diff --git a/browser/components/CodeEditor.js b/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
index f00794bf..752c3f76 100644
--- a/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ export default class CodeEditor extends React.Component {
 
     let editorTheme = document.getElementById('editorTheme')
     editorTheme.addEventListener('load', this.loadStyleHandler)
+
+    CodeMirror.Vim.defineEx('quit', 'q', this.quitEditor)
+    CodeMirror.Vim.defineEx('q!', 'q!', this.quitEditor)
+    CodeMirror.Vim.defineEx('wq', 'wq', this.quitEditor)
+    CodeMirror.Vim.defineEx('qw', 'qw', this.quitEditor)
+  }
+
+  quitEditor () {
+    document.querySelector('textarea').blur()
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount () {