it does not exist in the current buffer: %s"))
           (assert search nil message word (espuds-buffer-contents))
           (if (string-equal "front" pos) (backward-word)))))
+
+(When "^I select the last \"\\(.+\\)\"$"
+      (lambda (text)
+        (goto-char (point-max))
+        (let ((search (re-search-backward text nil t)))
+          (assert search nil "The text '%s' was not found in the current buffer." text))
+        (set-mark (point))
+        (re-search-forward text)))
diff --git a/features/support/env.el b/features/support/env.el
index 108e0b2..ac605b0 100644
--- a/features/support/env.el
+++ b/features/support/env.el
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  (mm/clear-all)
  (global-set-key (kbd "C->") 'mark-next-like-this)
  (global-set-key (kbd "M->") 'mc/mark-next-like-this)
+ (global-set-key (kbd "M-<") 'mc/mark-previous-like-this)
  (global-set-key (kbd "H-SPC") 'set-rectangular-region-anchor)
  (switch-to-buffer
   (get-buffer-create "*multiple-cursors*"))
diff --git a/mc-mark-more.el b/mc-mark-more.el
index 75e93f7..e57f7ab 100644
--- a/mc-mark-more.el
+++ b/mc-mark-more.el
@@ -16,6 +16,21 @@
      (setq end (max end (mc/cursor-end cursor))))
     end))
 
+(defun mc/first-region-start ()
+  (let ((beg (min (mark) (point))))
+    (mc/for-each-fake-cursor
+     (setq beg (min beg (mc/cursor-beg cursor))))
+    beg))
+
+(defun mc/furthest-cursor-before-point ()
+  (let ((beg (min (mark) (point)))
+        furthest)
+    (mc/for-each-fake-cursor
+     (when (< (mc/cursor-beg cursor) beg)
+       (setq beg (mc/cursor-beg cursor))
+       (setq furthest cursor)))
+    furthest))
+
 (defun mc/furthest-cursor-after-point ()
   (let ((end (max (mark) (point)))
         furthest)
@@ -33,6 +48,7 @@
                             (mc/cursor-end cursor))))
     strings))
 
+;;;###autoload
 (defun mc/mark-next-like-this (arg)
   "Find and mark the next part of the buffer matching the currently active region
 With negative ARG, delete the last one instead.
@@ -61,4 +77,33 @@ With zero ARG, skip the last one and mark next."
       (multiple-cursors-mode 1)
     (multiple-cursors-mode 0)))
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun mc/mark-previous-like-this (arg)
+  "Find and mark the previous part of the buffer matching the currently active region
+With negative ARG, delete the last one instead.
+With zero ARG, skip the last one and mark next."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (unless (region-active-p)
+    (error "Mark a region to match first."))
+  (when (< arg 0)
+    (mc/remove-fake-cursor (mc/furthest-cursor-before-point)))
+  (when (>= arg 0)
+    (let ((case-fold-search nil)
+          (point-first (< (point) (mark)))
+          (re (regexp-opt (mc/region-strings)))
+          (furthest-cursor (mc/furthest-cursor-before-point)))
+      (mc/save-excursion
+       (goto-char (mc/first-region-start))
+       (when (= arg 0)
+         (mc/remove-fake-cursor furthest-cursor))
+       (if (search-backward-regexp re nil t)
+           (progn
+             (push-mark (match-end 0))
+             (unless point-first (exchange-point-and-mark))
+             (mc/create-fake-cursor-at-point))
+         (error "no more found backward")))))
+  (if (> (mc/num-cursors) 1)
+      (multiple-cursors-mode 1)
+    (multiple-cursors-mode 0)))
+
 (provide 'mc-mark-more)
diff --git a/multiple-cursors-core.el b/multiple-cursors-core.el
index a24ebc7..fffacbb 100644
--- a/multiple-cursors-core.el
+++ b/multiple-cursors-core.el
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ for running commands with multiple cursors.")
                                      mc/edit-ends-of-lines
                                      mc/edit-beginnings-of-lines
                                      mc/mark-next-like-this
+                                     mc/mark-previous-like-this
                                      mc/cycle-forward
                                      mc/cycle-backward
                                      rrm/switch-to-multiple-cursors