diff --git a/src/input_handler.cc b/src/input_handler.cc
index fbfadf81..ef25826b 100644
--- a/src/input_handler.cc
+++ b/src/input_handler.cc
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ public:
         }
         else
         {
-            if (key == ' ' and
+            if (key == Key::Space and
                 not (m_completions.flags & Completions::Flags::Quoted) and // if token is quoted, this space does not end it
                 can_auto_insert_completion())
                 m_line_editor.insert_from(line.char_count_to(m_completions.start),
diff --git a/src/keys.cc b/src/keys.cc
index 25466fd3..8eb3fce0 100644
--- a/src/keys.cc
+++ b/src/keys.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ Optional<Codepoint> Key::codepoint() const
         return '\n';
     if (*this == Key::Tab)
         return '\t';
+    if (*this == Key::Space)
+        return ' ';
     if (*this == Key::Escape)
         return 0x1B;
     if (modifiers == Modifiers::None and key > 27 and
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ Optional<Codepoint> Key::codepoint() const
 struct KeyAndName { const char* name; Codepoint key; };
 static constexpr KeyAndName keynamemap[] = {
     { "ret", Key::Return },
-    { "space", ' ' },
+    { "space", Key::Space },
     { "tab", Key::Tab },
     { "lt", '<' },
     { "gt", '>' },
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ KeyList parse_keys(StringView str)
                     case '\r':   return Key::Return;
                     case '\b':   return Key::Backspace;
                     case '\t':   return Key::Tab;
+                    case ' ':    return Key::Space;
                     case '\033': return Key::Escape;
                     default:     return cp;
                 }
@@ -225,9 +228,9 @@ String key_to_str(Key key)
 UnitTest test_keys{[]()
 {
     KeyList keys{
-         { ' ' },
+         {Key::Space},
          { 'c' },
-         { Key::Up },
+         {Key::Up},
          alt('j'),
          ctrl('r'),
          shift(Key::Up),
diff --git a/src/keys.hh b/src/keys.hh
index da2895e7..9e74a55a 100644
--- a/src/keys.hh
+++ b/src/keys.hh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct Key
         End,
         Insert,
         Tab,
+        Space,
         F1,
         F2,
         F3,
diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index a512f8d0..c1a084a4 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ void select_object(Context& context, NormalParams params)
             { alt('w'), select_word<WORD> },
             { 's', select_sentence },
             { 'p', select_paragraph },
-            { ' ', select_whitespaces },
+            { Key::Space, select_whitespaces },
             { 'i', select_indent },
             { 'n', select_number },
             { 'u', select_argument },
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ void select_object(Context& context, NormalParams params)
          {{alt('w')},    "WORD"},
          {{'s'},         "sentence"},
          {{'p'},         "paragraph"},
-         {{' '},         "whitespaces"},
+         {{Key::Space},  "whitespaces"},
          {{'i'},         "indent"},
          {{'u'},         "argument"},
          {{'n'},         "number"},
@@ -2278,8 +2278,8 @@ static constexpr HashMap<Key, NormalCmd, MemoryDomain::Undefined, KeymapBackend>
     { {'!'}, {"insert command output", insert_output<PasteMode::Insert>} },
     { {alt('!')}, {"append command output", insert_output<PasteMode::Append>} },
 
-    { {' '}, {"remove all selections except main", keep_selection} },
-    { {alt(' ')}, {"remove main selection", remove_selection} },
+    { {Key::Space}, {"remove all selections except main", keep_selection} },
+    { {alt(Key::Space)}, {"remove main selection", remove_selection} },
     { {';'}, {"reduce selections to their cursor", clear_selections} },
     { {alt(';')}, {"swap selections cursor and anchor", flip_selections} },
     { {alt(':')}, {"ensure selection cursor is after anchor", ensure_forward} },
diff --git a/src/terminal_ui.cc b/src/terminal_ui.cc
index 6746074d..a20d27ee 100644
--- a/src/terminal_ui.cc
+++ b/src/terminal_ui.cc
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@ Optional<Key> TerminalUI::get_next_key()
             return Key::Return;
         if (c == control('i'))
             return Key::Tab;
+        if (c == ' ')
+            return Key::Space;
         if (c == m_original_termios.c_cc[VERASE])
             return Key::Backspace;
         if (c == 127) // when it's not backspace
@@ -719,7 +721,7 @@ Optional<Key> TerminalUI::get_next_key()
         // Special case: you can type NUL with Ctrl-2 or Ctrl-Shift-2 or
         // Ctrl-Backtick, but the most straightforward way is Ctrl-Space.
         if (c == 0)
-            return ctrl(' ');
+            return ctrl(Key::Space);
         // Represent Ctrl-letter combinations in lower-case, to be clear
         // that Shift is not involved.
         if (c < 27)
@@ -908,7 +910,7 @@ Optional<Key> TerminalUI::get_next_key()
 
         switch (code)
         {
-        case ' ': return Key{mod, ' '};
+        case ' ': return Key{mod, Key::Space};
         case 'A': return Key{mod, Key::Up};
         case 'B': return Key{mod, Key::Down};
         case 'C': return Key{mod, Key::Right};