diff --git a/src/model.ts b/src/model.ts
index 6d8b9556..e5f432ea 100644
--- a/src/model.ts
+++ b/src/model.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ type ElectronApi = {
     getId : () => string,
     onTCmd : (callback : (mods : KeyModsType) => void) => void,
     onICmd : (callback : (mods : KeyModsType) => void) => void,
+    onLCmd : (callback : (mods : KeyModsType) => void) => void,
     onHCmd : (callback : (mods : KeyModsType) => void) => void,
     onMetaArrowUp : (callback : () => void) => void,
     onMetaArrowDown : (callback : () => void) => void,
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ class ScreenWindow {
     selectedLine : OV<number>;
     scrollTop : OV<number>;
     shouldFollow : OV<boolean> = mobx.observable.box(true);
+    focusType : OV<"input"|"lines"> = mobx.observable.box("input");
 
     // cmdid => TermWrap
     terms : Record<string, TermWrap> = {};
@@ -290,6 +292,12 @@ class ScreenWindow {
         })();
     }
 
+    setFocusType(ftype : "input" | "lines") : void {
+        mobx.action(() => {
+            this.focusType.set(ftype);
+        })();
+    }
+
     setScrollTop(scrollTop : number) : void {
         GlobalCommandRunner.swSetScrollTop(this.sessionId, this.screenId, this.windowId, scrollTop);
     }
@@ -1341,6 +1349,7 @@ class Model {
         this.inputModel = new InputModel();
         getApi().onTCmd(this.onTCmd.bind(this));
         getApi().onICmd(this.onICmd.bind(this));
+        getApi().onLCmd(this.onLCmd.bind(this));
         getApi().onHCmd(this.onHCmd.bind(this));
         getApi().onMetaArrowUp(this.onMetaArrowUp.bind(this));
         getApi().onMetaArrowDown(this.onMetaArrowDown.bind(this));
@@ -1415,6 +1424,10 @@ class Model {
         this.inputModel.giveFocus();
     }
 
+    onLCmd(e : any, mods : KeyModsType) {
+        this.inputModel.giveFocus();
+    }
+
     onHCmd(e : any, mods : KeyModsType) {
         let focusedLine = this.getFocusedLine();
         if (focusedLine != null && focusedLine.cmdInputFocus) {