diff --git a/menus/darwin.cson b/menus/darwin.cson
index 8cd314c1e..c20379e54 100644
--- a/menus/darwin.cson
+++ b/menus/darwin.cson
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     submenu: [
       { label: 'Add Selection Above', command: 'editor:add-selection-above' }
       { label: 'Add Selection Below', command: 'editor:add-selection-below' }
+      { label: 'Split into Lines', command: 'editor:split-selection-into-lines'}
       { type: 'separator' }
       { label: 'Select to Top', command: 'core:select-to-top' }
       { label: 'Select to Bottom', command: 'core:select-to-bottom' }
diff --git a/menus/win32.cson b/menus/win32.cson
index e4017fc42..8263f99a5 100644
--- a/menus/win32.cson
+++ b/menus/win32.cson
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     submenu: [
       { label: 'Add Selection &Above', command: 'editor:add-selection-above' }
       { label: 'Add Selection &Below', command: 'editor:add-selection-below' }
+      { label: 'S&plit into Lines', command: 'editor:split-selection-into-lines'}
       { type: 'separator' }
       { label: 'Select to &Top', command: 'core:select-to-top' }
       { label: 'Select to Botto&m', command: 'core:select-to-bottom' }
diff --git a/spec/editor-spec.coffee b/spec/editor-spec.coffee
index 821c9becb..93d19e815 100644
--- a/spec/editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/editor-spec.coffee
@@ -1181,6 +1181,27 @@ describe "Editor", ->
               [[10, 0], [10, 0]]
             ]
 
+      describe ".splitSelectionsIntoLines()", ->
+        it "splits all multi-line selections into one selection per line", ->
+          editor.setSelectedBufferRange([[0, 3], [2, 4]])
+          editor.splitSelectionsIntoLines()
+          expect(editor.getSelectedBufferRanges()).toEqual [
+            [[0, 3], [0, 29]]
+            [[1, 0], [1, 30]]
+            [[2, 0], [2, 4]]
+          ]
+
+          editor.setSelectedBufferRange([[0, 3], [1, 10]])
+          editor.splitSelectionsIntoLines()
+          expect(editor.getSelectedBufferRanges()).toEqual [
+            [[0, 3], [0, 29]]
+            [[1, 0], [1, 10]]
+          ]
+
+          editor.setSelectedBufferRange([[0, 0], [0, 3]])
+          editor.splitSelectionsIntoLines()
+          expect(editor.getSelectedBufferRanges()).toEqual [[[0, 0], [0, 3]]]
+
       describe ".consolidateSelections()", ->
         it "destroys all selections but the most recent, returning true if any selections were destroyed", ->
           editor.setSelectedBufferRange([[3, 16], [3, 21]])
diff --git a/src/editor-view.coffee b/src/editor-view.coffee
index 9c51a5554..f198b2df4 100644
--- a/src/editor-view.coffee
+++ b/src/editor-view.coffee
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ class EditorView extends View
         'editor:newline-above': @insertNewlineAbove
         'editor:add-selection-below': @addSelectionBelow
         'editor:add-selection-above': @addSelectionAbove
+        'editor:split-selection-into-lines': => @editor.splitSelectionsIntoLines()
         'editor:toggle-soft-tabs': @toggleSoftTabs
         'editor:toggle-soft-wrap': @toggleSoftWrap
         'editor:fold-all': @foldAll
diff --git a/src/editor.coffee b/src/editor.coffee
index cff06ddfc..bbefa2f69 100644
--- a/src/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/editor.coffee
@@ -1190,6 +1190,23 @@ class Editor extends Model
   addSelectionAbove: ->
     @expandSelectionsBackward (selection) => selection.addSelectionAbove()
 
+  # Public: Split any multi-line selections into one selection per line.
+  #
+  # This methods break apart all multi-line selections to create multiple
+  # single-line selections that cumulatively cover the same original area.
+  splitSelectionsIntoLines: ->
+    for selection in @getSelections()
+      range = selection.getBufferRange()
+      continue if range.isSingleLine()
+
+      selection.destroy()
+      {start, end} = range
+      @addSelectionForBufferRange([start, [start.row, Infinity]])
+      {row} = start
+      while ++row < end.row
+        @addSelectionForBufferRange([[row, 0], [row, Infinity]])
+      @addSelectionForBufferRange([[end.row, 0], [end.row, end.column]])
+
   # Public: Transposes the current text selections.
   #
   # The text in each selection is reversed so `abcd` would become `dcba`. The