diff --git a/doc_src/cmds/bind.rst b/doc_src/cmds/bind.rst
index 2f08909fe..9b4f166cf 100644
--- a/doc_src/cmds/bind.rst
+++ b/doc_src/cmds/bind.rst
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ The following special input functions are available:
     move one character to the left.
     If the completion pager is active, select the previous completion instead.
 
+``backward-char-passive``
+    move one character to the left, but do not trigger any non-movement-related operations. If the cursor is at the start of
+    the commandline, does nothing. Does not change the selected item in the completion pager UI when shown.
+
 ``backward-bigword``
     move one whitespace-delimited word to the left
 
@@ -191,6 +195,11 @@ The following special input functions are available:
     move one character to the right; or if at the end of the commandline, accept the current autosuggestion.
     If the completion pager is active, select the next completion instead.
 
+``forward-char-passive``
+    move one character to the right, but do not trigger any non-movement-related operations. If the cursor is at the end of the
+    commandline, does not accept the current autosuggestion (if any). Does not change the selected item in the completion pager,
+    if shown.
+
 ``forward-single-char``
     move one character to the right; or if at the end of the commandline, accept a single char from the current autosuggestion.
 
diff --git a/src/input.rs b/src/input.rs
index 7f286a9c8..270ddad08 100644
--- a/src/input.rs
+++ b/src/input.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ const fn make_md(name: &'static wstr, code: ReadlineCmd) -> InputFunctionMetadat
     make_md(L!("and"), ReadlineCmd::FuncAnd),
     make_md(L!("backward-bigword"), ReadlineCmd::BackwardBigword),
     make_md(L!("backward-char"), ReadlineCmd::BackwardChar),
+    make_md(L!("backward-char-passive"), ReadlineCmd::BackwardCharPassive),
     make_md(L!("backward-delete-char"), ReadlineCmd::BackwardDeleteChar),
     make_md(L!("backward-jump"), ReadlineCmd::BackwardJump),
     make_md(L!("backward-jump-till"), ReadlineCmd::BackwardJumpTill),
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ const fn make_md(name: &'static wstr, code: ReadlineCmd) -> InputFunctionMetadat
     make_md(L!("force-repaint"), ReadlineCmd::ForceRepaint),
     make_md(L!("forward-bigword"), ReadlineCmd::ForwardBigword),
     make_md(L!("forward-char"), ReadlineCmd::ForwardChar),
+    make_md(L!("forward-char-passive"), ReadlineCmd::ForwardCharPassive),
     make_md(L!("forward-jump"), ReadlineCmd::ForwardJump),
     make_md(L!("forward-jump-till"), ReadlineCmd::ForwardJumpTill),
     make_md(L!("forward-single-char"), ReadlineCmd::ForwardSingleChar),
diff --git a/src/input_common.rs b/src/input_common.rs
index ce7b73471..cd97c6231 100644
--- a/src/input_common.rs
+++ b/src/input_common.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ pub enum ReadlineCmd {
     EndOfLine,
     ForwardChar,
     BackwardChar,
+    BackwardCharPassive,
     ForwardSingleChar,
+    ForwardCharPassive,
     ForwardWord,
     BackwardWord,
     ForwardBigword,
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index 1322008f8..343adb8a5 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -2497,6 +2497,14 @@ fn handle_readline_command(&mut self, c: ReadlineCmd, rls: &mut ReadlineLoopStat
                     self.update_buff_pos(elt, Some(el.position() - 1));
                 }
             }
+            rl::BackwardCharPassive => {
+                let (elt, el) = self.active_edit_line();
+                if el.position() != 0 {
+                    if elt == EditableLineTag::SearchField || !self.is_navigating_pager_contents() {
+                        self.update_buff_pos(elt, Some(el.position() - 1));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             rl::ForwardChar | rl::ForwardSingleChar => {
                 let (elt, el) = self.active_edit_line();
                 if self.is_navigating_pager_contents() {
@@ -2511,6 +2519,14 @@ fn handle_readline_command(&mut self, c: ReadlineCmd, rls: &mut ReadlineLoopStat
                     self.update_buff_pos(elt, Some(el.position() + 1));
                 }
             }
+            rl::ForwardCharPassive => {
+                let (elt, el) = self.active_edit_line();
+                if !self.is_at_end(el) {
+                    if elt == EditableLineTag::SearchField || !self.is_navigating_pager_contents() {
+                        self.update_buff_pos(elt, Some(el.position() + 1));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             rl::BackwardKillWord | rl::BackwardKillPathComponent | rl::BackwardKillBigword => {
                 let style = match c {
                     rl::BackwardKillBigword => MoveWordStyle::Whitespace,
@@ -4494,7 +4510,9 @@ fn command_ends_paging(c: ReadlineCmd, focused_on_search_field: bool) -> bool {
         | rl::CompleteAndSearch
         | rl::HistoryPager
         | rl::BackwardChar
+        | rl::BackwardCharPassive
         | rl::ForwardChar
+        | rl::ForwardCharPassive
         | rl::ForwardSingleChar
         | rl::UpLine
         | rl::DownLine
diff --git a/tests/checks/tmux-complete.fish b/tests/checks/tmux-complete.fish
index a9195f21e..81ab019d1 100644
--- a/tests/checks/tmux-complete.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/tmux-complete.fish
@@ -102,3 +102,13 @@ isolated-tmux send-keys C-e M-f Space nothing
 tmux-sleep
 isolated-tmux capture-pane -p
 # CHECK: prompt 7> echo suggest nothing
+
+isolated-tmux send-keys C-u 'bind \cs forward-char-passive' Enter C-l
+isolated-tmux send-keys C-u 'bind \cb backward-char-passive' Enter C-l
+isolated-tmux send-keys C-u 'echo do not accept this' Enter C-l
+tmux-sleep
+isolated-tmux send-keys 'echo do not accept thi' C-b C-b Delete C-b C-s 'h'
+tmux-sleep
+isolated-tmux send-keys C-s C-s C-s 'x'
+isolated-tmux capture-pane -p
+# CHECK: prompt 10> echo do not accept thix