--- a/usr/share/maliit/plugins/com/jolla/KeyboardBase.qml	2017-09-18 08:03:41.644485835 +0200
+++ b/usr/share/maliit/plugins/com/jolla/KeyboardBase.qml	2017-09-18 08:19:29.014742099 +0200
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@
     // counts how many character keys have been pressed since the ActivePoints array was empty
     property int characterKeyCounter
     property bool closeSwipeActive
+    property bool cursorSwipeActive
     property int closeSwipeThreshold: Math.max(height*.3, Theme.itemSizeSmall)
+    property int cursorSwipeThreshold: Theme.itemSizeSmall/8
+    property int cursorSwipeStart: Theme.itemSizeSmall

     property QtObject emptyAttributes: Item {
         property bool isShifted
@@ -185,6 +188,8 @@
         }

         closeSwipeActive = true
+        cursorSwipeActive = false
+
         pressTimer.start()

         for (var i = 0; i < touchPoints.length; i++) {
@@ -225,6 +230,55 @@
                 return
             }

+            if (!popper.expanded){
+                if (ActivePoints.array.length === 1
+                && (point.x - point.startX > cursorSwipeThreshold)) {
+                    // swiped right
+                    if(!cursorSwipeActive && (point.x - point.startX > cursorSwipeStart)) {
+                        cursorSwipeActive = true
+                    }
+                    if(cursorSwipeActive){
+                        MInputMethodQuick.sendKey(Qt.Key_Right)
+                        if (point.pressedKey) {
+                            inputHandler._handleKeyRelease()
+                            point.pressedKey.pressed = false
+                        }
+                        lastPressedKey = null
+                        pressTimer.stop()
+                        languageSwitchTimer.stop()
+
+                        point.startX = point.x
+                        return
+                    }
+                }
+
+
+
+
+                if (ActivePoints.array.length === 1
+                && (point.startX - point.x > cursorSwipeThreshold)) {
+                    // swiped left
+                    if(!cursorSwipeActive && (point.startX - point.x > cursorSwipeStart)){
+                        cursorSwipeActive = true
+                    }
+                    if(cursorSwipeActive){
+
+                        MInputMethodQuick.sendKey(Qt.Key_Left)
+
+                        if (point.pressedKey) {
+                            inputHandler._handleKeyRelease()
+                            point.pressedKey.pressed = false
+                        }
+                        lastPressedKey = null
+                        pressTimer.stop()
+                        languageSwitchTimer.stop()
+
+                        point.startX = point.x
+                        return
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             if (popper.expanded && point.pressedKey === lastPressedKey) {
                 popper.setActiveCell(point.x, point.y)
             } else {
@@ -299,7 +353,12 @@
                 popper.release()
                 point.pressedKey.pressed = false
             } else {
-                triggerKey(point.pressedKey)
+                if(!cursorSwipeActive)
+                    triggerKey(point.pressedKey)
+                else if(point.pressedKey !== null) {
+                    inputHandler._handleKeyRelease()
+                    point.pressedKey.pressed = false
+                }
             }

             if (point.pressedKey.keyType !== KeyType.ShiftKey && !isPressed(KeyType.DeadKey)) {
@@ -494,3 +553,4 @@
         }
     }
 }
+