diff --git a/javascript/edit-order.js b/javascript/edit-order.js
index 50f7fe37..ad983d33 100644
--- a/javascript/edit-order.js
+++ b/javascript/edit-order.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+/* alt+left/right moves text in prompt */
+
 function keyupEditOrder(event) {
     if (!opts.keyedit_move) return;
+
     let target = event.originalTarget || event.composedPath()[0];
     if (!target.matches("*:is([id*='_toprow'] [id*='_prompt'], .prompt) textarea")) return;
-    if (!event.metaKey && !event.ctrlKey) return;
+    if (!event.altKey) return;
+    event.preventDefault()
 
     let isLeft = event.key == "ArrowLeft";
     let isRight = event.key == "ArrowRight";
diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index b9c53875..b29c3307 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ options_templates.update(options_section(('ui', "User interface"), {
     "keyedit_precision_attention": OptionInfo(0.1, "Ctrl+up/down precision when editing (attention:1.1)", gr.Slider, {"minimum": 0.01, "maximum": 0.2, "step": 0.001}),
     "keyedit_precision_extra": OptionInfo(0.05, "Ctrl+up/down precision when editing <extra networks:0.9>", gr.Slider, {"minimum": 0.01, "maximum": 0.2, "step": 0.001}),
     "keyedit_delimiters": OptionInfo(".,\\/!?%^*;:{}=`~()", "Ctrl+up/down word delimiters"),
-    "keyedit_move": OptionInfo(False, "Ctrl+left/right moves prompt elements"),
+    "keyedit_move": OptionInfo(True, "Alt+left/right moves prompt elements"),
     "quicksettings_list": OptionInfo(["sd_model_checkpoint"], "Quicksettings list", ui_components.DropdownMulti, lambda: {"choices": list(opts.data_labels.keys())}).js("info", "settingsHintsShowQuicksettings").info("setting entries that appear at the top of page rather than in settings tab").needs_restart(),
     "ui_tab_order": OptionInfo([], "UI tab order", ui_components.DropdownMulti, lambda: {"choices": list(tab_names)}).needs_restart(),
     "hidden_tabs": OptionInfo([], "Hidden UI tabs", ui_components.DropdownMulti, lambda: {"choices": list(tab_names)}).needs_restart(),