diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c07e9501..bb450f91 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ PREFIX = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 
 CFLAGS += -O3 -march=native -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter
+LDLIBS = -lreadline
 ifeq ($(shell uname), Darwin)
-  LDLIBS = -lncurses
+  LDLIBS += -lncurses
 else
-  LDLIBS = -lncursesw
+  LDLIBS += -lncursesw
 endif
 
 DISTFILES = nnn.c config.def.h nnn.1 Makefile README.md LICENSE
diff --git a/Makefile.generic b/Makefile.generic
index f96cecfc..075ba0ce 100644
--- a/Makefile.generic
+++ b/Makefile.generic
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ PREFIX = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 
 CFLAGS += -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter
+LDLIBS = -lreadline
 ifeq ($(shell uname), Darwin)
-  LDLIBS = -lncurses
+  LDLIBS += -lncurses
 else
-  LDLIBS = -lncursesw
+  LDLIBS += -lncursesw
 endif
 
 DISTFILES = nnn.c config.def.h nnn.1 Makefile README.md LICENSE
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f471d0fd..5c1edf9d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ nnn vs. ranger memory usage while viewing a directory with 10,178 files, sorted
 
 ### Installation
 
-nnn needs libncursesw on Linux (or ncurses on OS X) and standard libc.
+nnn needs libreadline and libncursesw (on Linux or ncurses on OS X) and standard libc.
 
 - If you are using **Homebrew**, run:
 
diff --git a/nnn.c b/nnn.c
index 75137051..85bbdf51 100644
--- a/nnn.c
+++ b/nnn.c
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
+#include <readline/readline.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/statvfs.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <grp.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <locale.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <pwd.h>
-#include <grp.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #define __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED
 #include <ftw.h>
@@ -118,6 +120,13 @@ typedef struct entry {
 
 typedef unsigned long ulong;
 
+/* Externs */
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+extern int add_history(const char *);
+#else
+extern void add_history(const char *string);
+#endif
+
 /* Global context */
 static struct entry *dents;
 static int ndents, cur;
@@ -375,6 +384,28 @@ xstricmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
 	return (int) (TOUPPER(*s1) - TOUPPER(*s2));
 }
 
+static char *
+strstrip(char *s)
+{
+	size_t size;
+	char *end;
+
+	size = strlen(s);
+
+	if (!size)
+		return s;
+
+	end = s + size - 1;
+	while (end >= s && isspace(*end))
+		end--;
+	*(end + 1) = '\0';
+
+	while (*s && isspace(*s))
+		s++;
+
+	return s;
+}
+
 static char *
 openwith(char *file)
 {
@@ -1420,14 +1451,39 @@ nochange:
 			cur = ndents - 1;
 			break;
 		case SEL_CD:
+		{
 			/* Read target dir */
-			printprompt("chdir: ");
-			tmp = readln();
+			char cwd[PATH_MAX];
+			tmp = getcwd(cwd, PATH_MAX);
 			if (tmp == NULL) {
-				clearprompt();
+				printwarn();
 				goto nochange;
 			}
 
+			if (chdir(path) == -1) {
+				printwarn();
+				goto nochange;
+			}
+
+			exitcurses();
+			char *tmp = readline("chdir: ");
+			initcurses();
+			tmp = tmp[0] ? tmp : NULL;
+			if (chdir(cwd) == -1)
+				printwarn();
+
+			if (tmp == NULL) {
+				/* Save current */
+				if (ndents > 0)
+					mkpath(path, dents[cur].name, oldpath, sizeof(oldpath));
+
+				goto begin;
+			} else
+				add_history(tmp);
+
+			char *input = tmp;
+			tmp = strstrip(tmp);
+
 			if (tmp[0] == '~') {
 				char *home = getenv("HOME");
 				if (home)
@@ -1441,8 +1497,13 @@ nochange:
 				mkpath(path, tmp, newpath, sizeof(newpath));
 
 			if (canopendir(newpath) == 0) {
+				/* Save current */
+				if (ndents > 0)
+					mkpath(path, dents[cur].name, oldpath, sizeof(oldpath));
+
 				printwarn();
-				goto nochange;
+				free(input);
+				goto begin;
 			}
 
 			/* Save last working directory */
@@ -1452,7 +1513,10 @@ nochange:
 			/* Reset filter */
 			xstrlcpy(fltr, ifilter, sizeof(fltr));
 			DPRINTF_S(path);
+			oldpath[0] = '\0';
+			free(input);
 			goto begin;
+		}
 		case SEL_CDHOME:
 			tmp = getenv("HOME");
 			if (tmp == NULL) {