diff --git a/client/css/style.css b/client/css/style.css
index 3ee56eeb..e37662ba 100644
--- a/client/css/style.css
+++ b/client/css/style.css
@@ -1921,7 +1921,8 @@ part/quit messages where we don't load previews (adds a blank line otherwise) */
 
 .context-menu-item:hover,
 .textcomplete-item:hover,
-.textcomplete-menu .active {
+.textcomplete-menu .active,
+#chat .users .user.active {
 	background-color: #f6f6f6;
 	transition: none;
 }
diff --git a/client/js/render.js b/client/js/render.js
index 79809e01..1c710212 100644
--- a/client/js/render.js
+++ b/client/js/render.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const constants = require("./constants");
 const condensed = require("./condensed");
 const JoinChannel = require("./join-channel");
 const helpers_parse = require("./libs/handlebars/parse");
+const Userlist = require("./userlist");
 
 const chat = $("#chat");
 const sidebar = $("#sidebar");
@@ -117,7 +118,9 @@ function renderChannel(data) {
 	renderChannelMessages(data);
 
 	if (data.type === "channel") {
-		renderChannelUsers(data);
+		const users = renderChannelUsers(data);
+
+		Userlist.handleKeybinds(users.find(".search"));
 	}
 
 	if (historyObserver) {
@@ -173,6 +176,8 @@ function renderChannelUsers(data) {
 	if (search.val().length) {
 		search.trigger("input");
 	}
+
+	return users;
 }
 
 function renderNetworks(data, singleNetwork) {
diff --git a/client/js/userlist.js b/client/js/userlist.js
index bbd770d3..d7bb9c33 100644
--- a/client/js/userlist.js
+++ b/client/js/userlist.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const $ = require("jquery");
 const fuzzy = require("fuzzy");
+const Mousetrap = require("mousetrap");
 
 const templates = require("../views");
 
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ chat.on("input", ".users .search", function() {
 	const names = parent.find(".names-original");
 	const container = parent.find(".names-filtered");
 
+	// Input content has changed, reset the potential selection
+	parent.find(".user").removeClass("active");
+
 	if (!value.length) {
 		container.hide();
 		names.show();
@@ -34,3 +38,44 @@ chat.on("input", ".users .search", function() {
 	names.hide();
 	container.html(templates.user_filtered({matches: result})).show();
 });
+
+exports.handleKeybinds = function(input) {
+	Mousetrap(input.get(0)).bind(["up", "down"], (_e, key) => {
+		const userlists = input.closest(".users");
+		let users;
+
+		// If input field has content, use the filtered list instead
+		if (input.val().length) {
+			users = userlists.find(".names-filtered .user");
+		} else {
+			users = userlists.find(".names-original .user");
+		}
+
+		// Find which item in the array of users is currently selected, if any.
+		// Returns -1 if none.
+		const activeIndex = users.toArray()
+			.findIndex((user) => user.classList.contains("active"));
+
+		// Now that we know which user is active, reset any selection
+		userlists.find(".user").removeClass("active");
+
+		// Mark next/previous user as active.
+		if (key === "down") {
+			// If no users or last user were marked as active, mark the first one.
+			users.eq((activeIndex + 1) % users.length).addClass("active");
+		} else {
+			// If no users or first user was marked as active, mark the last one.
+			users.eq(Math.max(activeIndex, 0) - 1).addClass("active");
+		}
+	});
+
+	// When pressing Enter, open the context menu (emit a click) on the active
+	// user
+	Mousetrap(input.get(0)).bind("enter", () => {
+		const user = input.closest(".users").find(".user.active");
+
+		if (user.length) {
+			user.click();
+		}
+	});
+};