diff --git a/src/edit-session.coffee b/src/edit-session.coffee
index 0c594eeb1..b1bf5f7c5 100644
--- a/src/edit-session.coffee
+++ b/src/edit-session.coffee
@@ -1188,12 +1188,12 @@ class EditSession
     @expandSelectionsBackward (selection) => selection.selectLeft()
 
   # Public: Selects all the text one position above all local cursors.
-  selectUp: ->
-    @expandSelectionsBackward (selection) => selection.selectUp()
+  selectUp: (rowCount) ->
+    @expandSelectionsBackward (selection) => selection.selectUp(rowCount)
 
   # Public: Selects all the text one position below all local cursors.
-  selectDown: ->
-    @expandSelectionsForward (selection) => selection.selectDown()
+  selectDown: (rowCount) ->
+    @expandSelectionsForward (selection) => selection.selectDown(rowCount)
 
   # Public: Selects all the text from all local cursors to the top of the
   # buffer.
diff --git a/src/selection.coffee b/src/selection.coffee
index 139ac9da0..483f9d32f 100644
--- a/src/selection.coffee
+++ b/src/selection.coffee
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ class Selection
     @modifySelection => @cursor.moveLeft()
 
   # Public: Selects all the text one position above the cursor.
-  selectUp: ->
-    @modifySelection => @cursor.moveUp()
+  selectUp: (rowCount) ->
+    @modifySelection => @cursor.moveUp(rowCount)
 
   # Public: Selects all the text one position below the cursor.
-  selectDown: ->
-    @modifySelection => @cursor.moveDown()
+  selectDown: (rowCount) ->
+    @modifySelection => @cursor.moveDown(rowCount)
 
   # Public: Selects all the text from the current cursor position to the top of
   # the buffer.