diff --git a/users/profiles/shells/zsh.nix b/users/profiles/shells/zsh.nix
index 43173be..0645a88 100644
--- a/users/profiles/shells/zsh.nix
+++ b/users/profiles/shells/zsh.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
       enableAutosuggestions = true;
       enableSyntaxHighlighting = true;
 
+      defaultKeymap = "emacs";
+
       initExtra = ''
         kitty + complete setup zsh | source /dev/stdin
       '';