diff --git a/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish b/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish
index 55375cdec..e1dd7805f 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ function fish_vi_key_bindings --description 'vi-like key bindings for fish'
   ### Overrides
   # This is complete in vim
   bind -M insert \cx end-of-line
+
   bind -M insert \cf forward-word
+  bind -M insert \cb backward-word
 
   bind '"*p' "commandline -i ( xsel -p; echo )[1]"
   bind '"*P' backward-char "commandline -i ( xsel -p; echo )[1]"