diff --git a/common/content/configbase.js b/common/content/configbase.js
index 4b042457..dd0f9b65 100644
--- a/common/content/configbase.js
+++ b/common/content/configbase.js
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ const configbase = { //{{{
 
     /**
      * @property {object} A map between key names for key events should be ignored,
-     *     and a mask of the modes in which they shoule be ignored.
+     *     and a mask of the modes in which they should be ignored.
      */
-    ignoreKeys: {},
+    ignoreKeys: {}, // XXX: be aware you can't put useful values in here, as "modes.NORMAL" etc. are not defined at this time
 
     /**
      * @property {[[]]} An array of application specific mode specifications.
diff --git a/common/content/liberator.js b/common/content/liberator.js
index 2b90db68..21eeff96 100644
--- a/common/content/liberator.js
+++ b/common/content/liberator.js
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ const liberator = (function () //{{{
         }
     }
 
-    // return the platform normalised to Vim values
+    // return the platform normalized to Vim values
     function getPlatformFeature()
     {
         let platform = navigator.platform;
diff --git a/muttator/content/config.js b/muttator/content/config.js
index 75c8e502..12100524 100644
--- a/muttator/content/config.js
+++ b/muttator/content/config.js
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ const config = { //{{{
         "various.html"
         ],*/
 
+    get ignoreKeys() {
+        delete this.ignoreKeys;
+        return this.ignoreKeys = {
+            "<Return>": modes.NORMAL | modes.INSERT,
+            "<Space>": modes.NORMAL | modes.INSERT,
+            "<Up>": modes.NORMAL | modes.INSERT,
+            "<Down>": modes.NORMAL | modes.INSERT,
+        }
+    },
+
     modes: [
         ["MESSAGE", { char: "m" }],
         ["COMPOSE"]