diff --git a/helix-core/src/movement.rs b/helix-core/src/movement.rs
index e446d8cc4..0c2c7048a 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/movement.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/movement.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,40 @@ pub fn move_horizontally(
     range.put_cursor(slice, new_pos, behaviour == Movement::Extend)
 }
 
+pub fn move_horizontally_same_line(
+    slice: RopeSlice,
+    range: Range,
+    dir: Direction,
+    count: usize,
+    behaviour: Movement,
+    text_fmt: &TextFormat,
+    annotations: &mut TextAnnotations,
+) -> Range {
+    let pos = range.cursor(slice);
+    let line = slice.char_to_line(pos);
+
+    let new_range = move_horizontally(slice, range, dir, count, behaviour, text_fmt, annotations);
+    let new_pos = new_range.cursor(slice);
+    let new_line = slice.char_to_line(new_pos);
+
+    match new_line.cmp(&line) {
+        std::cmp::Ordering::Equal => {
+            // we'll end up in same line - move there
+            new_range
+        }
+        std::cmp::Ordering::Less => {
+            // we'll end up in a line before - move to the beginning of the line
+            let line_beginning = slice.line_to_char(line);
+            range.put_cursor(slice, line_beginning, behaviour == Movement::Extend)
+        }
+        std::cmp::Ordering::Greater => {
+            // we'll end up in a line after - move to the end of the line
+            let line_end = line_end_char_index(&slice, line);
+            range.put_cursor(slice, line_end, behaviour == Movement::Extend)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn move_vertically_visual(
     slice: RopeSlice,
     range: Range,
@@ -738,6 +772,37 @@ mod test {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn horizontal_movement_in_same_line() {
+        let text = Rope::from("a\na\naaaa");
+        let slice = text.slice(..);
+        let pos = pos_at_coords(slice, (1, 0).into(), true);
+        let mut range = Range::new(pos, pos);
+
+        let hmove = |range, direction, count| -> Range {
+            move_horizontally_same_line(
+                slice,
+                range,
+                direction,
+                count,
+                Movement::Move,
+                &TextFormat::default(),
+                &mut TextAnnotations::default(),
+            )
+        };
+
+        range = hmove(range, Direction::Backward, 1);
+        assert_eq!(coords_at_pos(slice, range.head), (1, 0).into());
+        range = hmove(range, Direction::Forward, 2);
+        assert_eq!(coords_at_pos(slice, range.head), (1, 1).into());
+        range = hmove(range, Direction::Forward, 2);
+        assert_eq!(coords_at_pos(slice, range.head), (1, 1).into());
+        range = hmove(range, Direction::Backward, 1);
+        assert_eq!(coords_at_pos(slice, range.head), (1, 0).into());
+        range = hmove(range, Direction::Backward, 2);
+        assert_eq!(coords_at_pos(slice, range.head), (1, 0).into());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn horizontal_moves_through_single_line_text() {
         let text = Rope::from(SINGLE_LINE_SAMPLE);
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 61855d356..850247fb8 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use helix_core::{
     indent::{self, IndentStyle},
     line_ending::{get_line_ending_of_str, line_end_char_index},
     match_brackets,
-    movement::{self, move_vertically_visual, Direction},
+    movement::{self, Direction, Movement},
     object, pos_at_coords,
     regex::{self, Regex},
     search::{self, CharMatcher},
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ use helix_view::{
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, ensure, Context as _};
 use insert::*;
-use movement::Movement;
 
 use crate::{
     args,
@@ -279,12 +278,16 @@ impl MappableCommand {
         no_op, "Do nothing",
         move_char_left, "Move left",
         move_char_right, "Move right",
+        move_same_line_char_left, "Move left within in the same line only",
+        move_same_line_char_right, "Move right within in the same line only",
         move_line_up, "Move up",
         move_line_down, "Move down",
         move_visual_line_up, "Move up",
         move_visual_line_down, "Move down",
         extend_char_left, "Extend left",
         extend_char_right, "Extend right",
+        extend_same_line_char_left, "Extend left within the same line only",
+        extend_same_line_char_right, "Extend right within the same line only",
         extend_line_up, "Extend up",
         extend_line_down, "Extend down",
         extend_visual_line_up, "Extend up",
@@ -371,6 +374,7 @@ impl MappableCommand {
         ensure_selections_forward, "Ensure all selections face forward",
         insert_mode, "Insert before selection",
         append_mode, "Append after selection",
+        append_mode_same_line, "Append after selection within the same line only",
         command_mode, "Enter command mode",
         file_picker, "Open file picker",
         file_picker_in_current_buffer_directory, "Open file picker at current buffer's directory",
@@ -696,7 +700,9 @@ fn move_impl(cx: &mut Context, move_fn: MoveFn, dir: Direction, behaviour: Movem
     doc.set_selection(view.id, selection);
 }
 
-use helix_core::movement::{move_horizontally, move_vertically};
+use helix_core::movement::{
+    move_horizontally, move_horizontally_same_line, move_vertically, move_vertically_visual,
+};
 
 fn move_char_left(cx: &mut Context) {
     move_impl(cx, move_horizontally, Direction::Backward, Movement::Move)
@@ -706,6 +712,24 @@ fn move_char_right(cx: &mut Context) {
     move_impl(cx, move_horizontally, Direction::Forward, Movement::Move)
 }
 
+fn move_same_line_char_left(cx: &mut Context) {
+    move_impl(
+        cx,
+        move_horizontally_same_line,
+        Direction::Backward,
+        Movement::Move,
+    )
+}
+
+fn move_same_line_char_right(cx: &mut Context) {
+    move_impl(
+        cx,
+        move_horizontally_same_line,
+        Direction::Forward,
+        Movement::Move,
+    )
+}
+
 fn move_line_up(cx: &mut Context) {
     move_impl(cx, move_vertically, Direction::Backward, Movement::Move)
 }
@@ -740,6 +764,24 @@ fn extend_char_right(cx: &mut Context) {
     move_impl(cx, move_horizontally, Direction::Forward, Movement::Extend)
 }
 
+fn extend_same_line_char_left(cx: &mut Context) {
+    move_impl(
+        cx,
+        move_horizontally_same_line,
+        Direction::Backward,
+        Movement::Extend,
+    )
+}
+
+fn extend_same_line_char_right(cx: &mut Context) {
+    move_impl(
+        cx,
+        move_horizontally_same_line,
+        Direction::Forward,
+        Movement::Extend,
+    )
+}
+
 fn extend_line_up(cx: &mut Context) {
     move_impl(cx, move_vertically, Direction::Backward, Movement::Extend)
 }
@@ -2912,6 +2954,30 @@ fn append_mode(cx: &mut Context) {
     doc.set_selection(view.id, selection);
 }
 
+fn append_mode_same_line(cx: &mut Context) {
+    enter_insert_mode(cx);
+    let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
+    doc.restore_cursor = true;
+    let text = doc.text().slice(..);
+
+    let selection = doc.selection(view.id).clone().transform(|range| {
+        let pos = range.cursor(text);
+        let line = text.char_to_line(pos);
+        let end_char_index = line_end_char_index(&text, line);
+        let pos_is_at_end_of_line = pos == end_char_index;
+
+        if pos_is_at_end_of_line {
+            range
+        } else {
+            Range::new(
+                range.from(),
+                graphemes::next_grapheme_boundary(doc.text().slice(..), range.to()),
+            )
+        }
+    });
+    doc.set_selection(view.id, selection);
+}
+
 fn file_picker(cx: &mut Context) {
     let root = find_workspace().0;
     if !root.exists() {