diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index 250cf74..3b2d15c 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ class Application(object):
                  'dir', 'elisp', 'hex', 'html', 'java', 'javascript', 'lisp',
                  'make', 'mini', 'mutt', 'nasm', 'ocaml', 'perl', 'python',
                  'replace', 'rst', 'scheme', 'search', 'sh', 'sql', 'tt',
-                 'text', 'text2', 'which', 'xml', 'cheetah', 'colortext', 'latex')
+                 'text', 'text2', 'which', 'xml', 'cheetah', 'colortext',
+                 'latex', 'insertmini')
         for name in names:
             exec("import mode.%s; mode.%s.install(self)" % (name, name))
 
diff --git a/method/__init__.py b/method/__init__.py
index 705cd13..a0db488 100644
--- a/method/__init__.py
+++ b/method/__init__.py
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ class InsertText2(Method):
         text = text.replace('\\t', '    ')
         text = text.replace('\\\\', '\\')
         w.insert_string_at_cursor(text)
+class InsertMultilineText(Method):
+    '''Insert multiple lines into the buffer (M-RETURN to end; C-] to cancel)'''
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        f = lambda s: w.insert_string_at_cursor(s)
+        w.application.open_mini_buffer('Multi-Insert: ', f, self, None, 'insertmini')
 
 # killing/copying/etc.
 class Kill(Method):
diff --git a/mode/insertmini.py b/mode/insertmini.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa21337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mode/insertmini.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import code, re, string, StringIO, sys, traceback
+import color, completer, lex, method, mode
+from lex import Grammar, PatternRule
+from mode.python import PythonGrammar
+from point import Point
+
+class InsertMini(mode.Fundamental):
+    modename = 'InsertMini'
+    def __init__(self, w):
+        mode.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
+        self.bindings    = {}
+        self.saved_input = ""
+
+        self.history = ['']
+        self.hindex  = 0
+        self.lines   = []
+
+        self.add_bindings('start-of-line', ('C-a', 'HOME',))
+        self.add_bindings('end-of-line', ('C-e', 'END',))
+        self.add_bindings('backward', ('C-b', 'L_ARROW',))
+        self.add_bindings('forward', ('C-f', 'R_ARROW',))
+        self.add_bindings('delete-left', ('DELETE', 'BACKSPACE',))
+        self.add_bindings('delete-left-word', ('M-DELETE', 'M-BACKSPACE',))
+        self.add_bindings('delete-right', ('C-d',))
+        self.add_bindings('delete-right-word', ('M-d',))
+        self.add_bindings('kill-region', ('C-w',))
+        self.add_bindings('copy-region', ('M-w',))
+        self.add_bindings('kill', ('C-k',))
+        self.add_bindings('copy', ('M-k',))
+        self.add_bindings('yank', ('C-y',))
+        self.add_bindings('pop-kill', ('M-y',))
+        self.add_bindings('right-word', ('M-f',))
+        self.add_bindings('left-word', ('M-b',))
+        self.add_bindings('set-mark', ('C-@',))
+        self.add_bindings('switch-mark', ('C-x C-x',))
+        self.add_bindings('undo', ('C-/', 'C-x u',))
+        self.add_bindings('redo', ('M-/', 'M-_', 'C-x r',))
+        self.add_bindings('toggle-margins', ('M-m',))
+        self.add_bindings('transpose-words', ('M-t',))
+        self.add_bindings('delete-left-whitespace', ('C-c DELETE', 'C-c BACKSPACE',))
+        self.add_bindings('delete-right-whitespace', ('C-c d',))
+        self.add_bindings('insert-space', ('SPACE',))
+        self.add_bindings('insert-tab', ('TAB',))
+        self.add_action_and_bindings(InsertExec(), ('RETURN',))
+        self.add_action_and_bindings(InsertComplete(), ('M-RETURN',))
+        self.add_action_and_bindings(InsertCancel(), ('C-]',))
+        self.add_action_and_bindings(InsertTab(), ('TAB',))
+        for c in string.letters + string.digits + string.punctuation:
+            self.add_binding('insert-string-%s' % c, c)
+
+class InsertTab(method.Method):
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        w.insert_string_at_cursor(' ' * w.mode.tabwidth)
+
+class InsertExec(method.Method):
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        s = w.buffer.make_string()
+        w.mode.lines.append(s)
+        w.buffer.set_data('')
+        w.mode.history[-1] = s
+        w.mode.history.append('')
+        w.mode.hindex = len(w.mode.history) - 1
+
+class InsertComplete(method.Method):
+    def execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        s = '\n'.join(w.mode.lines)
+        w.buffer.callback(s)
+        w.application.close_mini_buffer()
+
+class InsertCancel(method.Method):
+    def execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        w.application.close_mini_buffer()
+
+install = InsertMini.install