diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index af1ac0e..ce73bbe 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ static Shortcut shortcuts[] = {
 	{ TERMMOD,              XK_Y,           selpaste,       {.i =  0} },
 	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Insert,      selpaste,       {.i =  0} },
 	{ TERMMOD,              XK_Num_Lock,    numlock,        {.i =  0} },
+	{ TERMMOD,              XK_Escape,      keyboard_select,{.i =  0} },
 	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Page_Up,     kscrollup,      {.i = -1} },
 	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Page_Down,   kscrolldown,    {.i = -1} },
 };
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index b464854..a453705 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
+#include <X11/keysym.h>
+#include <X11/X.h>
 
 #include "st.h"
 #include "win.h"
@@ -2929,6 +2931,9 @@ tresize(int col, int row)
 {
 	int *bp;
 
+	if ( row < term.row  || col < term.col )
+		toggle_winmode(trt_kbdselect(XK_Escape, NULL, 0));
+
 	/* col and row are always MAX(_, 1)
 	if (col < 1 || row < 1) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "tresize: error resizing to %dx%d\n", col, row);
@@ -3097,3 +3102,220 @@ redraw(void)
 	tfulldirt();
 	draw();
 }
+
+void set_notifmode(int type, KeySym ksym) {
+	static char *lib[] = { " MOVE ", " SEL  "};
+	static Glyph *g, *deb, *fin;
+	static int col, bot;
+
+	if ( ksym == -1 ) {
+		free(g);
+		col = term.col, bot = term.bot;
+		g = xmalloc(col * sizeof(Glyph));
+		memcpy(g, term.line[bot], col * sizeof(Glyph));
+
+	}
+	else if ( ksym == -2 )
+		memcpy(term.line[bot], g, col * sizeof(Glyph));
+
+	if ( type < 2 ) {
+		char *z = lib[type];
+		for (deb = &term.line[bot][col - 6], fin = &term.line[bot][col]; deb < fin; z++, deb++)
+			deb->mode = ATTR_REVERSE,
+				deb->u = *z,
+				deb->fg = defaultfg, deb->bg = defaultbg;
+	}
+	else if ( type < 5 )
+		memcpy(term.line[bot], g, col * sizeof(Glyph));
+	else {
+		for (deb = &term.line[bot][0], fin = &term.line[bot][col]; deb < fin; deb++)
+			deb->mode = ATTR_REVERSE,
+				deb->u = ' ',
+				deb->fg = defaultfg, deb->bg = defaultbg;
+		term.line[bot][0].u = ksym;
+	}
+
+	term.dirty[bot] = 1;
+	drawregion(0, bot, col, bot + 1);
+}
+
+void select_or_drawcursor(int selectsearch_mode, int type) {
+	int done = 0;
+
+	if ( selectsearch_mode & 1 ) {
+		selextend(term.c.x, term.c.y, type, done);
+		xsetsel(getsel());
+	}
+	else
+		xdrawcursor(term.c.x, term.c.y, term.line[term.c.y][term.c.x],
+			    term.ocx, term.ocy, term.line[term.ocy][term.ocx]);
+}
+
+void search(int selectsearch_mode, Rune *target, int ptarget, int incr, int type, TCursor *cu) {
+	Rune *r;
+	int i, bound = (term.col * cu->y + cu->x) * (incr > 0) + incr;
+
+	for (i = term.col * term.c.y + term.c.x + incr; i != bound; i += incr) {
+		for (r = target; r - target < ptarget; r++) {
+			if ( *r == term.line[(i + r - target) / term.col][(i + r - target) % term.col].u ) {
+				if ( r - target == ptarget - 1 )     break;
+			} else {
+				r = NULL;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if ( r != NULL )    break;
+	}
+
+	if ( i != bound ) {
+		term.c.y = i / term.col, term.c.x = i % term.col;
+		select_or_drawcursor(selectsearch_mode, type);
+	}
+}
+
+int trt_kbdselect(KeySym ksym, char *buf, int len) {
+	static TCursor cu;
+	static Rune target[64];
+	static int type = 1, ptarget, in_use;
+	static int sens, quant;
+	static char selectsearch_mode;
+	int i, bound, *xy;
+
+
+	if ( selectsearch_mode & 2 ) {
+		if ( ksym == XK_Return ) {
+			selectsearch_mode ^= 2;
+			set_notifmode(selectsearch_mode, -2);
+			if ( ksym == XK_Escape )    ptarget = 0;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else if ( ksym == XK_BackSpace ) {
+			if ( !ptarget )     return 0;
+			term.line[term.bot][ptarget--].u = ' ';
+		}
+		else if ( len < 1 ) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else if ( ptarget == term.col  || ksym == XK_Escape ) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else {
+			utf8decode(buf, &target[ptarget++], len);
+			term.line[term.bot][ptarget].u = target[ptarget - 1];
+		}
+
+		if ( ksym != XK_BackSpace )
+			search(selectsearch_mode, &target[0], ptarget, sens, type, &cu);
+
+		term.dirty[term.bot] = 1;
+		drawregion(0, term.bot, term.col, term.bot + 1);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	switch ( ksym ) {
+	case -1 :
+		in_use = 1;
+		cu.x = term.c.x, cu.y = term.c.y;
+		set_notifmode(0, ksym);
+		return MODE_KBDSELECT;
+	case XK_s :
+		if ( selectsearch_mode & 1 )
+			selclear();
+		else
+			selstart(term.c.x, term.c.y, 0);
+		set_notifmode(selectsearch_mode ^= 1, ksym);
+		break;
+	case XK_t :
+		selextend(term.c.x, term.c.y, type ^= 3, i = 0);  /* 2 fois */
+		selextend(term.c.x, term.c.y, type, i = 0);
+		break;
+	case XK_slash :
+	case XK_KP_Divide :
+	case XK_question :
+		ksym &= XK_question;                /* Divide to slash */
+		sens = (ksym == XK_slash) ? -1 : 1;
+		ptarget = 0;
+		set_notifmode(15, ksym);
+		selectsearch_mode ^= 2;
+		break;
+	case XK_Escape :
+		if ( !in_use )  break;
+		selclear();
+	case XK_Return :
+		set_notifmode(4, ksym);
+		term.c.x = cu.x, term.c.y = cu.y;
+		select_or_drawcursor(selectsearch_mode = 0, type);
+		in_use = quant = 0;
+		return MODE_KBDSELECT;
+	case XK_n :
+	case XK_N :
+		if ( ptarget )
+			search(selectsearch_mode, &target[0], ptarget, (ksym == XK_n) ? -1 : 1, type, &cu);
+		break;
+	case XK_BackSpace :
+		term.c.x = 0;
+		select_or_drawcursor(selectsearch_mode, type);
+		break;
+	case XK_dollar :
+		term.c.x = term.col - 1;
+		select_or_drawcursor(selectsearch_mode, type);
+		break;
+	case XK_Home :
+		term.c.x = 0, term.c.y = 0;
+		select_or_drawcursor(selectsearch_mode, type);
+		break;
+	case XK_End :
+		term.c.x = cu.x, term.c.y = cu.y;
+		select_or_drawcursor(selectsearch_mode, type);
+		break;
+	case XK_Page_Up :
+	case XK_Page_Down :
+		term.c.y = (ksym == XK_Prior ) ? 0 : cu.y;
+		select_or_drawcursor(selectsearch_mode, type);
+		break;
+	case XK_exclam :
+		term.c.x = term.col >> 1;
+		select_or_drawcursor(selectsearch_mode, type);
+		break;
+	case XK_asterisk :
+	case XK_KP_Multiply :
+		term.c.x = term.col >> 1;
+	case XK_underscore :
+		term.c.y = cu.y >> 1;
+		select_or_drawcursor(selectsearch_mode, type);
+		break;
+	default :
+		if ( ksym >= XK_0 && ksym <= XK_9 ) {               /* 0-9 keyboard */
+			quant = (quant * 10) + (ksym ^ XK_0);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else if ( ksym >= XK_KP_0 && ksym <= XK_KP_9 ) {    /* 0-9 numpad */
+			quant = (quant * 10) + (ksym ^ XK_KP_0);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else if ( ksym == XK_k || ksym == XK_h )
+			i = ksym & 1;
+		else if ( ksym == XK_l || ksym == XK_j )
+			i = ((ksym & 6) | 4) >> 1;
+		else if ( (XK_Home & ksym) != XK_Home || (i = (ksym ^ XK_Home) - 1) > 3 )
+			break;
+
+		xy = (i & 1) ? &term.c.y : &term.c.x;
+		sens = (i & 2) ? 1 : -1;
+		bound = (i >> 1 ^ 1) ? 0 : (i ^ 3) ? term.col - 1 : term.bot;
+
+		if ( quant == 0 )
+			quant++;
+
+		if ( *xy == bound && ((sens < 0 && bound == 0) || (sens > 0 && bound > 0)) )
+			break;
+
+		*xy += quant * sens;
+		if ( *xy < 0 || ( bound > 0 && *xy > bound) )
+			*xy = bound;
+
+		select_or_drawcursor(selectsearch_mode, type);
+	}
+	quant = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
index 514ec08..5a4fbf3 100644
--- a/st.h
+++ b/st.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ size_t utf8encode(Rune, char *);
 void *xmalloc(size_t);
 void *xrealloc(void *, size_t);
 char *xstrdup(const char *);
+int  trt_kbdselect(KeySym, char *, int);
 
 /* config.h globals */
 extern char *utmp;
diff --git a/win.h b/win.h
index 6de960d..4d25380 100644
--- a/win.h
+++ b/win.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ enum win_mode {
 	MODE_NUMLOCK     = 1 << 17,
 	MODE_MOUSE       = MODE_MOUSEBTN|MODE_MOUSEMOTION|MODE_MOUSEX10\
 	                  |MODE_MOUSEMANY,
+	MODE_KBDSELECT   = 1 << 18,
 };
 
 void xbell(void);
@@ -38,4 +39,6 @@ void xsetmode(int, unsigned int);
 void xsetpointermotion(int);
 void xsetsel(char *);
 int xstartdraw(void);
+void toggle_winmode(int);
+void keyboard_select(const Arg *);
 void xximspot(int, int);
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 67cd236..0c3fc44 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -1856,6 +1856,12 @@ kpress(XEvent *ev)
 	} else {
 		len = XLookupString(e, buf, sizeof buf, &ksym, NULL);
 	}
+	if ( IS_SET(MODE_KBDSELECT) ) {
+		if ( match(XK_NO_MOD, e->state) ||
+		     (XK_Shift_L | XK_Shift_R) & e->state )
+			win.mode ^= trt_kbdselect(ksym, buf, len);
+		return;
+	}
 	/* 1. shortcuts */
 	for (bp = shortcuts; bp < shortcuts + LEN(shortcuts); bp++) {
 		if (ksym == bp->keysym && match(bp->mod, e->state)) {
@@ -2033,6 +2039,14 @@ usage(void)
 	    " [stty_args ...]\n", argv0, argv0);
 }
 
+void toggle_winmode(int flag) {
+	win.mode ^= flag;
+}
+
+void keyboard_select(const Arg *dummy) {
+	win.mode ^= trt_kbdselect(-1, NULL, 0);
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {