diff --git a/lib/sublime-select.coffee b/lib/sublime-select.coffee
index 55d3d8a..b9534b3 100644
--- a/lib/sublime-select.coffee
+++ b/lib/sublime-select.coffee
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ module.exports =
         if e.which == 0
           resetState()
 
+    onKeyDown = (e) ->
+      if e['keyIdentifier'] == inputCfg.selectKeyName and e['type'] == 'keydown'
+        editorElement.shadowRoot.querySelector('.lines').style.cursor = 'crosshair'
+
+    onKeyUp = (e) ->
+      if e['keyIdentifier'] == inputCfg.selectKeyName and e['type'] == 'keyup'
+        editorElement.shadowRoot.querySelector('.lines').style.cursor = ''
+
     # Hijack all the mouse events while selecting
     hijackMouseEvent = (e) ->
       if mouseStartPos
@@ -121,7 +129,7 @@ module.exports =
     _screenPositionForMouseEvent = (e) ->
       if editorComponent is null
         editorComponent = atom.views.getView(editor).component
-        
+
       pixelPosition    = editorComponent.pixelPositionForMouseEvent(e)
       targetTop        = pixelPosition.top
       targetLeft       = pixelPosition.left
@@ -137,9 +145,6 @@ module.exports =
     _mainMouseDown = (e) ->
       e.which is inputCfg.mouseNum
 
-    _keyDown = (e) ->
-      e[inputCfg.selectKey]
-
     _mainMouseAndKeyDown = (e) ->
       _mainMouseDown(e) and e[inputCfg.selectKey]
 
@@ -169,6 +174,8 @@ module.exports =
     editor.onDidChangeSelectionRange onRangeChange
     editorElement.onmousedown   = onMouseDown
     editorElement.onmousemove   = onMouseMove
+    editorElement.onkeydown     = onKeyDown
+    editorElement.onkeyup       = onKeyUp
     editorElement.onmouseup     = hijackMouseEvent
     editorElement.onmouseleave  = hijackMouseEvent
     editorElement.onmouseenter  = hijackMouseEvent