diff --git a/key-bindings.c b/key-bindings.c
index fb766a02..1fb8189e 100644
--- a/key-bindings.c
+++ b/key-bindings.c
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ key_bindings_init(void)
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-b { send -X cursor-left }",
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-g { send -X clear-selection }",
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-k { send -X copy-pipe-end-of-line-and-cancel }",
+		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-l { send -X cursor-centre-vertical }",
+		"bind -Tcopy-mode M-l { send -X cursor-centre-horizontal }",
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-n { send -X cursor-down }",
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-p { send -X cursor-up }",
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-r { command-prompt -T search -ip'(search up)' -I'#{pane_search_string}' { send -X search-backward-incremental -- '%%' } }",
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 0c3688df..c483499e 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -1951,6 +1951,16 @@ Move the cursor right.
 .Xc
 Move the cursor up.
 .It Xo
+.Ic cursor-centre-vertical
+(emacs: C-l)
+.Xc
+Moves the cursor to the vertical centre of the pane.
+.It Xo
+.Ic cursor-centre-horizontal
+(emacs: M-l)
+.Xc
+Moves the cursor to the horizontal centre of the pane.
+.It Xo
 .Ic end-of-line
 (vi: $)
 (emacs: C-e)
diff --git a/window-copy.c b/window-copy.c
index 09939d4c..3b0f11dc 100644
--- a/window-copy.c
+++ b/window-copy.c
@@ -1497,6 +1497,28 @@ window_copy_cmd_cursor_up(struct window_copy_cmd_state *cs)
 	return (WINDOW_COPY_CMD_NOTHING);
 }
 
+static enum window_copy_cmd_action
+window_copy_cmd_centre_vertical(struct window_copy_cmd_state *cs)
+{
+	struct window_mode_entry	*wme = cs->wme;
+	struct window_copy_mode_data	*data = wme->data;
+
+	window_copy_update_cursor(wme, data->cx,  wme->wp->sy / 2);
+	window_copy_update_selection(wme, 1, 0);
+	return (WINDOW_COPY_CMD_REDRAW);
+}
+
+static enum window_copy_cmd_action
+window_copy_cmd_centre_horizontal(struct window_copy_cmd_state *cs)
+{
+	struct window_mode_entry	*wme = cs->wme;
+	struct window_copy_mode_data	*data = wme->data;
+
+	window_copy_update_cursor(wme, wme->wp->sx / 2, data->cy);
+	window_copy_update_selection(wme, 1, 0);
+	return (WINDOW_COPY_CMD_REDRAW);
+}
+
 static enum window_copy_cmd_action
 window_copy_cmd_end_of_line(struct window_copy_cmd_state *cs)
 {
@@ -2785,6 +2807,16 @@ static const struct {
 	  .clear = WINDOW_COPY_CMD_CLEAR_EMACS_ONLY,
 	  .f = window_copy_cmd_cursor_up
 	},
+	{ .command = "cursor-centre-vertical",
+	  .args = { "", 0, 0, NULL },
+	  .clear = WINDOW_COPY_CMD_CLEAR_EMACS_ONLY,
+	  .f = window_copy_cmd_centre_vertical,
+	},
+	{ .command = "cursor-centre-horizontal",
+	  .args = { "", 0, 0, NULL },
+	  .clear = WINDOW_COPY_CMD_CLEAR_EMACS_ONLY,
+	  .f = window_copy_cmd_centre_horizontal,
+	},
 	{ .command = "end-of-line",
 	  .args = { "", 0, 0, NULL },
 	  .clear = WINDOW_COPY_CMD_CLEAR_EMACS_ONLY,