diff --git a/appJar/appjar.py b/appJar/appjar.py
index b5bc576..2bcbbb0 100644
--- a/appJar/appjar.py
+++ b/appJar/appjar.py
@@ -5185,6 +5185,11 @@ def stopFrame(self):
                             self._getContainerProperty('type'))
         self.stopContainer()
 
+    def raiseFrame(self, title):
+        ''' will bring the named frame in front of any others '''
+        gui.trace("Raising frame: %s", title)
+        self.widgetManager.get(self.Widgets.Frame, title).lift()
+
 #####################################
 # SubWindows
 #####################################
diff --git a/examples/issues/issue345.py b/examples/issues/issue345.py
index da22339..4c41223 100644
--- a/examples/issues/issue345.py
+++ b/examples/issues/issue345.py
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 current = 0
 
 def up():
-
     global current
-    current += 1
-    if current > 5: current = 1
-    app.getFrameWidget(str(current)).lift()
+    current = 1 if current > 4 else current + 1
+    app.raiseFrame(str(current))
 
 with gui() as app:
     with app.frame("1", bg='red', row=0, column=0):