diff --git a/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish b/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish
index 4c72bc85d..15631b9d7 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_vi_key_bindings.fish
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ function fish_vi_key_bindings --description 'vi-like key bindings for fish'
   bind -M insert \cu backward-kill-line
   bind -M insert \cp history-search-backward
   bind -M insert \cn history-search-forward
+  bind -M insert \cb backward-word
+  bind -M insert \cf forward-word
 
   bind -M insert -m default \cc backward-char force-repaint
   bind -M insert -m default \e backward-char force-repaint