diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
index 5e9ca3d887a5..7fe8cb6061a7 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
@@ -583,10 +583,10 @@ impl<T: Item + 'static> Component for Picker<T> {
         cx.editor.reset_idle_timer();
 
         match key_event {
-            shift!(Tab) | key!(Up) | ctrl!('p') => {
+            shift!(Tab) | key!(Up) | ctrl!('p') | ctrl!('k') => {
                 self.move_by(1, Direction::Backward);
             }
-            key!(Tab) | key!(Down) | ctrl!('n') => {
+            key!(Tab) | key!(Down) | ctrl!('n') | ctrl!('j') => {
                 self.move_by(1, Direction::Forward);
             }
             key!(PageDown) | ctrl!('d') => {
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
index 501faea3963e..76b3efca2002 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,15 @@ where
     let visible = context.focused;
     let config = context.editor.config();
     let modenames = &config.statusline.mode;
+    let mode_style = if visible && config.color_modes {
+        match context.editor.mode() {
+            Mode::Insert => Some(context.editor.theme.get("ui.statusline.insert")),
+            Mode::Select => Some(context.editor.theme.get("ui.statusline.select")),
+            Mode::Normal => Some(context.editor.theme.get("ui.statusline.normal")),
+        }
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
     write(
         context,
         format!(
@@ -179,16 +188,25 @@ where
                 "   "
             }
         ),
-        if visible && config.color_modes {
-            match context.editor.mode() {
-                Mode::Insert => Some(context.editor.theme.get("ui.statusline.insert")),
-                Mode::Select => Some(context.editor.theme.get("ui.statusline.select")),
-                Mode::Normal => Some(context.editor.theme.get("ui.statusline.normal")),
-            }
-        } else {
-            None
-        },
+        mode_style,
     );
+
+    if visible {
+        match &config.statusline.mode_separator {
+            separator if separator.is_empty() => {}
+            separator => {
+                // use mode style as mode separator style except set
+                // background to statusline background
+                let mode_separator_style = mode_style.map(|s| Style {
+                    fg: s.bg,
+                    bg: context.editor.theme.get("ui.statusline").bg,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                });
+
+                write(context, separator.to_string(), mode_separator_style);
+            }
+        };
+    }
 }
 
 fn render_lsp_spinner<F>(context: &mut RenderContext, write: F)
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 973cf82ea109..36f6724ada63 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ pub struct StatusLineConfig {
     pub right: Vec<StatusLineElement>,
     pub separator: String,
     pub mode: ModeConfig,
+    /// Seperator after statusline mode. Best used with 'color-modes = true'. Defaults to "".
+    pub mode_separator: String,
 }
 
 impl Default for StatusLineConfig {
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ impl Default for StatusLineConfig {
             right: vec![E::Diagnostics, E::Selections, E::Position, E::FileEncoding],
             separator: String::from("│"),
             mode: ModeConfig::default(),
+            mode_separator: String::from(""),
         }
     }
 }