diff --git a/cmd/micro/actions.go b/cmd/micro/actions.go
index 94177dca..68f71952 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/actions.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/actions.go
@@ -968,6 +968,85 @@ func (v *View) DeleteLine(usePlugin bool) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// MoveLinesUp moves up the current line or selected lines if any
+func (v *View) MoveLinesUp(usePlugin bool) bool {
+	if usePlugin && !PreActionCall("MoveLinesUp", v) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if v.Cursor.HasSelection() {
+		if v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Y == 0 {
+			messenger.Message("Can not move further up")
+			return true
+		}
+		v.Buf.MoveLinesUp(
+			v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Y,
+			v.Cursor.CurSelection[1].Y,
+		)
+		v.Cursor.UpN(1)
+		v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Y -= 1
+		v.Cursor.CurSelection[1].Y -= 1
+		messenger.Message("Moved up selected line(s)")
+	} else {
+		if v.Cursor.Loc.Y == 0 {
+			messenger.Message("Can not move further up")
+			return true
+		}
+		v.Buf.MoveLinesUp(
+			v.Cursor.Loc.Y,
+			v.Cursor.Loc.Y + 1,
+		)
+		v.Cursor.UpN(1)
+		messenger.Message("Moved up current line")
+	}
+	v.Buf.IsModified = true
+
+	if usePlugin {
+		return PostActionCall("MoveLinesUp", v)
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// MoveLinesDown moves down the current line or selected lines if any
+func (v *View) MoveLinesDown(usePlugin bool) bool {
+	if usePlugin && !PreActionCall("MoveLinesDown", v) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if v.Cursor.HasSelection() {
+		if v.Cursor.CurSelection[1].Y >= len(v.Buf.lines) {
+			messenger.Message("Can not move further down")
+			return true
+		}
+		v.Buf.MoveLinesDown(
+			v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Y,
+			v.Cursor.CurSelection[1].Y,
+		)
+		v.Cursor.DownN(1)
+		v.Cursor.CurSelection[0].Y += 1
+		v.Cursor.CurSelection[1].Y += 1
+		messenger.Message("Moved down selected line(s)")
+	} else {
+		if v.Cursor.Loc.Y >= len(v.Buf.lines)-1 {
+			messenger.Message("Can not move further down")
+			return true
+		}
+		v.Buf.MoveLinesDown(
+			v.Cursor.Loc.Y,
+			v.Cursor.Loc.Y + 1,
+		)
+		v.Cursor.DownN(1)
+		messenger.Message("Moved down current line")
+	}
+	v.Buf.IsModified = true
+
+	if usePlugin {
+		return PostActionCall("MoveLinesDown", v)
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+
 // Paste whatever is in the system clipboard into the buffer
 // Delete and paste if the user has a selection
 func (v *View) Paste(usePlugin bool) bool {
diff --git a/cmd/micro/bindings.go b/cmd/micro/bindings.go
index b1d00c24..f2c21568 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/bindings.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/bindings.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ var bindingActions = map[string]func(*View, bool) bool{
 	"CutLine":             (*View).CutLine,
 	"DuplicateLine":       (*View).DuplicateLine,
 	"DeleteLine":          (*View).DeleteLine,
+	"MoveLinesUp":         (*View).MoveLinesUp,
+	"MoveLinesDown":       (*View).MoveLinesDown,
 	"IndentSelection":     (*View).IndentSelection,
 	"OutdentSelection":    (*View).OutdentSelection,
 	"Paste":               (*View).Paste,
@@ -364,6 +366,8 @@ func DefaultBindings() map[string]string {
 		"ShiftRight":     "SelectRight",
 		"AltLeft":        "WordLeft",
 		"AltRight":       "WordRight",
+		"AltUp":          "MoveLinesUp",
+		"AltDown":        "MoveLinesDown",
 		"AltShiftRight":  "SelectWordRight",
 		"AltShiftLeft":   "SelectWordLeft",
 		"CtrlLeft":       "StartOfLine",
diff --git a/cmd/micro/buffer.go b/cmd/micro/buffer.go
index 0d893fda..f3f1f742 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/buffer.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/buffer.go
@@ -363,3 +363,41 @@ func (b *Buffer) Lines(start, end int) []string {
 func (b *Buffer) Len() int {
 	return Count(b.String())
 }
+
+func (b *Buffer) MoveLinesUp(start int, end int) {
+    // 0 < start < end <= len(b.lines)
+    if start < 1 || start >= end || end > len(b.lines) {
+        return // what to do? FIXME
+    }
+    b.Insert(
+        Loc{0, end},
+        b.Line(start - 1) + "\n",
+    )
+    b.Remove(
+        Loc{0, start - 1},
+        Loc{0, start},
+    )
+}
+
+func (b *Buffer) MoveLinesDown(start int, end int) {
+    // 0 <= start < end < len(b.lines)
+    if start < 0 || start >= end || end >= len(b.lines) {
+        return // what to do? FIXME
+    }
+    b.Insert(
+        Loc{0, start},
+        b.Line(end) + "\n",
+    )
+    end += 1
+    rmEndLoc := Loc{0, end + 1}
+    if end >= len(b.lines)-1 {
+        rmEndLoc = Loc{
+            utf8.RuneCount(b.lines[end]) - 1,
+            end,
+        }
+    }
+    b.Remove(
+        Loc{0, end},
+        rmEndLoc,
+    )
+}
diff --git a/runtime/help/keybindings.md b/runtime/help/keybindings.md
index 63bfc525..a34ed57b 100644
--- a/runtime/help/keybindings.md
+++ b/runtime/help/keybindings.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ you can rebind them to your liking.
     "AltRight":       "WordRight",
     "AltShiftRight":  "SelectWordRight",
     "AltShiftLeft":   "SelectWordLeft",
+    "AltUp"           "MoveLinesUp",
+    "AltDown"         "MoveLinesDown",
     "CtrlLeft":       "StartOfLine",
     "CtrlRight":      "EndOfLine",
     "CtrlShiftLeft":  "SelectToStartOfLine",
@@ -140,6 +142,8 @@ WordRight
 WordLeft
 SelectWordRight
 SelectWordLeft
+MoveLinesUp
+MoveLinesDown
 DeleteWordRight
 DeleteWordLeft
 SelectToStartOfLine