diff --git a/src/config/actions-main.inc b/src/config/actions-main.inc
index 71b11719d..21ff838ee 100644
--- a/src/config/actions-main.inc
+++ b/src/config/actions-main.inc
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ ACTION_(MAIN, "mark-set", MARK_SET, N__("Set a mark"), ACTION_REQUIRE_VIEW_STATE
 ACTION_(MAIN, "menu", MENU, N__("Activate the menu"), 0),
 ACTION_(MAIN, "move-cursor-down", MOVE_CURSOR_DOWN, N__("Move cursor down"), ACTION_REQUIRE_VIEW_STATE),
 ACTION_(MAIN, "move-cursor-left", MOVE_CURSOR_LEFT, N__("Move cursor left"), ACTION_REQUIRE_VIEW_STATE),
+ACTION_(MAIN, "move-cursor-line-start", MOVE_CURSOR_LINE_START, N__("Move cursor to the start of the line"), ACTION_REQUIRE_VIEW_STATE),
 ACTION_(MAIN, "move-cursor-right", MOVE_CURSOR_RIGHT, N__("Move cursor right"), ACTION_REQUIRE_VIEW_STATE),
 ACTION_(MAIN, "move-cursor-up", MOVE_CURSOR_UP, N__("Move cursor up"), ACTION_REQUIRE_VIEW_STATE),
 ACTION_(MAIN, "move-document-end", MOVE_DOCUMENT_END, N__("Move to the end of the document"), ACTION_REQUIRE_VIEW_STATE),
diff --git a/src/viewer/action.c b/src/viewer/action.c
index 093a2d17e..66e20bb12 100644
--- a/src/viewer/action.c
+++ b/src/viewer/action.c
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ do_action(struct session *ses, enum main_action action_id, int verbose)
 			status = move_cursor_right(ses, doc_view);
 			break;
 
+		case ACT_MAIN_MOVE_CURSOR_LINE_START:
+			status = move_cursor_line_start(ses, doc_view);
+			break;
+
 		case ACT_MAIN_MOVE_LINK_DOWN:
 			status = move_link_down(ses, doc_view);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/viewer/text/view.c b/src/viewer/text/view.c
index 06ecc09f4..38196a27e 100644
--- a/src/viewer/text/view.c
+++ b/src/viewer/text/view.c
@@ -829,6 +829,22 @@ move_link_next_line(struct session *ses, struct document_view *doc_view)
 	return FRAME_EVENT_OK;
 }
 
+enum frame_event_status
+move_cursor_line_start(struct session *ses, struct document_view *doc_view)
+{
+	struct view_state *vs;
+	struct box *box;
+	int x;
+
+	assert(ses && doc_view && doc_view->vs);
+	if_assert_failed return FRAME_EVENT_OK;
+
+	vs = doc_view->vs;
+	box = &doc_view->box;
+	x = vs->x + ses->tab->x - box->x;
+	return move_cursor_rel(ses, doc_view, -x, 0);
+}
+
 enum frame_event_status
 copy_current_link_to_clipboard(struct session *ses,
 			       struct document_view *doc_view,
diff --git a/src/viewer/text/view.h b/src/viewer/text/view.h
index 1262ee376..6bbfdc734 100644
--- a/src/viewer/text/view.h
+++ b/src/viewer/text/view.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ enum frame_event_status move_cursor_up(struct session *ses,
 enum frame_event_status move_cursor_down(struct session *ses,
 					 struct document_view *view);
 
+enum frame_event_status move_cursor_line_start(struct session *ses, struct document_view *doc_view);
+
 enum frame_event_status move_cursor(struct session *ses,
 				    struct document_view *doc_view,
 				    int x, int y);