diff --git a/pronterface.py b/pronterface.py
index 5bbc342..07e3b42 100755
--- a/pronterface.py
+++ b/pronterface.py
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ class PronterWindow(wx.Frame,pronsole.pronsole):
 
         szbuttons=wx.GridBagSizer()
         
-        self.xyb = XYButtons(self.panel, self.moveXY, self.homeButtonClicked)
+        self.xyb = XYButtons(self.panel, self.moveXY, self.homeButtonClicked, self.spacebarAction)
         szbuttons.Add(self.xyb,pos=(0,1),flag=wx.ALIGN_CENTER)
         self.zb = ZButtons(self.panel, self.moveZ)
         szbuttons.Add(self.zb,pos=(0,2),flag=wx.ALIGN_CENTER)
@@ -748,7 +748,6 @@ class PronterWindow(wx.Frame,pronsole.pronsole):
         #uts.Layout()
         self.cbuttons_reload()
 
-
     def plate(self,e):
         import plater
         print "plate function activated"
@@ -1119,16 +1118,26 @@ class PronterWindow(wx.Frame,pronsole.pronsole):
             self.onecmd('home Z')
         if corner == 3: # lower-left
             self.onecmd('home')
+        # When user clicks on the XY control, the Z control no longer gets spacebar/repeat signals
+        self.zb.clearRepeat()
 
     def moveXY(self, x, y):
         if x != 0:
             self.onecmd('move X %s' % x)
         if y != 0:
             self.onecmd('move Y %s' % y)
+        # When user clicks on the XY control, the Z control no longer gets spacebar/repeat signals
+        self.zb.clearRepeat()
 
     def moveZ(self, z):
         if z != 0:
             self.onecmd('move Z %s' % z)
+        # When user clicks on the Z control, the XY control no longer gets spacebar/repeat signals
+        self.xyb.clearRepeat()
+
+    def spacebarAction(self):
+        self.zb.repeatLast()
+        self.xyb.repeatLast()
 
     def procbutton(self,e):
         try:
diff --git a/xybuttons.py b/xybuttons.py
index 8b29adf..17df951 100644
--- a/xybuttons.py
+++ b/xybuttons.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class XYButtons(BufferedCanvas):
     center = (124, 121)
     spacer = 7
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, moveCallback=None, cornerCallback=None, ID=-1):
+    def __init__(self, parent, moveCallback=None, cornerCallback=None, spacebarCallback=None, ID=-1):
         self.bg_bmp = wx.Image(imagefile("control_xy.png"),wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG).ConvertToBitmap()
         self.keypad_bmp = wx.Image(imagefile("arrow_keys.png"),wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG).ConvertToBitmap()
         self.keypad_idx = -1
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ class XYButtons(BufferedCanvas):
         self.corner = None
         self.moveCallback = moveCallback
         self.cornerCallback = cornerCallback
+        self.spacebarCallback = spacebarCallback
         self.enabled = False
+        # Remember the last clicked buttons, so we can repeat when spacebar pressed
+        self.lastMove = None
+        self.lastCorner = None
     
         BufferedCanvas.__init__(self, parent, ID)
         self.SetSize(self.bg_bmp.GetSize())
@@ -76,7 +80,17 @@ class XYButtons(BufferedCanvas):
     def enable(self):
         self.enabled = True
         self.update()
+
+    def repeatLast(self):
+        if self.lastMove:
+            self.moveCallback(*self.lastMove)
+        if self.lastCorner:
+            self.cornerCallback(self.lastCorner)
     
+    def clearRepeat(self):
+        self.lastMove = None
+        self.lastCorner = None
+
     def distanceToLine(self, pos, x1, y1, x2, y2):
         xlen = x2 - x1
         ylen = y2 - y1
@@ -273,8 +287,6 @@ class XYButtons(BufferedCanvas):
                 self.quadrant = 2
             elif evt.GetKeyCode() == wx.WXK_RIGHT:
                 self.quadrant = 0
-            elif evt.GetKeyCode() == wx.WXK_SPACE:
-                pass
             else:
                 evt.Skip()
                 return
@@ -283,6 +295,9 @@ class XYButtons(BufferedCanvas):
                 self.concentric = self.keypad_idx
                 x, y = self.getMovement()
                 self.moveCallback(x, y)
+        elif evt.GetKeyCode() == wx.WXK_SPACE:
+            self.spacebarCallback()
+
 
     def OnMotion(self, event):
         if not self.enabled:
@@ -335,9 +350,13 @@ class XYButtons(BufferedCanvas):
                     if self.quadrant != None:
                         x, y = self.getMovement()
                         if self.moveCallback:
+                            self.lastMove = (x, y)
+                            self.lastCorner = None
                             self.moveCallback(x, y)
                 elif self.corner != None:
                     if self.cornerCallback:
+                        self.lastCorner = self.corner
+                        self.lastMove = None
                         self.cornerCallback(self.corner)
         else:
             if self.keypad_idx == idx:
diff --git a/zbuttons.py b/zbuttons.py
index 5638e6f..e7a288c 100644
--- a/zbuttons.py
+++ b/zbuttons.py
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ class ZButtons(BufferedCanvas):
         self.orderOfMagnitudeIdx = 0 # 0 means '1', 1 means '10', 2 means '100', etc.
         self.moveCallback = moveCallback
         self.enabled = False
+        # Remember the last clicked value, so we can repeat when spacebar pressed
+        self.lastValue = None
 
         BufferedCanvas.__init__(self, parent, ID)
 
@@ -65,6 +67,13 @@ class ZButtons(BufferedCanvas):
         self.enabled = True
         self.update()
 
+    def repeatLast(self):
+        if self.lastValue:
+            self.moveCallback(self.lastValue)
+
+    def clearRepeat(self):
+        self.lastValue = None
+
     def lookupRange(self, ydist):
         idx = -1
         for d in ZButtons.button_ydistances:
@@ -143,6 +152,7 @@ class ZButtons(BufferedCanvas):
         if r >= 0:
             value = math.pow(10, self.orderOfMagnitudeIdx) * math.pow(10, r - 1) * d
             if self.moveCallback:
+                self.lastValue = value
                 self.moveCallback(value)
 
     def OnLeaveWindow(self, evt):