diff --git a/src/hstr.c b/src/hstr.c
index 6f1e864..e57f6ff 100644
--- a/src/hstr.c
+++ b/src/hstr.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #define Y_OFFSET_HISTORY 2
 #define Y_OFFSET_ITEMS 3
 
+#define PG_JUMP_SIZE 10
+
 #define K_CTRL_A 1
 #define K_CTRL_E 5
 #define K_CTRL_F 6
@@ -861,6 +863,12 @@ void loop_to_select(Hstr *hstr)
         }
 
         switch (c) {
+        case KEY_HOME:
+            // avoids printing of wild chars in search prompt
+            break;
+        case KEY_END:
+            // avoids printing of wild chars in search prompt
+            break;
         case KEY_DC: // DEL
             if(selectionCursorPosition!=SELECTION_CURSOR_IN_PROMPT) {
                 delete=hstr->selection[selectionCursorPosition];
@@ -988,6 +996,16 @@ void loop_to_select(Hstr *hstr)
             highlight_selection(selectionCursorPosition, previousSelectionCursorPosition, pattern, hstr);
             move(y, basex+strlen(pattern));
             break;
+        case KEY_PPAGE:
+            previousSelectionCursorPosition=selectionCursorPosition;
+            if(selectionCursorPosition>=PG_JUMP_SIZE) {
+                selectionCursorPosition=selectionCursorPosition-PG_JUMP_SIZE;
+            } else {
+                selectionCursorPosition=0;
+            }
+            highlight_selection(selectionCursorPosition, previousSelectionCursorPosition, pattern, hstr);
+            move(y, basex+strlen(pattern));
+            break;
         case K_CTRL_R:
         case KEY_DOWN:
         case K_CTRL_N:
@@ -1006,6 +1024,22 @@ void loop_to_select(Hstr *hstr)
             }
             move(y, basex+strlen(pattern));
             break;
+        case KEY_NPAGE:
+            if(selectionCursorPosition==SELECTION_CURSOR_IN_PROMPT) {
+                selectionCursorPosition=previousSelectionCursorPosition=0;
+            } else {
+                previousSelectionCursorPosition=selectionCursorPosition;
+                if((selectionCursorPosition+PG_JUMP_SIZE)<hstr->selectionSize) {
+                    selectionCursorPosition = selectionCursorPosition+PG_JUMP_SIZE;
+                } else {
+                    selectionCursorPosition=hstr->selectionSize-1;
+                }
+            }
+            if(hstr->selectionSize) {
+                highlight_selection(selectionCursorPosition, previousSelectionCursorPosition, pattern, hstr);
+            }
+            move(y, basex+strlen(pattern));
+            break;
         case K_ENTER:
         case KEY_ENTER:
             executeResult=TRUE;