diff --git a/ScreenManager.c b/ScreenManager.c
index db117b65..8e5f697f 100644
--- a/ScreenManager.c
+++ b/ScreenManager.c
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ void ScreenManager_run(ScreenManager* this, Panel** lastFocus, int* lastKey) {
       set_escdelay(25);
       ch = getch();
 
+      if (this->settings->vimMode) {
+         switch (ch) {
+            case 'h': ch = KEY_LEFT; break;
+            case 'j': ch = KEY_DOWN; break;
+            case 'k': ch = KEY_UP; break;
+            case 'l': ch = KEY_RIGHT; break;
+            case KEY_LEFT: ch = 'h'; break;
+            case KEY_DOWN: ch = 'j'; break;
+            case KEY_UP: ch = 'k'; break;
+            case KEY_RIGHT: ch = 'l'; break;
+            case 'K': ch = 'k'; break;
+            case 'J': ch = 'K'; break;
+            case 'L': ch = 'l'; break;
+         }
+      }
+
       HandlerResult result = IGNORED;
       if (ch == KEY_MOUSE && this->settings->enableMouse) {
          ch = ERR;
diff --git a/Settings.c b/Settings.c
index 116595b4..6197241f 100644
--- a/Settings.c
+++ b/Settings.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ typedef struct Settings_ {
    bool accountGuestInCPUMeter;
    bool headerMargin;
    bool enableMouse;
+   bool vimMode;
 
    bool changed;
 } Settings;
@@ -253,6 +254,8 @@ static bool Settings_read(Settings* this, const char* fileName) {
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "right_meter_modes")) {
          Settings_readMeterModes(this, option[1], 1);
          didReadMeters = true;
+      } else if (String_eq(option[0], "vim_mode")) {
+         this->vimMode = atoi(option[1]);
       }
       String_freeArray(option);
    }
@@ -332,6 +335,7 @@ bool Settings_write(Settings* this) {
    fprintf(fd, "left_meter_modes="); writeMeterModes(this, fd, 0);
    fprintf(fd, "right_meters="); writeMeters(this, fd, 1);
    fprintf(fd, "right_meter_modes="); writeMeterModes(this, fd, 1);
+   fprintf(fd, "vim_mode=%d\n", (int) this->vimMode);
    fclose(fd);
    return true;
 }
diff --git a/Settings.h b/Settings.h
index cf8217b5..89300951 100644
--- a/Settings.h
+++ b/Settings.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ typedef struct Settings_ {
    bool accountGuestInCPUMeter;
    bool headerMargin;
    bool enableMouse;
+   bool vimMode;
 
    bool changed;
 } Settings;