diff --git a/pkg/ui/CodeContextMenu.go b/pkg/ui/CodeContextMenu.go
index 2deacd33..1f4f6d7a 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/CodeContextMenu.go
+++ b/pkg/ui/CodeContextMenu.go
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ func update_selection_menu(code *CodeView) {
 			code.main.CopyToClipboard(data)
 
 		}, hide: menudata.previous_selection.emtry()},
+		{item: create_menu_item("Cut"), handle: func() {
+			code.Cut()
+		}, hide: menudata.previous_selection.emtry()},
 		{item: create_menu_item("Paste"), handle: func() {
 			code.Paste()
 		}, hide: !has_clip},
diff --git a/pkg/ui/codeeditor.go b/pkg/ui/codeeditor.go
index 3dab0c07..83fa0f14 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/codeeditor.go
+++ b/pkg/ui/codeeditor.go
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ type IEditorContent interface {
 	deleteword()
 	deltext()
 
+	Cut()
+
 	//code content
 	GetLines(begin, end int) []string
 	copyline(bool)
diff --git a/pkg/ui/codeview.go b/pkg/ui/codeview.go
index 1e4f1613..5e8f1226 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/codeview.go
+++ b/pkg/ui/codeview.go
@@ -1069,6 +1069,11 @@ func (v *codetextview) DeleteWordRight() bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+func (code *CodeView) Cut() {
+	checker := code.NewChangeChecker()
+	defer checker.End()
+	code.view.Cut()
+}
 func (code *CodeView) deleteword() {
 	checker := code.NewChangeChecker()
 	defer checker.End()
diff --git a/pkg/ui/keymap.go b/pkg/ui/keymap.go
index 797cf277..46a9a085 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/keymap.go
+++ b/pkg/ui/keymap.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const (
 	zoomout
 	copy_data
 	vi_copy_text
+	vi_cut_text
 	vi_del_text
 	vi_undo
 	vi_save
@@ -415,18 +416,23 @@ func get_cmd_actor(m MainService, id command_id) cmdactor {
 			m.current_editor().action_page_down(false)
 			return true
 		}}
+	case vi_cut_text:
+		return cmdactor{id, "Cut", func() bool {
+			m.current_editor().Cut()
+			return true
+		}}
 	case vi_copy_text:
 		return cmdactor{id, "Copy", func() bool {
 			m.current_editor().copyline(false)
 			return true
 		}}
 	case vi_del_text:
-		return cmdactor{id, "Del", func() bool {
+		return cmdactor{id, "Delete", func() bool {
 			m.current_editor().deltext()
 			return true
 		}}
 	case vi_del_line:
-		return cmdactor{id, "Delete", func() bool {
+		return cmdactor{id, "Delete Line", func() bool {
 			m.current_editor().deleteline()
 			return true
 		}}