diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/expand.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/expand.kak
index 9435beee..1bc54ec9 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/expand.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/expand.kak
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 provide-module expand %—
-    define-command expand-impl %{
+    define-command -hidden -params 1 expand-impl %{
+        # param expand or shrink
         evaluate-commands -itersel %sh{
             sel="$kak_selection_desc"
             left=${sel%%,*}
@@ -8,16 +9,29 @@ provide-module expand %—
             right_d=${right#*.}
             if [ "$left_d" -gt "$right_d" ]; then
                 # sel facing back
-                echo 'execute-keys H<a-;>L<a-;>'
+                if [ "$1" = 'expand' ]; then
+                    echo 'execute-keys "H<a-;>L<a-;>"'
+                else
+                    echo 'execute-keys "L<a-;>H<a-;>"'
+                fi
             elif [ "$left_d" -lt "$right_d" ]; then
                 # sel facing forward
-                echo 'execute-keys L<a-;>H<a-;>'
+                if [ "$1" = 'expand' ]; then
+                    echo 'execute-keys "L<a-;>H<a-;>"'
+                else
+                    echo 'execute-keys "H<a-;>L<a-;>"'
+                fi
             else
                 echo 'nop' #single cursor do nothing
             fi
         }
     }
-    define-command shrink %{
-        execute-keys '<a-:>H<a-;>L'
+    define-command expand-selections %{
+        expand-impl expand
     }
+    define-command shrink-selections %{
+        expand-impl shrink
+    }
+    map global object <a-e> ': expand-selections<ret>'
+    map global object <a-s> ': shrink-selections<ret>'
 —