diff --git a/keymaps/vim-mode.cson b/keymaps/vim-mode.cson
index e18478a9..ac704bd9 100644
--- a/keymaps/vim-mode.cson
+++ b/keymaps/vim-mode.cson
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@
   'i (': 'vim-mode:select-inside-parentheses'
   'i )': 'vim-mode:select-inside-parentheses'
   'i b': 'vim-mode:select-inside-parentheses'
+  'i p': 'vim-mode:select-inside-paragraph'
   'a w': 'vim-mode:select-a-word'
   'a "': 'vim-mode:select-around-double-quotes'
   'a \'': 'vim-mode:select-around-single-quotes'
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@
   'a (': 'vim-mode:select-around-parentheses'
   'a )': 'vim-mode:select-around-parentheses'
   'a b': 'vim-mode:select-around-parentheses'
+  'a p': 'vim-mode:select-around-paragraph'
   'x': 'vim-mode:reset-command-mode'
 
 'atom-text-editor.vim-mode.visual-mode':
diff --git a/lib/text-objects.coffee b/lib/text-objects.coffee
index 3f995ded..21ddc1cb 100644
--- a/lib/text-objects.coffee
+++ b/lib/text-objects.coffee
@@ -140,4 +140,13 @@ class SelectAWord extends TextObject
         selection.selectRight()
       true
 
-module.exports = {TextObject, SelectInsideWord, SelectInsideQuotes, SelectInsideBrackets, SelectAWord}
+class SelectInsideParagraph extends TextObject
+  constructor: (@editor, @inclusive) ->
+  select: ->
+    for selection in @editor.getSelections()
+      range = selection.cursor.getCurrentParagraphBufferRange()
+      if range?
+        selection.setBufferRange(range)
+      true
+
+module.exports = {TextObject, SelectInsideWord, SelectInsideQuotes, SelectInsideBrackets, SelectAWord, SelectInsideParagraph}
diff --git a/lib/vim-state.coffee b/lib/vim-state.coffee
index ceda584b..29c3ecd5 100644
--- a/lib/vim-state.coffee
+++ b/lib/vim-state.coffee
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class VimState
       'select-inside-tags': => new TextObjects.SelectInsideBrackets(@editor, '>', '<', false)
       'select-inside-square-brackets': => new TextObjects.SelectInsideBrackets(@editor, '[', ']', false)
       'select-inside-parentheses': => new TextObjects.SelectInsideBrackets(@editor, '(', ')', false)
+      'select-inside-paragraph': => new TextObjects.SelectInsideParagraph(@editor, false)
       'select-a-word': => new TextObjects.SelectAWord(@editor)
       'select-around-double-quotes': => new TextObjects.SelectInsideQuotes(@editor, '"', true)
       'select-around-single-quotes': => new TextObjects.SelectInsideQuotes(@editor, '\'', true)
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ class VimState
       'select-around-angle-brackets': => new TextObjects.SelectInsideBrackets(@editor, '<', '>', true)
       'select-around-square-brackets': => new TextObjects.SelectInsideBrackets(@editor, '[', ']', true)
       'select-around-parentheses': => new TextObjects.SelectInsideBrackets(@editor, '(', ')', true)
+      'select-around-paragraph': => new TextObjects.SelectInsideParagraph(@editor, true)
       'register-prefix': (e) => @registerPrefix(e)
       'repeat': (e) => new Operators.Repeat(@editor, @)
       'repeat-search': (e) => new Motions.RepeatSearch(@editor, @)
diff --git a/spec/text-objects-spec.coffee b/spec/text-objects-spec.coffee
index fdc1f7cd..58c2b669 100644
--- a/spec/text-objects-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-objects-spec.coffee
@@ -164,6 +164,31 @@ describe "TextObjects", ->
       expect(editorElement.classList.contains('operator-pending-mode')).toBe(false)
       expect(editorElement.classList.contains('command-mode')).toBe(true)
 
+  describe "the 'ip' text object", ->
+    beforeEach ->
+      editor.setText("\nParagraph-1\nParagraph-1\nParagraph-1\n\n")
+      editor.setCursorScreenPosition([2, 2])
+
+    it "applies operators inside the current paragraph in operator-pending mode", ->
+
+      keydown('y')
+      keydown('i')
+      keydown('p')
+
+      expect(editor.getText()).toBe "\nParagraph-1\nParagraph-1\nParagraph-1\n\n"
+      expect(editor.getCursorScreenPosition()).toEqual [1, 0]
+      expect(vimState.getRegister('"').text).toBe "Paragraph-1\nParagraph-1\nParagraph-1"
+      expect(editorElement.classList.contains('operator-pending-mode')).toBe(false)
+      expect(editorElement.classList.contains('command-mode')).toBe(true)
+
+    it "selects inside the current paragraph in visual mode", ->
+      keydown('v')
+      keydown('i')
+      keydown('p')
+
+      expect(editor.getSelectedScreenRange()).toEqual [[1, 0], [3, 11]]
+
+
   describe "the 'i[' text object", ->
     beforeEach ->
       editor.setText("[ something in here and in [here] ]")