diff --git a/internal/action/actions.go b/internal/action/actions.go
index 4aeba6f3..3db9af31 100644
--- a/internal/action/actions.go
+++ b/internal/action/actions.go
@@ -1483,6 +1483,41 @@ func (h *BufPane) SpawnMultiCursor() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// SpawnMultiCursorUp creates additional cursor, at the same X (if possible), one Y less.
+func (h *BufPane) SpawnMultiCursorUp() bool {
+	if h.Cursor.Y == 0 {
+		return false
+	} else {
+		h.Cursor.GotoLoc(buffer.Loc{h.Cursor.X, h.Cursor.Y - 1})
+		h.Cursor.Relocate()
+	}
+
+	c := buffer.NewCursor(h.Buf, buffer.Loc{h.Cursor.X, h.Cursor.Y + 1})
+	h.Buf.AddCursor(c)
+	h.Buf.SetCurCursor(h.Buf.NumCursors() - 1)
+	h.Buf.MergeCursors()
+
+	h.Relocate()
+	return true
+}
+
+// SpawnMultiCursorUp creates additional cursor, at the same X (if possible), one Y more.
+func (h *BufPane) SpawnMultiCursorDown() bool {
+	if h.Cursor.Y+1 == h.Buf.LinesNum() {
+		return false
+	} else {
+		h.Cursor.GotoLoc(buffer.Loc{h.Cursor.X, h.Cursor.Y + 1})
+		h.Cursor.Relocate()
+	}
+
+	c := buffer.NewCursor(h.Buf, buffer.Loc{h.Cursor.X, h.Cursor.Y - 1})
+	h.Buf.AddCursor(c)
+	h.Buf.SetCurCursor(h.Buf.NumCursors() - 1)
+	h.Buf.MergeCursors()
+	h.Relocate()
+	return true
+}
+
 // SpawnMultiCursorSelect adds a cursor at the beginning of each line of a selection
 func (h *BufPane) SpawnMultiCursorSelect() bool {
 	// Avoid cases where multiple cursors already exist, that would create problems
diff --git a/internal/action/bufpane.go b/internal/action/bufpane.go
index 12c50e19..bb79d756 100644
--- a/internal/action/bufpane.go
+++ b/internal/action/bufpane.go
@@ -595,6 +595,8 @@ var BufKeyActions = map[string]BufKeyAction{
 	"ScrollUp":               (*BufPane).ScrollUpAction,
 	"ScrollDown":             (*BufPane).ScrollDownAction,
 	"SpawnMultiCursor":       (*BufPane).SpawnMultiCursor,
+	"SpawnMultiCursorUp":     (*BufPane).SpawnMultiCursorUp,
+	"SpawnMultiCursorDown":   (*BufPane).SpawnMultiCursorDown,
 	"SpawnMultiCursorSelect": (*BufPane).SpawnMultiCursorSelect,
 	"RemoveMultiCursor":      (*BufPane).RemoveMultiCursor,
 	"RemoveAllMultiCursors":  (*BufPane).RemoveAllMultiCursors,
diff --git a/internal/action/defaults_darwin.go b/internal/action/defaults_darwin.go
index acd3a6ff..45b6359a 100644
--- a/internal/action/defaults_darwin.go
+++ b/internal/action/defaults_darwin.go
@@ -96,10 +96,12 @@ func DefaultBindings() map[string]string {
 		"MouseMiddle":    "PastePrimary",
 		"Ctrl-MouseLeft": "MouseMultiCursor",
 
-		"Alt-n": "SpawnMultiCursor",
-		"Alt-m": "SpawnMultiCursorSelect",
-		"Alt-p": "RemoveMultiCursor",
-		"Alt-c": "RemoveAllMultiCursors",
-		"Alt-x": "SkipMultiCursor",
+		"Alt-n":        "SpawnMultiCursor",
+		"AltShiftUp":   "SpawnMultiCursorUp",
+		"AltShiftDown": "SpawnMultiCursorDown",
+		"Alt-m":        "SpawnMultiCursorSelect",
+		"Alt-p":        "RemoveMultiCursor",
+		"Alt-c":        "RemoveAllMultiCursors",
+		"Alt-x":        "SkipMultiCursor",
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/action/defaults_other.go b/internal/action/defaults_other.go
index ff05a89d..1ee40648 100644
--- a/internal/action/defaults_other.go
+++ b/internal/action/defaults_other.go
@@ -98,10 +98,12 @@ func DefaultBindings() map[string]string {
 		"MouseMiddle":    "PastePrimary",
 		"Ctrl-MouseLeft": "MouseMultiCursor",
 
-		"Alt-n": "SpawnMultiCursor",
-		"Alt-m": "SpawnMultiCursorSelect",
-		"Alt-p": "RemoveMultiCursor",
-		"Alt-c": "RemoveAllMultiCursors",
-		"Alt-x": "SkipMultiCursor",
+		"Alt-n":        "SpawnMultiCursor",
+		"Alt-m":        "SpawnMultiCursorSelect",
+		"AltShiftUp":   "SpawnMultiCursorUp",
+		"AltShiftDown": "SpawnMultiCursorDown",
+		"Alt-p":        "RemoveMultiCursor",
+		"Alt-c":        "RemoveAllMultiCursors",
+		"Alt-x":        "SkipMultiCursor",
 	}
 }