diff --git a/com/isoterminal.js b/com/isoterminal.js
index 930df54..62ba49f 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal.js
@@ -314,7 +314,11 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
         max_scroll_lines: this.rows, 
         nodim: true,
         rainbow: [VT100.COLOR_MAGENTA, VT100.COLOR_CYAN ],
-        xr: AFRAME.scenes[0].renderer.xr
+        xr: AFRAME.scenes[0].renderer.xr,
+        map: {
+          'ArrowRight': { ch: false, ctrl: '\x1b\x66' },  // this triggers ash-shell forward-word
+          'ArrowLeft':  { ch: false, ctrl: '\x1b\x62' }   //                         backward-word
+        }
       }
       this.term.emit('initVT100',this)
       this.vt100 = new VT100( this.term.opts.vt100 )
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/VT100.js b/com/isoterminal/VT100.js
index a16c5d2..57884c9 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/VT100.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/VT100.js
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ VT100.handle_onkeypress_ = function VT100_handle_onkeypress(event,cb)
         return true
         break;
     }
+    // custom map override
+    if( vt.opts.map[ event.code ].ch                    ) ch = vt.opts.map[ event.code ].ch
+    if( vt.opts.map[ event.code ].ctrl && event.ctrlKey ) ch = vt.opts.map[ event.code ].ctrl 
   }
 
   // Workaround: top the event from doing anything else.