diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default.json b/assets/keymaps/default.json
index 7a25dc19d3..80ec6301c5 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default.json
@@ -427,17 +427,45 @@
     {
         "context": "Terminal",
         "bindings": {
-            // Overrides for global bindings, remove at your own risk:
-            "up": "terminal::Up",
-            "down": "terminal::Down",
-            "escape": "terminal::Escape",
-            "enter": "terminal::Enter",
-            "ctrl-c": "terminal::CtrlC",
-            // Useful terminal actions:
             "ctrl-cmd-space": "terminal::ShowCharacterPalette",
             "cmd-c": "terminal::Copy",
             "cmd-v": "terminal::Paste",
-            "cmd-k": "terminal::Clear"
+            "cmd-k": "terminal::Clear",
+            // Some nice conveniences
+            "cmd-backspace": [
+                "terminal::SendText",
+                "\u0015"
+            ],
+            "cmd-right": [
+                "terminal::SendText",
+                "\u0005"
+            ],
+            "cmd-left": [
+                "terminal::SendText",
+                "\u0001"
+            ],
+            // There are conflicting bindings for these keys in the global context.
+            // these bindings override them, remove at your own risk:
+            "up": [
+                "terminal::SendKeystroke",
+                "up"
+            ],
+            "down": [
+                "terminal::SendKeystroke",
+                "down"
+            ],
+            "escape": [
+                "terminal::SendKeystroke",
+                "escape"
+            ],
+            "enter": [
+                "terminal::SendKeystroke",
+                "enter"
+            ],
+            "ctrl-c": [
+                "terminal::SendKeystroke",
+                "ctrl-c"
+            ]
         }
     }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal_view.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal_view.rs
index 856ed3af41..2742076045 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal_view.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal_view.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use gpui::{
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use settings::{Settings, TerminalBlink};
 use smol::Timer;
+use util::ResultExt;
 use workspace::pane;
 
 use crate::{terminal_element::TerminalElement, Event, Terminal};
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ pub struct DeployContextMenu {
 #[derive(Clone, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 pub struct SendText(String);
 
+#[derive(Clone, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SendKeystroke(String);
+
 actions!(
     terminal,
     [
@@ -48,19 +52,14 @@ actions!(
     ]
 );
 
-impl_actions!(terminal, [SendText]);
+impl_actions!(terminal, [SendText, SendKeystroke]);
 
 impl_internal_actions!(project_panel, [DeployContextMenu]);
 
 pub fn init(cx: &mut MutableAppContext) {
-    //Global binding overrrides
-    cx.add_action(TerminalView::ctrl_c);
-    cx.add_action(TerminalView::up);
-    cx.add_action(TerminalView::down);
-    cx.add_action(TerminalView::escape);
-    cx.add_action(TerminalView::enter);
     //Useful terminal views
     cx.add_action(TerminalView::send_text);
+    cx.add_action(TerminalView::send_keystroke);
     cx.add_action(TerminalView::deploy_context_menu);
     cx.add_action(TerminalView::copy);
     cx.add_action(TerminalView::paste);
@@ -298,44 +297,19 @@ impl TerminalView {
         });
     }
 
-    ///Synthesize the keyboard event corresponding to 'up'
-    fn up(&mut self, _: &Up, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
-        self.clear_bel(cx);
-        self.terminal.update(cx, |term, _| {
-            term.try_keystroke(&Keystroke::parse("up").unwrap(), false)
-        });
-    }
-
-    ///Synthesize the keyboard event corresponding to 'down'
-    fn down(&mut self, _: &Down, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
-        self.clear_bel(cx);
-        self.terminal.update(cx, |term, _| {
-            term.try_keystroke(&Keystroke::parse("down").unwrap(), false)
-        });
-    }
-
-    ///Synthesize the keyboard event corresponding to 'ctrl-c'
-    fn ctrl_c(&mut self, _: &CtrlC, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
-        self.clear_bel(cx);
-        self.terminal.update(cx, |term, _| {
-            term.try_keystroke(&Keystroke::parse("ctrl-c").unwrap(), false)
-        });
-    }
-
-    ///Synthesize the keyboard event corresponding to 'escape'
-    fn escape(&mut self, _: &Escape, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
-        self.clear_bel(cx);
-        self.terminal.update(cx, |term, _| {
-            term.try_keystroke(&Keystroke::parse("escape").unwrap(), false)
-        });
-    }
-
-    ///Synthesize the keyboard event corresponding to 'enter'
-    fn enter(&mut self, _: &Enter, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
-        self.clear_bel(cx);
-        self.terminal.update(cx, |term, _| {
-            term.try_keystroke(&Keystroke::parse("enter").unwrap(), false)
-        });
+    fn send_keystroke(&mut self, text: &SendKeystroke, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        if let Some(keystroke) = Keystroke::parse(&text.0).log_err() {
+            self.clear_bel(cx);
+            self.terminal.update(cx, |term, cx| {
+                term.try_keystroke(
+                    &keystroke,
+                    cx.global::<Settings>()
+                        .terminal_overrides
+                        .option_as_meta
+                        .unwrap_or(false),
+                );
+            });
+        }
     }
 }