diff --git a/.config/kak/kakrc b/.config/kak/kakrc
index 9d91ad7..448a68f 100644
--- a/.config/kak/kakrc
+++ b/.config/kak/kakrc
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ map -docstring "paste the clipboard" global user p "<a-!> wl-paste --no-newline<
 map -docstring "comment" global user c ": comment-line<ret>"
 map -docstring "stop searching" global user h ": set-register slash ''<ret>"
 
+map -docstring "write" global user w ": write<ret>"
+map -docstring "quit" global user q ": quit<ret>"
+
 map -docstring "show whitespaces" global user s " :add-highlighter global/show-whitespaces show-whitespaces<ret>"
 map -docstring "hide whitespaces" global user S " :remove-highlighter global/show-whitespaces<ret>"