diff --git a/zshrc.txt b/zshrc.txt
index ce4e8f61..2b69bdb5 100644
--- a/zshrc.txt
+++ b/zshrc.txt
@@ -79,10 +79,39 @@ PROMPT='%B%F{blue}[%n@%M %B%F{white}'%1~'%B%F{blue}]$ %B%F{white}${vcs_info_msg_
 # function erase_history { local HISTSIZE=0; }
 # erase_history && hash -r
 
-# enable delete key
+# create a zkbd compatible hash;
+# to add other keys to this hash, see: man 5 terminfo
 typeset -g -A key
+
+key[Home]="${terminfo[khome]}"
+key[End]="${terminfo[kend]}"
+key[Insert]="${terminfo[kich1]}"
+key[Backspace]="${terminfo[kbs]}"
 key[Delete]="${terminfo[kdch1]}"
+key[Up]="${terminfo[kcuu1]}"
+key[Down]="${terminfo[kcud1]}"
+key[Left]="${terminfo[kcub1]}"
+key[Right]="${terminfo[kcuf1]}"
+key[PageUp]="${terminfo[kpp]}"
+key[PageDown]="${terminfo[knp]}"
+key[Shift-Tab]="${terminfo[kcbt]}"
+
+# setup key accordingly
+[[ -n "${key[Home]}"      ]] && bindkey -- "${key[Home]}"       beginning-of-line
+[[ -n "${key[End]}"       ]] && bindkey -- "${key[End]}"        end-of-line
+[[ -n "${key[Insert]}"    ]] && bindkey -- "${key[Insert]}"     overwrite-mode
+[[ -n "${key[Backspace]}" ]] && bindkey -- "${key[Backspace]}"  backward-delete-char
 [[ -n "${key[Delete]}"    ]] && bindkey -- "${key[Delete]}"     delete-char
+[[ -n "${key[Up]}"        ]] && bindkey -- "${key[Up]}"         up-line-or-history
+[[ -n "${key[Down]}"      ]] && bindkey -- "${key[Down]}"       down-line-or-history
+[[ -n "${key[Left]}"      ]] && bindkey -- "${key[Left]}"       backward-char
+[[ -n "${key[Right]}"     ]] && bindkey -- "${key[Right]}"      forward-char
+[[ -n "${key[PageUp]}"    ]] && bindkey -- "${key[PageUp]}"     beginning-of-buffer-or-history
+[[ -n "${key[PageDown]}"  ]] && bindkey -- "${key[PageDown]}"   end-of-buffer-or-history
+[[ -n "${key[Shift-Tab]}" ]] && bindkey -- "${key[Shift-Tab]}"  reverse-menu-complete
+
+# Finally, make sure the terminal is in application mode, when zle is
+# active. Only then are the values from $terminfo valid.
 if (( ${+terminfo[smkx]} && ${+terminfo[rmkx]} )); then
 	autoload -Uz add-zle-hook-widget
 	function zle_application_mode_start { echoti smkx }