diff --git a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
index 0d80233a0..652eca2a5 100644
--- a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
+++ b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         "minutes": "minutes",
         "hours": "hours",
         "between": "between",
+        "previous": "previous value",
         "at": "at",
         "and": "and",
         "every": "every",
diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html b/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html
index 78392320e..082dc10b9 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
         },
         oneditprepare: function() {
             var node = this;
+            var previousValueType = {value:"prev",label:this._("inject.previous"),hasValue:false};
+
             $("#node-input-property").typedInput({default:this.propertyType||'msg',types:['msg','flow','global']});
             var operators = [
                 {v:"eq",t:"=="},
@@ -129,10 +131,10 @@
                     selectField.append($("<option></option>").val(operators[d].v).text(operators[d].t));
                 }
 
-                var valueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px; width: 145px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num']});
-                var btwnValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'num',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num']});
+                var valueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px; width: 145px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num',previousValueType]});
+                var btwnValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'num',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num',previousValueType]});
                 var btwnAndLabel = $('<span/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-label"}).text(" "+andLabel+" ").appendTo(row3);
-                var btwnValue2Field = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-value2",type:"text",style:"margin-left:2px;"}).appendTo(row3).typedInput({default:'num',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num']});
+                var btwnValue2Field = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-value2",type:"text",style:"margin-left:2px;"}).appendTo(row3).typedInput({default:'num',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num',previousValueType]});
 
                 var finalspan = $('<span/>',{style:"float: right;margin-right: 10px;"}).appendTo(row);
                 finalspan.append(' &#8594; <span class="node-input-rule-index">'+i+'</span> ');
diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.js b/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.js
index 55fe3f524..6bbb0f628 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.js
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.property = n.property;
         this.propertyType = n.propertyType || "msg";
         this.checkall = n.checkall || "true";
+        this.previousValue = null;
         var node = this;
         for (var i=0; i<this.rules.length; i+=1) {
             var rule = this.rules[i];
@@ -70,11 +71,19 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 for (var i=0; i<node.rules.length; i+=1) {
                     var rule = node.rules[i];
                     var test = prop;
-                    var v1 = RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty(rule.v,rule.vt,node,msg);
-                    var v2 = rule.v2;
-                    if (typeof v2 !== 'undefined') {
+                    var v1,v2;
+                    if (rule.vt === 'prev') {
+                        v1 = node.previousValue;
+                    } else {
+                        v1 = RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty(rule.v,rule.vt,node,msg);
+                    }
+                    v2 = rule.v2;
+                    if (rule.v2t === 'prev') {
+                        v2 = node.previousValue;
+                    } else if (typeof v2 !== 'undefined') {
                         v2 = RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty(rule.v2,rule.v2t,node,msg);
                     }
+                    node.previousValue = prop;
                     if (rule.t == "else") { test = elseflag; elseflag = true; }
                     if (operators[rule.t](test,v1,v2,rule.case)) {
                         onward.push(msg);