diff --git a/src/editline.c b/src/editline.c
index e48602c..6d82b84 100644
--- a/src/editline.c
+++ b/src/editline.c
@@ -930,6 +930,20 @@ static el_status_t meta(void)
     if (c == '[' || c == 'O') {
         switch (tty_get()) {
 	case EOF:  return CSeof;
+	case '1':
+	{
+	    char seq[4] = { 0 };
+
+	    for (c = 0; c < 3; c++)
+		seq[c] = tty_get();
+
+	    if (!strncmp(seq, ";5C", 3))
+		return fd_word(); /* Ctrl+Right */
+	    if (!strncmp(seq, ";5D", 3))
+		return bk_word(); /* Ctrl+Left */
+
+	    break;
+	}
 	case '2':  tty_get(); return CSstay;     /* Insert */
 	case '3':  tty_get(); return del_char(); /* Delete */
 	case '5':  tty_get(); return CSstay;     /* PgUp */