diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default.json b/assets/keymaps/default.json
index 7c89eacde844b109a0b8996c0697d67d85d0432f..774d8fbc9ee0183c6a98b0f0c79f92bf9c6a4b3e 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default.json
@@ -472,6 +472,15 @@
                 "terminal::SendText",
                 "\u0001"
             ],
+            // Terminal.app compatability
+            "alt-left": [
+                "terminal::SendText",
+                "\u001bb"
+            ],
+            "alt-right": [
+                "terminal::SendText",
+                "\u001bf"
+            ],
             // There are conflicting bindings for these keys in the global context.
             // these bindings override them, remove at your own risk:
             "up": [