diff --git a/khal/ui/widgets.py b/khal/ui/widgets.py
index 568c6af28..d2f6e8cca 100644
--- a/khal/ui/widgets.py
+++ b/khal/ui/widgets.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def keypress(self, size, key):
             return None
 
         if (
-                key in ['up', 'down', 'tab', 'shift tab'] or
+                key in ['up', 'down', 'tab', 'shift tab', 'page up', 'page down'] or
                 (key in ['right'] and self.edit_pos >= len(self.edit_text)) or
                 (key in ['left'] and self.edit_pos == 0)):
             # when leaving the current Widget we check if currently
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ def edit_text(self):
 
     def keypress(self, size, key):
         if (
-                key in ['up', 'down', 'tab', 'shift tab'] or
+                key in ['up', 'down', 'tab', 'shift tab', 'page up', 'page down'] or
                 (key in ['right'] and self.edit_pos >= len(self.edit_text)) or
                 (key in ['left'] and self.edit_pos == 0)):
             if not self._validate():