diff --git a/extra/ui/gadgets/editors/editors.factor b/extra/ui/gadgets/editors/editors.factor
index a6674aef5f..507dc932a4 100755
--- a/extra/ui/gadgets/editors/editors.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/gadgets/editors/editors.factor
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ editor "selection" f {
     { T{ key-down f { S+ } "RIGHT" } select-next-character }
     { T{ key-down f { S+ } "UP" } select-previous-line }
     { T{ key-down f { S+ } "DOWN" } select-next-line }
-    { T{ key-down f { S+ C+ } "LEFT" } select-previous-line }
-    { T{ key-down f { S+ C+ } "RIGHT" } select-next-line }
+    { T{ key-down f { S+ C+ } "LEFT" } select-previous-word }
+    { T{ key-down f { S+ C+ } "RIGHT" } select-next-word }
     { T{ key-down f { S+ } "HOME" } select-start-of-line }
     { T{ key-down f { S+ } "END" } select-end-of-line }
     { T{ key-down f { S+ C+ } "HOME" } select-start-of-document }