diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 806ed3c..b52398f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ To see a full list of available commands, use the *commands* property.
 If you are following along on your home network and are connected to your Roku, you should see it doing stuff. *Cool!*
 
 
+Iterable Functions
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If there is a command that could require multiple button presses with regular physical remote usage, it can be sent multiple times in one call.
+
+The `volume_up`, `volume_down`, `channel_up`, `channel_down`, `backspace`, `up`, `down`, `left`, `right`, and `back` commands can all accept an integer parameter to run that command that amount of times.
+::
+    >>> roku.volume_down(3)
+    >>> roku.volume_up(5)
+    >>> roku.down(4)
+
 Apps
 ~~~~
 
diff --git a/roku/core.py b/roku/core.py
index b171723..e7e285c 100644
--- a/roku/core.py
+++ b/roku/core.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
     'poweroff': 'PowerOff',
 }
 
+ITERABLE_COMMANDS = ('volume_up', 'volume_down', 'channel_up', 'channel_down', 'backspace', 'up', 'down', 'left', 'right', 'back')
+
 SENSORS = ('acceleration', 'magnetic', 'orientation', 'rotation')
 
 TOUCH_OPS = ('up', 'down', 'press', 'move', 'cancel')
@@ -169,6 +171,11 @@ def command(*args, **kwargs):
                 keys = ['%s.%s' % (name, axis) for axis in ('x', 'y', 'z')]
                 params = dict(zip(keys, args))
                 self.input(params)
+            elif name in ITERABLE_COMMANDS:
+                iterations = args[0] if len(args[0]) > 0 else 1
+                path = '/keypress/%s' % COMMANDS[name]
+                for _ in range(iterations):
+                    self._post(path)
             elif name == 'literal':
                 for char in args[0]:
                     path = '/keypress/%s_%s' % (COMMANDS[name], quote_plus(char))