diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/selection_bar.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/selection_bar.pyj
index 2abb486157..77c8497a1c 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/selection_bar.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/selection_bar.pyj
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ class SelectionBar:
             'toggle_highlights': True,
             'edit_book': True,
             'select_all': True,
+            'extend_selection_to_end_of_line': True,
+            'extend_selection_to_start_of_line': True,
         }
         if sc_name is 'show_chrome':
             self.clear_selection()
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
index f92b33b20d..eac67146fb 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
@@ -350,6 +350,18 @@ def common_shortcuts():  # {{{
         _('Alter the current selection forward by a line'),
     ),
 
+    'extend_selection_to_start_of_line': desc(
+        v"['Shift+Home']",
+        'ui',
+        _('Extend current selection to the start of the line'),
+    ),
+
+    'extend_selection_to_end_of_line': desc(
+        v"['Shift+End']",
+        'ui',
+        _('Extend current selection to the end of the line'),
+    ),
+
     'select_all': desc(
         v'["Ctrl+a"]',
         'ui',
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
index be39e35791..e225ba5dcb 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ class View:
             self.iframe_wrapper.send_message('modify_selection', direction='backward', granularity=data.name.rpartition('_')[-1])
         elif data.name.startsWith('extend_selection_by_'):
             self.iframe_wrapper.send_message('modify_selection', direction='forward', granularity=data.name.rpartition('_')[-1])
+        elif data.name is 'extend_selection_to_start_of_line':
+            self.iframe_wrapper.send_message('modify_selection', direction='backward', granularity='lineboundary')
+        elif data.name is 'extend_selection_to_end_of_line':
+            self.iframe_wrapper.send_message('modify_selection', direction='forward', granularity='lineboundary')
         elif data.name is 'scrollspeed_increase':
             self.update_scroll_speed(SCROLL_SPEED_STEP)
         elif data.name is 'scrollspeed_decrease':