diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/config.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/config.ts
index 0d9e02fe0ddcd67ad7d32417abd1b711d13f2b42..6c6805b5698e46cb2fd940b723d73980cddbe1a4 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/config.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/config.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ registerCoreCommand(H.CursorDownSelect, {
 	mac: { primary: KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.DownArrow },
 	linux: { primary: KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.DownArrow }
 });
+
 registerCoreCommand(H.CursorPageUp, {
 	primary: KeyCode.PageUp
 });
@@ -196,6 +197,10 @@ registerCoreCommand(H.CursorEndSelect, {
 	primary: KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.End,
 	mac: { primary: KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.End, secondary: [KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.RightArrow] }
 });
+registerCoreCommand(H.ExpandLineSelection, {
+	primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_I,
+	mac: { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_I}
+});
 
 registerCoreCommand(H.Tab, {
 	primary: KeyCode.Tab
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/controller/cursor.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/controller/cursor.ts
index 829791450d04b05b39ee356084bd00f1bf60f999..1f96031bfc6a61f9aee9a6921408240951051c13 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/controller/cursor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/controller/cursor.ts
@@ -966,6 +966,8 @@ export class Cursor extends EventEmitter {
 		handlersMap[H.DeleteAllRight] =				(ctx:IMultipleCursorOperationContext) => this._deleteAllRight(ctx);
 		handlersMap[H.Cut] =						(ctx:IMultipleCursorOperationContext) => this._cut(ctx);
 
+		handlersMap[H.ExpandLineSelection] =		(ctx:IMultipleCursorOperationContext) => this._expandLineSelection(ctx);
+
 		handlersMap[H.Undo] =						(ctx:IMultipleCursorOperationContext) => this._undo(ctx);
 		handlersMap[H.CursorUndo] =					(ctx:IMultipleCursorOperationContext) => this._cursorUndo(ctx);
 		handlersMap[H.Redo] =						(ctx:IMultipleCursorOperationContext) => this._redo(ctx);
@@ -1187,6 +1189,10 @@ export class Cursor extends EventEmitter {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	private _expandLineSelection(ctx: IMultipleCursorOperationContext): boolean {
+		return this._invokeForAll(ctx, (cursorIndex: number, oneCursor: OneCursor, oneCtx: IOneCursorOperationContext) => OneCursorOp.expandLineSelection(oneCursor, oneCtx));
+	}
+
 	private _lineInsertBefore(ctx: IMultipleCursorOperationContext): boolean {
 		return this._invokeForAll(ctx, (cursorIndex: number, oneCursor: OneCursor, oneCtx: IOneCursorOperationContext) => OneCursorOp.lineInsertBefore(oneCursor, oneCtx));
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/controller/oneCursor.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/controller/oneCursor.ts
index 83b4fa21cae3ce996c173b75111a5a5ece6ec31e..b8f82f67d5f6ab10eed45cb9b9da8330ce5c5b73 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/controller/oneCursor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/controller/oneCursor.ts
@@ -737,6 +737,21 @@ export class OneCursorOp {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	public static expandLineSelection(cursor:OneCursor, ctx: IOneCursorOperationContext): boolean {
+		ctx.cursorPositionChangeReason = 'explicit';
+		var currentSelection = cursor.getSelection();
+		var lastColumn = cursor.getColumnAtEndOfViewLine(currentSelection.endLineNumber, currentSelection.endColumn);
+		var expandedSelection = new Selection(currentSelection.startLineNumber,1,currentSelection.endLineNumber,lastColumn);
+		if (currentSelection.equalsSelection(expandedSelection)){
+			lastColumn = cursor.getColumnAtEndOfViewLine(currentSelection.endLineNumber+1, currentSelection.endColumn+1);
+			expandedSelection = new Selection(currentSelection.startLineNumber,1,currentSelection.endLineNumber+1,lastColumn);
+			cursor.setSelection(expandedSelection);
+		} else {
+			cursor.setSelection(expandedSelection);
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	public static moveToBeginningOfBuffer(cursor:OneCursor, inSelectionMode: boolean, ctx: IOneCursorOperationContext): boolean {
 		ctx.cursorPositionChangeReason = 'explicit';
 		cursor.moveModelPosition(inSelectionMode, 1, 1, 0, true);
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
index 1c9e3a50597837a23ef173d70db81628ad43e4b0..da54897c2e23917697ea46f8d03f5b23ba371294 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
@@ -3283,6 +3283,8 @@ export var Handler = {
 	CursorEnd:					'cursorEnd',
 	CursorEndSelect:			'cursorEndSelect',
 
+	ExpandLineSelection:		'expandLineSelection',
+
 	CursorTop:					'cursorTop',
 	CursorTopSelect:			'cursorTopSelect',
 	CursorBottom:				'cursorBottom',