diff --git a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/example/lib/plugin/image_node_widget.dart b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/example/lib/plugin/image_node_widget.dart
index c5084df2fb..00a7fce8ad 100644
--- a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/example/lib/plugin/image_node_widget.dart
+++ b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/example/lib/plugin/image_node_widget.dart
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ class __ImageNodeWidgetState extends State<_ImageNodeWidget> with Selectable {
     throw UnimplementedError();
   }
 
+  @override
+  Offset localToGlobal(Offset offset) {
+    throw UnimplementedError();
+  }
+
   @override
   Rect getCursorRectInPosition(Position position) {
     // TODO: implement getCursorRectInPosition
diff --git a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/example/lib/plugin/selected_text_node_widget.dart b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/example/lib/plugin/selected_text_node_widget.dart
index 894f6b1848..3238decb81 100644
--- a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/example/lib/plugin/selected_text_node_widget.dart
+++ b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/example/lib/plugin/selected_text_node_widget.dart
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ class _SelectedTextNodeWidgetState extends State<_SelectedTextNodeWidget>
     );
   }
 
+  @override
+  Offset localToGlobal(Offset offset) {
+    return _renderParagraph.localToGlobal(offset);
+  }
+
   @override
   List<Rect> getRectsInSelection(Selection selection) {
     assert(pathEquals(selection.start.path, selection.end.path));
diff --git a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/render/selection/cursor_widget.dart b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/render/selection/cursor_widget.dart
index 2ba42221f0..3e11073729 100644
--- a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/render/selection/cursor_widget.dart
+++ b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/render/selection/cursor_widget.dart
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ class CursorWidget extends StatefulWidget {
   final LayerLink layerLink;
 
   @override
-  State<CursorWidget> createState() => _CursorWidgetState();
+  State<CursorWidget> createState() => CursorWidgetState();
 }
 
-class _CursorWidgetState extends State<CursorWidget> {
+class CursorWidgetState extends State<CursorWidget> {
   bool showCursor = true;
   late Timer timer;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,17 @@ class _CursorWidgetState extends State<CursorWidget> {
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
 
-    timer = Timer.periodic(
+    timer = _initTimer();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    timer.cancel();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
+  Timer _initTimer() {
+    return Timer.periodic(
         Duration(milliseconds: (widget.blinkingInterval * 1000).toInt()),
         (timer) {
       setState(() {
@@ -37,10 +47,13 @@ class _CursorWidgetState extends State<CursorWidget> {
     });
   }
 
-  @override
-  void dispose() {
+  /// force the cursor widget to show for a while
+  show() {
+    setState(() {
+      showCursor = true;
+    });
     timer.cancel();
-    super.dispose();
+    timer = _initTimer();
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/render/selection/selectable.dart b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/render/selection/selectable.dart
index 4d155972df..df5649e320 100644
--- a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/render/selection/selectable.dart
+++ b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/render/selection/selectable.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ mixin Selectable<T extends StatefulWidget> on State<T> {
   Position getPositionInOffset(Offset start);
   Rect getCursorRectInPosition(Position position);
 
+  Offset localToGlobal(Offset offset);
+
   Position start();
   Position end();
 
diff --git a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/service/internal_key_event_handlers/arrow_keys_handler.dart b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/service/internal_key_event_handlers/arrow_keys_handler.dart
index bdb473042d..30b295765e 100644
--- a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/service/internal_key_event_handlers/arrow_keys_handler.dart
+++ b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/service/internal_key_event_handlers/arrow_keys_handler.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:flowy_editor/document/node.dart';
 import 'package:flowy_editor/document/position.dart';
 import 'package:flowy_editor/service/keyboard_service.dart';
 import 'package:flowy_editor/document/selection.dart';
+import 'package:flowy_editor/extensions/node_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ FlowyKeyEventHandler arrowKeysHandler = (editorState, event) {
   }
 
   if (event.logicalKey == LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft) {
-    // turn left
     if (currentSelection.isCollapsed) {
       final end = currentSelection.end;
       final offset = end.offset;
@@ -67,6 +67,26 @@ FlowyKeyEventHandler arrowKeysHandler = (editorState, event) {
       editorState.updateCursorSelection(currentSelection.collapse());
     }
     return KeyEventResult.handled;
+  } else if (event.logicalKey == LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp) {
+    final rects = editorState.service.selectionService.rects();
+    if (rects.isEmpty) {
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+    final first = rects.first;
+    final firstOffset = Offset(first.left, first.top);
+    final hitOffset = firstOffset - Offset(0, first.height * 0.5);
+    editorState.service.selectionService.hit(hitOffset);
+    return KeyEventResult.handled;
+  } else if (event.logicalKey == LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown) {
+    final rects = editorState.service.selectionService.rects();
+    if (rects.isEmpty) {
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+    final first = rects.last;
+    final firstOffset = Offset(first.right, first.bottom);
+    final hitOffset = firstOffset + Offset(0, first.height * 0.5);
+    editorState.service.selectionService.hit(hitOffset);
+    return KeyEventResult.handled;
   }
 
   return KeyEventResult.ignored;
diff --git a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/service/selection_service.dart b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/service/selection_service.dart
index e3c262a360..fee31ab4c0 100644
--- a/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/service/selection_service.dart
+++ b/frontend/app_flowy/packages/flowy_editor/lib/service/selection_service.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flowy_editor/document/node.dart';
 import 'package:flowy_editor/document/position.dart';
 import 'package:flowy_editor/document/selection.dart';
+import 'package:flowy_editor/render/selection/selectable.dart';
 import 'package:flowy_editor/render/selection/cursor_widget.dart';
 import 'package:flowy_editor/render/selection/flowy_selection_widget.dart';
 import 'package:flowy_editor/extensions/object_extensions.dart';
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ mixin FlowySelectionService<T extends StatefulWidget> on State<T> {
   ///
   void clearSelection();
 
+  List<Rect> rects();
+
+  hit(Offset? offset);
+
   ///
   List<Node> getNodesInSelection(Selection selection);
 
@@ -108,6 +113,8 @@ class _FlowySelectionState extends State<FlowySelection>
   /// Tap
   Offset? tapOffset;
 
+  final List<Rect> _rects = [];
+
   EditorState get editorState => widget.editorState;
 
   @override
@@ -144,8 +151,13 @@ class _FlowySelectionState extends State<FlowySelection>
     );
   }
 
+  List<Rect> rects() {
+    return _rects;
+  }
+
   @override
   void updateSelection(Selection selection) {
+    _rects.clear();
     _clearSelection();
 
     // cursor
@@ -245,18 +257,29 @@ class _FlowySelectionState extends State<FlowySelection>
 
     tapOffset = details.globalPosition;
 
-    final nodes = getNodesInRange(tapOffset!);
-    if (nodes.isNotEmpty) {
-      assert(nodes.length == 1);
-      final selectable = nodes.first.selectable;
-      if (selectable != null) {
-        final position = selectable.getPositionInOffset(tapOffset!);
-        final selection = Selection.collapsed(position);
-        editorState.updateCursorSelection(selection);
-      }
-    } else {
+    hit(tapOffset);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  hit(Offset? offset) {
+    if (offset == null) {
       editorState.updateCursorSelection(null);
+      return;
     }
+    final nodes = getNodesInRange(offset);
+    if (nodes.isEmpty) {
+      editorState.updateCursorSelection(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    assert(nodes.length == 1);
+    final selectable = nodes.first.selectable;
+    if (selectable == null) {
+      editorState.updateCursorSelection(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    final position = selectable.getPositionInOffset(offset);
+    final selection = Selection.collapsed(position);
+    editorState.updateCursorSelection(selection);
   }
 
   void _onPanStart(DragStartDetails details) {
@@ -353,6 +376,7 @@ class _FlowySelectionState extends State<FlowySelection>
       final rects = selectable.getRectsInSelection(newSelection);
 
       for (final rect in rects) {
+        _rects.add(_transformRectToGlobal(selectable, rect));
         final overlay = OverlayEntry(
           builder: ((context) => SelectionWidget(
                 color: widget.selectionColor,
@@ -367,6 +391,11 @@ class _FlowySelectionState extends State<FlowySelection>
     Overlay.of(context)?.insertAll(_selectionOverlays);
   }
 
+  Rect _transformRectToGlobal(Selectable selectable, Rect r) {
+    final Offset topLeft = selectable.localToGlobal(Offset(r.left, r.top));
+    return Rect.fromLTWH(topLeft.dx, topLeft.dy, r.width, r.height);
+  }
+
   void _updateCursor(Position position) {
     final node = editorState.document.root.childAtPath(position.path);
 
@@ -380,6 +409,7 @@ class _FlowySelectionState extends State<FlowySelection>
     final selectable = node.selectable;
     final rect = selectable?.getCursorRectInPosition(position);
     if (rect != null) {
+      _rects.add(_transformRectToGlobal(selectable!, rect));
       final cursor = OverlayEntry(
         builder: ((context) => CursorWidget(
               key: _cursorKey,
@@ -390,9 +420,15 @@ class _FlowySelectionState extends State<FlowySelection>
       );
       _cursorOverlays.add(cursor);
       Overlay.of(context)?.insertAll(_cursorOverlays);
+      _forceShowCursor();
     }
   }
 
+  _forceShowCursor() {
+    final currentState = _cursorKey.currentState as CursorWidgetState?;
+    currentState?.show();
+  }
+
   List<Node> _selectedNodesInSelection(Node node, Selection selection) {
     List<Node> result = [];
     if (node.parent != null) {