diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/textarea.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/textarea.rs
index 03de33681..2fd415c7f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/textarea.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/textarea.rs
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ impl TextArea {
         match event {
             // Some terminals (or configurations) send Control key chords as
             // C0 control characters without reporting the CONTROL modifier.
-            // Handle common fallbacks for Ctrl-B/Ctrl-F here so they don't get
+            // Handle common fallbacks for Ctrl-B/F/P/N here so they don't get
             // inserted as literal control bytes.
             KeyEvent { code: KeyCode::Char('\u{0002}'), modifiers: KeyModifiers::NONE, .. } /* ^B */ => {
                 self.move_cursor_left();
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ impl TextArea {
             KeyEvent { code: KeyCode::Char('\u{0006}'), modifiers: KeyModifiers::NONE, .. } /* ^F */ => {
                 self.move_cursor_right();
             }
+            KeyEvent { code: KeyCode::Char('\u{0010}'), modifiers: KeyModifiers::NONE, .. } /* ^P */ => {
+                self.move_cursor_up();
+            }
+            KeyEvent { code: KeyCode::Char('\u{000e}'), modifiers: KeyModifiers::NONE, .. } /* ^N */ => {
+                self.move_cursor_down();
+            }
             KeyEvent {
                 code: KeyCode::Char(c),
                 // Insert plain characters (and Shift-modified). Do NOT insert when ALT is held,
@@ -359,6 +365,20 @@ impl TextArea {
             } => {
                 self.move_cursor_right();
             }
+            KeyEvent {
+                code: KeyCode::Char('p'),
+                modifiers: KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                self.move_cursor_up();
+            }
+            KeyEvent {
+                code: KeyCode::Char('n'),
+                modifiers: KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                self.move_cursor_down();
+            }
             // Some terminals send Alt+Arrow for word-wise movement:
             // Option/Left -> Alt+Left (previous word start)
             // Option/Right -> Alt+Right (next word end)