diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/insert-mode.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/insert-mode.kak
index 8ffc7105..831f6be2 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/insert-mode.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/insert-mode.kak
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ map global insert <c-i> <end>
 map global insert <a-i> <end>
 map global insert <a-e> "<a-semicolon>[p<a-semicolon><semicolon>"
 map global insert <a-n> "<a-semicolon>]p<a-semicolon><semicolon>"
+map global insert <a-s> "<a-semicolon>: write<ret>"
 # indentation
 map global insert <c-.> <a-semicolon><gt>
 map global insert <a-.> <a-semicolon><gt>