diff --git a/include/zep/keymap.h b/include/zep/keymap.h
index 6012fd0db..9a3626fee 100644
--- a/include/zep/keymap.h
+++ b/include/zep/keymap.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ DECLARE_COMMANDID(NextTabWindow)
 DECLARE_COMMANDID(StandardCopy)
 DECLARE_COMMANDID(StandardPaste)
 
+DECLARE_COMMANDID(StandardSelectAll)
+
 DECLARE_COMMANDID(MotionStandardDown)
 DECLARE_COMMANDID(MotionStandardUp)
 DECLARE_COMMANDID(MotionStandardLeft)
diff --git a/src/mode.cpp b/src/mode.cpp
index 39d83626e..3fd85ea88 100644
--- a/src/mode.cpp
+++ b/src/mode.cpp
@@ -974,6 +974,16 @@ bool ZepMode::GetCommand(CommandContext& context)
         GetCurrentWindow()->MoveCursorY(1, LineLocation::LineCRBegin);
         return true;
     }
+    else if (mappedCommand == id_StandardSelectAll)
+    {
+        context.commandResult.modeSwitch = EditorMode::Visual;
+        m_visualBegin = context.buffer.Begin();
+        m_visualEnd = context.buffer.End();
+        auto range = GetInclusiveVisualRange();
+        GetCurrentWindow()->GetBuffer().SetSelection(range);
+        GetCurrentWindow()->SetBufferCursor(range.second);
+        return true;
+    }
     else if (mappedCommand == id_MotionStandardRightSelect)
     {
         context.commandResult.modeSwitch = EditorMode::Visual;
diff --git a/src/mode_standard.cpp b/src/mode_standard.cpp
index 77778db6c..568eb53a5 100644
--- a/src/mode_standard.cpp
+++ b/src/mode_standard.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ void ZepMode_Standard::Init()
     keymap_add({ &m_insertMap, &m_visualMap }, { "<C-v>" }, id_StandardPaste);
     keymap_add({ &m_visualMap }, { "<C-c>" }, id_StandardCopy);
 
+    keymap_add({ &m_insertMap, &m_visualMap }, { "<C-a>" }, id_StandardSelectAll);
+
     keymap_add({ &m_normalMap, &m_visualMap, &m_insertMap }, { "<Escape>" }, id_InsertMode);
     keymap_add({ &m_normalMap }, { "<Backspace>" }, id_MotionStandardLeft);
 }