diff --git a/spec/atom/command-interpreter-spec.coffee b/spec/atom/command-interpreter-spec.coffee
index b09816913..55e428540 100644
--- a/spec/atom/command-interpreter-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/atom/command-interpreter-spec.coffee
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe "CommandInterpreter", ->
       it 'does not require the trailing slash', ->
         editor.getSelection().setBufferRange([[4,16], [4,20]])
         interpreter.eval(editor, '/pivot')
-        expect(editor.selection.getBufferRange()).toEqual [[6,16], [6,21]]
+        expect(editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()).toEqual [[6,16], [6,21]]
 
     describe "address range", ->
       describe "when two addresses are specified", ->
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ describe "CommandInterpreter", ->
           interpreter.eval(editor, ',')
           expect(editor.selection.getBufferRange()).toEqual [[0, 0], [12, 2]]
 
-
   describe "substitution", ->
     it "does nothing if there are no matches", ->
       editor.selection.setBufferRange([[6, 0], [6, 44]])
@@ -104,3 +103,25 @@ describe "CommandInterpreter", ->
           expect(buffer.lineForRow(4)).toBe '!!!!while(items.length!>!0)!{'
           expect(buffer.lineForRow(5)).toBe '!!!!!!current!=!items.shift();'
           expect(buffer.lineForRow(6)).toBe '      current < pivot ? left.push(current) : right.push(current);'
+
+  describe ".repeatLastRelativeAddress()", ->
+    it "repeats the last search command", ->
+      editor.setCursorScreenPosition([4, 0])
+
+      interpreter.eval(editor, '/current')
+      expect(editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()).toEqual [[5,6], [5,13]]
+
+      interpreter.repeatLastRelativeAddress(editor)
+      expect(editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()).toEqual [[6,6], [6,13]]
+
+      interpreter.eval(editor, 's/r/R/g')
+
+      interpreter.repeatLastRelativeAddress(editor)
+      expect(editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()).toEqual [[6,34], [6,41]]
+
+      interpreter.eval(editor, '0')
+      interpreter.eval(editor, '/sort/ s/r/R/') # this contains a substitution... won't be repeated
+
+      interpreter.repeatLastRelativeAddress(editor)
+      expect(editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()).toEqual [[3,31], [3,38]]
+
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter.coffee
index 2429c36ea..765a14317 100644
--- a/src/atom/command-interpreter.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter.coffee
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ class CommandInterpreter
   constructor: ->
     @parser = PEG.buildParser(fs.read(require.resolve 'commands.pegjs'))
 
-  eval: (editor, command) ->
-    operations = @parser.parse(command)
-    operation.execute(editor) for operation in operations
+  eval: (editor, string) ->
+    command = @parser.parse(string)
+    @lastRelativeAddress = command if command.isRelativeAddress()
+    command.execute(editor)
+
+  repeatLastRelativeAddress: (editor) ->
+    @lastRelativeAddress.execute(editor)
 
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter/address-range.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter/address-range.coffee
index a73029f4f..d7302a65a 100644
--- a/src/atom/command-interpreter/address-range.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter/address-range.coffee
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ class AddressRange extends Address
 
   getRange: (editor) ->
     new Range(@startAddress.getRange(editor).start, @endAddress.getRange(editor).end)
+
+  isRelative: ->
+    @startAddress.isRelative() or @endAddress.isRelative()
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter/address.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter/address.coffee
index 36ef72c15..c587e2486 100644
--- a/src/atom/command-interpreter/address.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter/address.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+Command = require 'command-interpreter/command'
+
 module.exports =
-class Address
+class Address extends Command
   execute: (editor) ->
     editor.getSelection().setBufferRange(@getRange(editor))
+
+  isAddress: -> true
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter/command.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter/command.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c60b685b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter/command.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+_ = require 'underscore'
+
+module.exports =
+class Command
+  isAddress: -> false
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter/composite-command.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter/composite-command.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efe281fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter/composite-command.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+_ = require 'underscore'
+
+module.exports =
+class CompositeCommand
+  constructor: (@subcommands) ->
+
+  execute: (editor) ->
+    command.execute(editor) for command in @subcommands
+
+  isRelativeAddress: ->
+    _.all(@subcommands, (command) -> command.isAddress() and command.isRelative())
+
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter/current-selection-address.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter/current-selection-address.coffee
index 7bf5d2b8a..9b8eef8a8 100644
--- a/src/atom/command-interpreter/current-selection-address.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter/current-selection-address.coffee
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ module.exports =
 class CurrentSelectionAddress extends Address
   getRange: (editor) ->
     editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()
+
+  isRelative: -> true
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter/eof-address.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter/eof-address.coffee
index 7901944f4..f8b14d967 100644
--- a/src/atom/command-interpreter/eof-address.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter/eof-address.coffee
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ class EofAddress extends Address
   getRange: (editor) ->
     lastRow = editor.getLastBufferRow()
     column = editor.getBufferLineLength(lastRow)
-    new Range([lastRow, column], [lastRow, column])
\ No newline at end of file
+    new Range([lastRow, column], [lastRow, column])
+
+  isRelative: -> false
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter/line-address.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter/line-address.coffee
index 28e94543f..245c3d669 100644
--- a/src/atom/command-interpreter/line-address.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter/line-address.coffee
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ class LineAddress extends Address
 
   getRange: ->
     new Range([@row, 0], [@row + 1, 0])
+
+  isRelative: -> false
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter/regex-address.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter/regex-address.coffee
index ac35cc7be..bec05c71b 100644
--- a/src/atom/command-interpreter/regex-address.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter/regex-address.coffee
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ class RegexAddress extends Address
 
       return new Range(startPosition, endPosition)
     else
-      return selectedRange
\ No newline at end of file
+      return selectedRange
+
+  isRelative: -> true
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter/substitution.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter/substitution.coffee
index 282779efe..86a93b7b0 100644
--- a/src/atom/command-interpreter/substitution.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter/substitution.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+Command = require 'command-interpreter/command'
+
 module.exports =
-class Substitution
+class Substitution extends Command
   global: false
 
   constructor: (@findText, @replaceText, @options) ->
@@ -28,3 +30,4 @@ class Substitution
       text = text[(match.index + match[0].length)..]
       startIndex = matchStartIndex + @replaceText.length
       @replace(editor, text, startIndex)
+
diff --git a/src/atom/commands.pegjs b/src/atom/commands.pegjs
index 449f3f8b6..6d2f85a52 100644
--- a/src/atom/commands.pegjs
+++ b/src/atom/commands.pegjs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  var CompositeCommand = require('command-interpreter/composite-command')
   var Substitution = require('command-interpreter/substitution');
   var LineAddress = require('command-interpreter/line-address');
   var AddressRange = require('command-interpreter/address-range');
@@ -9,10 +10,11 @@
 
 start
   = address:address? _ command:substitution? {
-    var operations = [];
-    if (address) operations.push(address);
-    if (command) operations.push(command);
-    return operations;
+    var commands = [];
+    if (address) commands.push(address);
+    if (command) commands.push(command);
+
+    return new CompositeCommand(commands);
   }
 
 address = addressRange / primitiveAddress