diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index c39e74104..31944b170 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -321,10 +321,30 @@ static int key_parse(const char **bind)
         }
     }
 
+    if (strncasecmp(*bind, "alt", 3) == 0) {
+            return 0x300+toupper(bind[0][4]) - 'A' + 1;
+    }
+
     if (strncasecmp(*bind, "tab", 3) == 0) {
         return T_KEY_TAB;
     }
 
+    if (strncasecmp(*bind, "up", 2) == 0) {
+        return KEY_UP;
+    }
+
+    if (strncasecmp(*bind, "down", 4) == 0) {
+        return KEY_DOWN;
+    }
+
+    if (strncasecmp(*bind, "right", 5) == 0) {
+        return KEY_RIGHT;
+    }
+
+    if (strncasecmp(*bind, "left", 4) == 0) {
+        return KEY_LEFT;
+    }
+
     if (strncasecmp(*bind, "page", 4) == 0) {
         return len == 6 ? KEY_PPAGE : KEY_NPAGE;
     }
diff --git a/src/toxic_constants.h b/src/toxic_constants.h
index cf80e55e3..c5dd9e780 100644
--- a/src/toxic_constants.h
+++ b/src/toxic_constants.h
@@ -70,6 +70,33 @@
 #define T_KEY_C_DOWN     0x20D    /* ctrl-down arrow */
 #define T_KEY_TAB        0x09     /* TAB key */
 
+#define T_KEY_A_A        0x301
+#define T_KEY_A_B        0x302
+#define T_KEY_A_C        0x303
+#define T_KEY_A_D        0x304
+#define T_KEY_A_E        0x305
+#define T_KEY_A_F        0x306
+#define T_KEY_A_G        0x307
+#define T_KEY_A_H        0x308
+#define T_KEY_A_I        0x309
+#define T_KEY_A_J        0x30a
+#define T_KEY_A_K        0x30b
+#define T_KEY_A_L        0x30c
+#define T_KEY_A_M        0x30d
+#define T_KEY_A_N        0x30e
+#define T_KEY_A_O        0x30f
+#define T_KEY_A_P        0x310
+#define T_KEY_A_Q        0x311
+#define T_KEY_A_R        0x312
+#define T_KEY_A_S        0x313
+#define T_KEY_A_T        0x314
+#define T_KEY_A_U        0x315
+#define T_KEY_A_V        0x316
+#define T_KEY_A_W        0x317
+#define T_KEY_A_X        0x318
+#define T_KEY_A_Y        0x319
+#define T_KEY_A_Z        0x31a
+
 #define ONLINE_CHAR  "o"
 #define OFFLINE_CHAR "o"
 
diff --git a/src/windows.c b/src/windows.c
index ca955bcf9..793b5224f 100644
--- a/src/windows.c
+++ b/src/windows.c
@@ -1196,6 +1196,36 @@ static struct key_sequence_codes {
     { L"[1;5B", T_KEY_C_DOWN  },
     { L"[1;5C", T_KEY_C_RIGHT },
     { L"[1;5D", T_KEY_C_LEFT  },
+    { L"[A",    KEY_UP        },
+    { L"[B",    KEY_DOWN      },
+    { L"[C",    KEY_RIGHT     },
+    { L"[D",    KEY_LEFT      },
+    { L"a",     T_KEY_A_A     },
+    { L"b",     T_KEY_A_B     },
+    { L"c",     T_KEY_A_C     },
+    { L"d",     T_KEY_A_D     },
+    { L"e",     T_KEY_A_E     },
+    { L"f",     T_KEY_A_F     },
+    { L"g",     T_KEY_A_G     },
+    { L"h",     T_KEY_A_H     },
+    { L"i",     T_KEY_A_I     },
+    { L"j",     T_KEY_A_J     },
+    { L"k",     T_KEY_A_K     },
+    { L"l",     T_KEY_A_L     },
+    { L"m",     T_KEY_A_M     },
+    { L"n",     T_KEY_A_N     },
+    { L"o",     T_KEY_A_O     },
+    { L"p",     T_KEY_A_P     },
+    { L"q",     T_KEY_A_Q     },
+    { L"r",     T_KEY_A_R     },
+    { L"s",     T_KEY_A_S     },
+    { L"t",     T_KEY_A_T     },
+    { L"u",     T_KEY_A_U     },
+    { L"v",     T_KEY_A_V     },
+    { L"w",     T_KEY_A_W     },
+    { L"x",     T_KEY_A_X     },
+    { L"y",     T_KEY_A_Y     },
+    { L"z",     T_KEY_A_Z     },
     { NULL, 0 }
 };