diff --git a/spec/app/edit-session-spec.coffee b/spec/app/edit-session-spec.coffee
index bd4537617..2ab1f69ce 100644
--- a/spec/app/edit-session-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/edit-session-spec.coffee
@@ -708,6 +708,18 @@ describe "EditSession", ->
           expect(editSession.selectMarker('bogus')).toBeFalsy()
           expect(editSession.getSelectedBufferRange()).toEqual rangeBefore
 
+    describe ".addSelectionBelow()", ->
+      it "selects the same region of the line below current selections if possible", ->
+        editSession.setSelectedBufferRange([[3, 16], [3, 21]])
+        editSession.addSelectionForBufferRange([[3, 25], [3, 34]])
+        editSession.addSelectionBelow()
+        expect(editSession.getSelectedBufferRanges()).toEqual [
+          [[3, 16], [3, 21]]
+          [[3, 25], [3, 34]]
+          [[4, 16], [4, 21]]
+          [[4, 25], [4, 29]]
+        ]
+
     describe "when the cursor is moved while there is a selection", ->
       makeSelection = -> selection.setBufferRange [[1, 2], [1, 5]]
 
diff --git a/src/app/edit-session.coffee b/src/app/edit-session.coffee
index a17c914f0..a24420e48 100644
--- a/src/app/edit-session.coffee
+++ b/src/app/edit-session.coffee
@@ -761,6 +761,9 @@ class EditSession
   selectLine: ->
     @expandSelectionsForward (selection) => selection.selectLine()
 
+  addSelectionBelow: ->
+    @expandSelectionsForward (selection) => selection.addSelectionBelow()
+
   transpose: ->
     @mutateSelectedText (selection) =>
       if selection.isEmpty()
diff --git a/src/app/editor.coffee b/src/app/editor.coffee
index 7f57fe9b7..026a00e49 100644
--- a/src/app/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/app/editor.coffee
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class Editor extends View
       'editor:select-to-beginning-of-line': @selectToBeginningOfLine
       'editor:select-to-end-of-word': @selectToEndOfWord
       'editor:select-to-beginning-of-word': @selectToBeginningOfWord
+      'editor:add-selection-below': @addSelectionBelow
       'editor:select-line': @selectLine
       'editor:transpose': @transpose
       'editor:upper-case': @upperCase
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ class Editor extends View
   selectAll: -> @activeEditSession.selectAll()
   selectToBeginningOfLine: -> @activeEditSession.selectToBeginningOfLine()
   selectToEndOfLine: -> @activeEditSession.selectToEndOfLine()
+  addSelectionBelow: -> @activeEditSession.addSelectionBelow()
   selectToBeginningOfWord: -> @activeEditSession.selectToBeginningOfWord()
   selectToEndOfWord: -> @activeEditSession.selectToEndOfWord()
   selectWord: -> @activeEditSession.selectWord()
diff --git a/src/app/keymaps/editor.cson b/src/app/keymaps/editor.cson
index 52522ce73..1fcbbd6a6 100644
--- a/src/app/keymaps/editor.cson
+++ b/src/app/keymaps/editor.cson
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   'ctrl-]': 'editor:unfold-current-row'
   'ctrl-{': 'editor:fold-all'
   'ctrl-}': 'editor:unfold-all'
+  'ctrl-shift-down': 'editor:add-selection-below'
   'alt-meta-ctrl-f': 'editor:fold-selection'
   'shift-tab': 'editor:outdent-selected-rows'
   'meta-[': 'editor:outdent-selected-rows'
diff --git a/src/app/selection.coffee b/src/app/selection.coffee
index 817769281..0fa7ae295 100644
--- a/src/app/selection.coffee
+++ b/src/app/selection.coffee
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ class Selection
   selectToEndOfWord: ->
     @modifySelection => @cursor.moveToEndOfWord()
 
+  addSelectionBelow: ->
+    range = @getBufferRange().copy()
+    range.start.row++
+    range.end.row++
+    @editSession.addSelectionForBufferRange(range)
+
   insertText: (text, options={}) ->
     oldBufferRange = @getBufferRange()
     @editSession.destroyFoldsContainingBufferRow(oldBufferRange.end.row)