diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-mode.sml b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-mode.sml
index 3f4635f..169bb26 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-mode.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-mode.sml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ struct
     case chr of
       #"h" => MoveViH.move (app, count)
     | #"j" => MoveViJ.move (app, count)
-    | #"k" => MoveViK.move (app, count)
+    | #"k" => NormalMove.moveCursorUp (app, count)
     | #"l" => MoveViL.move (app, count)
     | #"w" => MoveToNextWord.move (app, count)
     | #"W" => MoveToNextWORD.move (app, count)
diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-move.sml b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-move.sml
index 002f708..20a8187 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-move.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-move.sml
@@ -106,6 +106,83 @@ struct
         )
     end
 
+  fun moveCursorUp (app: app_type, count) =
+    let
+      val
+        { windowWidth
+        , windowHeight
+        , cursorIdx
+        , buffer
+        , startLine = prevLineNumber
+        , searchList
+        , searchString
+        , bufferModifyTime
+        , visualScrollColumn = prevScrollColumn
+        , ...
+        } = app
+
+      (* calculate new idx to move to *)
+      val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (cursorIdx, buffer)
+      val startOfLine = Cursor.vi0 (buffer, cursorIdx)
+      val column = cursorIdx - startOfLine
+
+      val cursorLineNumber = LineGap.idxToLineNumber (cursorIdx, buffer)
+      val newCursorLineNumber = Int.max (cursorLineNumber - count, 0)
+
+      val buffer = LineGap.goToLine (newCursorLineNumber, buffer)
+      val lineIdx = LineGap.lineNumberToIdx (newCursorLineNumber, buffer)
+      val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (lineIdx, buffer)
+      val lineIdx =
+        if Cursor.isNextChrEndOfLine (buffer, lineIdx) then cursorIdx
+        else lineIdx + 1
+
+      val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (lineIdx, buffer)
+      val endOfLineIdx = Cursor.viDlr (buffer, lineIdx, 1)
+
+      val cursorIdx = Int.min (endOfLineIdx, lineIdx + column)
+
+      val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (cursorIdx, buffer)
+
+      (* create draw message *)
+      val visualScrollColumn =
+        TextScroll.getScrollColumn
+          (buffer, cursorIdx, windowWidth, prevScrollColumn)
+
+      val startLine =
+        TextScroll.getStartLine
+          (prevLineNumber, newCursorLineNumber, windowHeight)
+
+      val buffer = LineGap.goToLine (startLine, buffer)
+
+      val drawMsg = NormalModeTextBuilder.build
+        ( startLine
+        , cursorIdx
+        , buffer
+        , windowWidth
+        , windowHeight
+        , searchList
+        , searchString
+        , visualScrollColumn
+        )
+      val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
+      val drawMsg = DrawMsg.DRAW_TEXT drawMsg
+      val drawMsg = [MailboxType.DRAW drawMsg]
+
+      val mode = NORMAL_MODE ""
+    in
+      NormalModeWith.bufferAndCursorIdx
+        ( app
+        , buffer
+        , cursorIdx
+        , mode
+        , startLine
+        , searchList
+        , drawMsg
+        , bufferModifyTime
+        , visualScrollColumn
+        )
+    end
+
   fun moveToLine (app: app_type, reqLine) =
     let
       val reqLine = reqLine - 1