diff --git a/cmd/micro/bindings.go b/cmd/micro/bindings.go
index c3af4cb9..8ef5ada4 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/bindings.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/bindings.go
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ var bindingActions = map[string]func(*View) bool{
 	"AddTab":              (*View).AddTab,
 	"PreviousTab":         (*View).PreviousTab,
 	"NextTab":             (*View).NextTab,
+	"NextSplit":           (*View).NextSplit,
+	"PreviousSplit":       (*View).PreviousSplit,
 }
 
 var bindingKeys = map[string]tcell.Key{
@@ -398,6 +400,7 @@ func DefaultBindings() map[string]string {
 		"CtrlB":          "ShellMode",
 		"CtrlQ":          "Quit",
 		"CtrlE":          "CommandMode",
+		"CtrlW":          "NextSplit",
 
 		// Emacs-style keybindings
 		"Alt-f": "WordRight",
@@ -1170,6 +1173,28 @@ func (v *View) NextTab() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// Changes the view to the next split
+func (v *View) NextSplit() bool {
+	tab := tabs[curTab]
+	if tab.curView < len(tab.views)-1 {
+		tab.curView++
+	} else {
+		tab.curView = 0
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Changes the view to the previous split
+func (v *View) PreviousSplit() bool {
+	tab := tabs[curTab]
+	if tab.curView > 0 {
+		tab.curView--
+	} else {
+		tab.curView = len(tab.views) - 1
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // None is no action
 func None() bool {
 	return false
diff --git a/cmd/micro/view.go b/cmd/micro/view.go
index 79d1dfa3..2f5a15a4 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/view.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/view.go
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ func (v *View) DisplayView() {
 						lineIndentStyle = style
 					}
 				}
-				if settings["cursorline"].(bool) && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == lineN+v.Topline {
+				if settings["cursorline"].(bool) && tabs[curTab].curView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == lineN+v.Topline {
 					if style, ok := colorscheme["cursor-line"]; ok {
 						fg, _, _ := style.Decompose()
 						lineIndentStyle = lineIndentStyle.Background(fg)
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ func (v *View) DisplayView() {
 
 		for i := 0; i < v.width-((x-v.x)-v.leftCol); i++ {
 			lineStyle := defStyle
-			if settings["cursorline"].(bool) && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == lineN+v.Topline {
+			if settings["cursorline"].(bool) && tabs[curTab].curView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == lineN+v.Topline {
 				if style, ok := colorscheme["cursor-line"]; ok {
 					fg, _, _ := style.Decompose()
 					lineStyle = lineStyle.Background(fg)