diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/common/Editline.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/common/Editline.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Host/common/Editline.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/common/Editline.cpp
@@ -1105,6 +1105,15 @@
   el_set(m_editline, EL_BIND, "\t", "lldb-complete",
          NULL); // Bind TAB to auto complete
 
+  // Allow ctrl-left-arrow and ctrl-right-arrow for navigation, behave like
+  // bash in emacs mode.
+  el_set(m_editline, EL_BIND, ESCAPE "[1;5C", "em-next-word", NULL);
+  el_set(m_editline, EL_BIND, ESCAPE "[1;5D", "ed-prev-word", NULL);
+  el_set(m_editline, EL_BIND, ESCAPE "[5C", "em-next-word", NULL);
+  el_set(m_editline, EL_BIND, ESCAPE "[5D", "ed-prev-word", NULL);
+  el_set(m_editline, EL_BIND, ESCAPE ESCAPE "[C", "em-next-word", NULL);
+  el_set(m_editline, EL_BIND, ESCAPE ESCAPE "[D", "ed-prev-word", NULL);
+
   // Allow user-specific customization prior to registering bindings we
   // absolutely require
   el_source(m_editline, nullptr);