diff --git a/doc/org.texi b/doc/org.texi
index a257f29af..9b2c6a2f7 100644
--- a/doc/org.texi
+++ b/doc/org.texi
@@ -5875,7 +5875,7 @@ in @b{bold}.
 14            @result{} @b{2006}-@b{06}-14
 12            @result{} @b{2006}-@b{07}-12
 2/5           @result{} @b{2007}-02-05
-Fri           @result{} nearest Friday (default date or later)
+Fri           @result{} nearest Friday after the default date
 sep 15        @result{} @b{2006}-09-15
 feb 15        @result{} @b{2007}-02-15
 sep 12 9      @result{} 2009-09-12
@@ -5900,7 +5900,8 @@ the abbreviation of day name, the date will be the Nth such day, e.g.:
 +4            @result{} same as above
 +2w           @result{} two weeks from today
 ++5           @result{} five days from default date
-+2tue         @result{} second Tuesday from now.
++2tue         @result{} second Tuesday from now
+-wed          @result{} last Wednesday
 @end example
 
 @vindex parse-time-months
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index bbbeb7afe..cf5c9a96a 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -16141,7 +16141,8 @@ mean next year.  For details, see the manual.  A few examples:
   12:45         --> today 12:45
   22 sept 0:34  --> currentyear-09-22 0:34
   12            --> currentyear-currentmonth-12
-  Fri           --> nearest Friday (today or later)
+  Fri           --> nearest Friday after today
+  -Tue          --> last Tuesday
   etc.
 
 Furthermore you can specify a relative date by giving, as the *first* thing
@@ -16529,7 +16530,12 @@ DEF-FLAG   is t when a double ++ or -- indicates shift relative to
       (if wday1
 	  (progn
 	    (setq delta (mod (+ 7 (- wday1 wday)) 7))
-	    (if (= dir ?-) (setq delta (- delta 7)))
+	    (if (= delta 0) (setq delta 7))
+	    (if (= dir ?-)
+		(progn
+		  (setq delta (- delta 7))
+		  (if (= delta 0) (setq delta -7))
+		  ))
 	    (if (> n 1) (setq delta (+ delta (* (1- n) (if (= dir ?-) -7 7)))))
 	    (list delta "d" rel))
 	(list (* n (if (= dir ?-) -1 1)) what rel)))))