diff --git a/integration_test/ExCommandKeybindingTest.re b/integration_test/ExCommandKeybindingTest.re
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..794cf33f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_test/ExCommandKeybindingTest.re
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+open Oni_Model;
+open Oni_IntegrationTestLib;
+open Actions;
+
+let keybindings =
+  Some(
+    {|
+[
+  {"key": "kk", "command": ":split", "when": "editorTextFocus"}
+]
+|},
+  );
+
+runTest(
+  ~keybindings,
+  ~name="ExCommandKeybindingTest",
+  (dispatch, wait, _) => {
+    let input = key => {
+      let keyPress =
+        EditorInput.KeyPress.{
+          scancode: Sdl2.Scancode.ofName(key),
+          keycode: Sdl2.Keycode.ofName(key),
+          modifiers: EditorInput.Modifiers.none,
+        };
+      let time = Revery.Time.now();
+
+      dispatch(KeyDown(keyPress, time));
+      //dispatch(TextInput(key));
+      dispatch(KeyUp(keyPress, time));
+    };
+
+    wait(~name="Initial sanity check", (state: State.t) => {
+      let splitCount =
+        state.layout |> Feature_Layout.visibleEditors |> List.length;
+
+      splitCount == 1;
+    });
+
+    input("k");
+    input("k");
+
+    wait(~name="Wait for split to be created", (state: State.t) => {
+      let splitCount =
+        state.layout |> Feature_Layout.visibleEditors |> List.length;
+
+      splitCount == 2;
+    });
+  },
+);
diff --git a/integration_test/ExCommandKeybindingWithArgsTest.re b/integration_test/ExCommandKeybindingWithArgsTest.re
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7313a296e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_test/ExCommandKeybindingWithArgsTest.re
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+open Oni_Core;
+open Oni_Model;
+open Oni_IntegrationTestLib;
+open Actions;
+
+let keybindings =
+  Some(
+    {|
+[
+  {"key": "kk", "command": ":d 2", "when": "editorTextFocus"}
+]
+|},
+  );
+
+runTest(
+  ~keybindings,
+  ~name="ExCommandKeybindingTest",
+  (dispatch, wait, _) => {
+    let input = key => {
+      let keyPress =
+        EditorInput.KeyPress.{
+          scancode: Sdl2.Scancode.ofName(key),
+          keycode: Sdl2.Keycode.ofName(key),
+          modifiers: EditorInput.Modifiers.none,
+        };
+      let time = Revery.Time.now();
+
+      dispatch(KeyDown(keyPress, time));
+      //dispatch(TextInput(key));
+      dispatch(KeyUp(keyPress, time));
+    };
+
+    let testFile = getAssetPath("some-test-file.txt");
+    dispatch(Actions.OpenFileByPath(testFile, None, None));
+
+    wait(~name="Verify buffer is loaded", (state: State.t) =>
+      switch (Selectors.getActiveBuffer(state)) {
+      | Some(buffer) =>
+        Buffer.getShortFriendlyName(buffer) == Some("some-test-file.txt")
+      | None => false
+      }
+    );
+
+    wait(~name="Verify initial line count", (state: State.t) =>
+      switch (Selectors.getActiveBuffer(state)) {
+      | Some(buffer) => Buffer.getNumberOfLines(buffer) == 3
+      | None => false
+      }
+    );
+
+    input("k");
+    input("k");
+
+    wait(~name="Wait for split to be created", (state: State.t) =>
+      switch (Selectors.getActiveBuffer(state)) {
+      | Some(buffer) => Buffer.getNumberOfLines(buffer) == 1
+      | None => false
+      }
+    );
+  },
+);
diff --git a/integration_test/dune b/integration_test/dune
index 11c122535f..a52fc2123c 100644
--- a/integration_test/dune
+++ b/integration_test/dune
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
            EditorFontFromPathTest
            EditorFontValidTest
            EditorUtf8Test
+           ExCommandKeybindingTest
+           ExCommandKeybindingWithArgsTest
            ExtConfigurationChangedTest
            ExtHostBufferOpenTest
            ExtHostBufferUpdatesTest
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@
         EditorFontFromPathTest.exe
         EditorFontValidTest.exe
         EditorUtf8Test.exe
+        ExCommandKeybindingTest.exe
+        ExCommandKeybindingWithArgsTest.exe
         ExtConfigurationChangedTest.exe
         ExtHostBufferOpenTest.exe
         ExtHostBufferUpdatesTest.exe
diff --git a/src/Store/KeyBindingsStoreConnector.re b/src/Store/KeyBindingsStoreConnector.re
index fa5a360bd6..aef041b39a 100644
--- a/src/Store/KeyBindingsStoreConnector.re
+++ b/src/Store/KeyBindingsStoreConnector.re
@@ -539,6 +539,11 @@ let start = maybeKeyBindingsFilePath => {
       }
     );
 
+  let executeExCommandEffect = command =>
+    Isolinear.Effect.create(~name="keybindings.executeExCommand", () =>
+      ignore(Vim.command(command): Vim.Context.t)
+    );
+
   let updater = (state: State.t, action: Actions.t) => {
     switch (action) {
     | Actions.Init => (state, loadKeyBindingsEffect(true))
@@ -552,14 +557,21 @@ let start = maybeKeyBindingsFilePath => {
       )
 
     | KeybindingInvoked({command}) =>
-      switch (Command.Lookup.get(command, State.commands(state))) {
-      | Some((command: Command.t(_))) => (
+      if (command |> Utility.StringEx.startsWith(~prefix=":")) {
+        (
           state,
-          executeCommandEffect(command.msg),
-        )
-      | None =>
-        Log.errorf(m => m("Unknown command: %s", command));
-        (state, Isolinear.Effect.none);
+          executeExCommandEffect(Base.String.drop_prefix(command, 1)),
+        );
+      } else {
+        switch (Command.Lookup.get(command, State.commands(state))) {
+        | Some((command: Command.t(_))) => (
+            state,
+            executeCommandEffect(command.msg),
+          )
+        | None =>
+          Log.errorf(m => m("Unknown command: %s", command));
+          (state, Isolinear.Effect.none);
+        };
       }
 
     | _ => (state, Isolinear.Effect.none)