diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/latex.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/latex.kak
index 05dcbb5d..e2b2cbdc 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/latex.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/latex.kak
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 # wrap selection in \emph{...}
-define-command -override -params 1 latex-surround-add %~
+define-command -override -params 1 latex-surround-add-impl %~
     evaluate-commands -save-regs 'a' -no-hooks %^
         set-register a %arg{1}
         execute-keys -draft 'i\<c-r>a{<esc>a}'
     ^
 ~
-define-command -override -params 1 latex-surround-remove %~
+define-command -override -params 1 latex-surround-remove-impl %~
     evaluate-commands -save-regs 'a"' -no-hooks %^
         set-register a %arg{1}
         execute-keys -save-regs '"' -draft '<a-/>\\<c-r>a<ret>d<a-a>{<a-S>d'
     ^
 ~
 
+define-command -override latex-surround-add %{
+    prompt add: %{
+        latex-surround-add-impl %val{text}
+    }
+}
+
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=latex %{
 	set-option window formatcmd "tex-fmt --stdin"
 	set-option window autowrap_fmtcmd 'tex-fmt --stdin -l %c'
@@ -24,9 +30,9 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=latex %{
 		remove-hooks window latex-auto-format
 	}
 	declare-filetype-mode latex
-	map window latex i ': latex-surround-add emph<ret>'
-	map window latex <a-i> ': latex-surround-remove emph<ret>'
-	map window latex b ': latex-surround-add textbf<ret>'
-	map window latex <a-b> ': latex-surround-remove textbf<ret>'
+	map window latex i ': latex-surround-add-impl emph<ret>' -docstring 'italicize selection'
+	map window latex <a-i> ': latex-surround-remove-impl emph<ret>' -docstring 'deitalicize selection'
+	map window latex b ': latex-surround-add-impl textbf<ret>' -docstring 'bold selection'
+	map window latex <a-b> ': latex-surround-remove-impl textbf<ret>' -docstring 'debold selection'
 }
 
diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak
index 7be5c61a..392cfbd4 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ hook -group lsp-filetype-latex global BufSetOption filetype=latex %{
     declare-filetype-mode latex
     map -docstring 'PDF preview search' buffer latex / ': texlab-forward-search<ret>'
     map -docstring 'add selection to ltex dictionary' buffer latex a ': ltex-dictionary-add<ret>'
-    map -docstring 'refresh ltex dictionary' buffer latex r ': ltex-dictionary-load<ret>'
-    map -docstring 'edit ltex dictionary' buffer latex e ': ltex-dictionary-edit<ret>'
+    map -docstring 'refresh ltex dictionary' buffer latex R ': ltex-dictionary-load<ret>'
+    map -docstring 'edit ltex dictionary' buffer latex E ': ltex-dictionary-edit<ret>'
     map -docstring 'texlab build' buffer latex B ': texlab-build<ret>'
     try lsp-progress-disable
 }