diff --git a/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh b/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh
index 82a2f3040..0a61f97e9 100644
--- a/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ bindkey '^N' down-history
 bindkey '^?' backward-delete-char
 bindkey '^h' backward-delete-char
 bindkey '^w' backward-kill-word
+bindkey '^k' kill-line
+bindkey '^y' yank
 
 # allow ctrl-r to perform backward search in history
 bindkey '^r' history-incremental-search-backward
@@ -35,6 +37,10 @@ bindkey '^r' history-incremental-search-backward
 bindkey '^a' beginning-of-line
 bindkey '^e' end-of-line
 
+# char movement
+bindkey '^b' backward-char
+bindkey '^f' forward-char
+
 # if mode indicator wasn't setup by theme, define default
 if [[ "$MODE_INDICATOR" == "" ]]; then
   MODE_INDICATOR="%{$fg_bold[red]%}<%{$fg[red]%}<<%{$reset_color%}"