diff --git a/daq/src/aaredaq/daq.py b/daq/src/aaredaq/daq.py
index 7e53518f..f3667a45 100644
--- a/daq/src/aaredaq/daq.py
+++ b/daq/src/aaredaq/daq.py
@@ -198,9 +198,7 @@ class AareDAQ:
     def omega(self) -> float:
         return self.__devs.aerotech.omega
 
-    @omega.setter
-    def omega(self, val: float):
-        self.__cfg.set_busy(BeamlineStateEnum.SampleAlignment)
+    def __omega(self, val: float):
         self.__saved_box = None
         if -2000 < val < 2000:
             try:
@@ -215,6 +213,16 @@ class AareDAQ:
             logger.error("Omega has to be between -2000 and 2000 degrees")
             raise ValueError("Omega has to be between -2000 and 2000 degrees (for now)")
 
+    @omega.setter
+    def omega(self, val: float):
+        self.__cfg.set_busy(BeamlineStateEnum.SampleAlignment)
+        self.__omega(val)
+
+    def omega_rel(self, val: float):
+        self.__cfg.set_busy(BeamlineStateEnum.SampleAlignment)
+        curr_omega = self.__devs.aerotech.omega
+        self.__omega(curr_omega + val)
+
     @property
     def zoom(self) -> float:
         return self.__devs.zoom
diff --git a/daq/src/aaredaq/server.py b/daq/src/aaredaq/server.py
index 60c3729e..283317d4 100644
--- a/daq/src/aaredaq/server.py
+++ b/daq/src/aaredaq/server.py
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ async def omega(val: float, token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
     daq.omega = val
     return "OK"
 
+@app.put("/beamline/omega_rel")
+async def omega(val: float, token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
+    logger.debug(f"Moving omega by {val}")
+    auth.check_jwt_rw(cfg, auth.parse_token(token))
+    daq.omega_rel(val)
+    return "OK"
 
 @app.put("/beamline/light")
 async def light(val: float, token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
diff --git a/gui/src/aaregui/main_window.py b/gui/src/aaregui/main_window.py
index e4d5bd32..4edf83ee 100644
--- a/gui/src/aaregui/main_window.py
+++ b/gui/src/aaregui/main_window.py
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.raster.omega.connect(self.daq.set_omega)
         self.raster.smargon.connect(self.daq.move_smargon)
 
+        self.beamline.omega_panel.set_omega_rel.connect(self.daq.set_omega_rel)
         self.beamline.omega_panel.set_omega.connect(self.daq.set_omega)
         self.sample_camera.set_omega.connect(self.daq.set_omega)
         self.beamline.zoom_panel.zoom.connect(self.daq.zoom)
diff --git a/gui/src/aaregui/panels/omega_panel.py b/gui/src/aaregui/panels/omega_panel.py
index 338167d3..566770b0 100644
--- a/gui/src/aaregui/panels/omega_panel.py
+++ b/gui/src/aaregui/panels/omega_panel.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class OmegaEntryWidget(QWidget):
 
 class OmegaPanel(QWidget):
     set_omega = Signal(float)
+    set_omega_rel = Signal(float)
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ class OmegaPanel(QWidget):
     @Slot(dict)
     def omega_button_pressed(self, payload: dict):
         if "rel" in payload:
-            self.set_omega.emit(self.__omega + payload["rel"])
+            self.set_omega_rel.emit(payload["rel"])
         elif "abs" in payload:
             self.set_omega.emit(payload["abs"])
 
diff --git a/gui/src/aaregui/threads/daq_worker.py b/gui/src/aaregui/threads/daq_worker.py
index 934b816e..c69a6fff 100644
--- a/gui/src/aaregui/threads/daq_worker.py
+++ b/gui/src/aaregui/threads/daq_worker.py
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ class DAQWorker(QObject):
     def set_omega(self, f: float):
         self.generic_put(f"beamline/omega?val={f:.3f}")
 
+    @Slot(float)
+    def set_omega_rel(self, f: float):
+        self.generic_put(f"beamline/omega_rel?val={f:.3f}")
+
     @Slot(float)
     def zoom(self, f: float):
         self.generic_put(f"beamline/zoom?val={f:.3f}")