diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalcommands.cpp b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalcommands.cpp
index 28b8583c93a..2bfb9ce5199 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalcommands.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalcommands.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace Terminal {
 constexpr char COPY[] = "Terminal.Copy";
 constexpr char PASTE[] = "Terminal.Paste";
 constexpr char CLEARSELECTION[] = "Terminal.ClearSelection";
+constexpr char MOVECURSORWORDLEFT[] = "Terminal.MoveCursorWordLeft";
+constexpr char MOVECURSORWORDRIGHT[] = "Terminal.MoveCursorWordRight";
 
 constexpr char NEWTERMINAL[] = "Terminal.NewTerminal";
 constexpr char CLOSETERMINAL[] = "Terminal.CloseTerminal";
@@ -60,6 +62,16 @@ void TerminalCommands::initWidgetActions(const Core::Context &context)
                                                         CLEARSELECTION);
     command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence("Esc"));
     m_commands.push_back(command);
+
+    command = ActionManager::instance()->registerAction(&m_widgetActions.moveCursorWordLeft,
+                                                        MOVECURSORWORDLEFT);
+    command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence("Alt+Left"));
+    m_commands.push_back(command);
+
+    command = ActionManager::instance()->registerAction(&m_widgetActions.moveCursorWordRight,
+                                                        MOVECURSORWORDRIGHT);
+    command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence("Alt+Right"));
+    m_commands.push_back(command);
 }
 
 void TerminalCommands::initPaneActions(const Core::Context &context)
@@ -113,12 +125,19 @@ void TerminalCommands::initGlobalCommands()
 
 bool TerminalCommands::triggerAction(QKeyEvent *event)
 {
+    QKeyCombination combination = event->keyCombination();
+
+    // On macOS, the arrow keys include the KeypadModifier, which we don't want.
+    if (HostOsInfo::isMacHost() && combination.keyboardModifiers() & Qt::KeypadModifier)
+        combination = QKeyCombination(combination.keyboardModifiers() & ~Qt::KeypadModifier,
+                                      combination.key());
+
     for (const auto &command : TerminalCommands::instance().m_commands) {
         if (!command->action()->isEnabled())
             continue;
 
         for (const auto &shortcut : command->keySequences()) {
-            const auto result = shortcut.matches(QKeySequence(event->keyCombination()));
+            const auto result = shortcut.matches(QKeySequence(combination));
             if (result == QKeySequence::ExactMatch) {
                 command->action()->trigger();
                 return true;
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalcommands.h b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalcommands.h
index 795e5188acd..5257913fba7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalcommands.h
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalcommands.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ struct WidgetActions
     QAction paste{Tr::tr("Paste")};
     QAction clearSelection{Tr::tr("Clear Selection")};
     QAction clearTerminal{Tr::tr("Clear Terminal")};
+    QAction moveCursorWordLeft{Tr::tr("Move Cursor Word Left")};
+    QAction moveCursorWordRight{Tr::tr("Move Cursor Word Right")};
 };
 
 struct PaneActions
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
index 50f4ac0c1c6..0e133b73472 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ void TerminalWidget::setupActions()
     connect(&a.paste, &QAction::triggered, this, ifHasFocus(&TerminalWidget::pasteFromClipboard));
     connect(&a.clearSelection, &QAction::triggered, this, ifHasFocus(&TerminalWidget::clearSelection));
     connect(&a.clearTerminal, &QAction::triggered, this, ifHasFocus(&TerminalWidget::clearContents));
+    connect(&a.moveCursorWordLeft, &QAction::triggered, this, ifHasFocus(&TerminalWidget::moveCursorWordLeft));
+    connect(&a.moveCursorWordRight, &QAction::triggered, this, ifHasFocus(&TerminalWidget::moveCursorWordRight));
     // clang-format on
 }
 
@@ -402,6 +404,16 @@ void TerminalWidget::zoomOut()
     setFont(m_font);
 }
 
+void TerminalWidget::moveCursorWordLeft()
+{
+    writeToPty("\x1b\x62");
+}
+
+void TerminalWidget::moveCursorWordRight()
+{
+    writeToPty("\x1b\x66");
+}
+
 void TerminalWidget::clearContents()
 {
     m_surface->clearAll();
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.h b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.h
index 997abda13dd..95f80d687ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ public:
     void zoomIn();
     void zoomOut();
 
+    void moveCursorWordLeft();
+    void moveCursorWordRight();
+
     void clearContents();
 
     struct Selection