diff --git a/src/fenrir/commands/onCursorChange/60000-word_echo.py b/src/fenrir/commands/onCursorChange/60000-word_echo.py
index bbf0eac0..9af50208 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/commands/onCursorChange/60000-word_echo.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/commands/onCursorChange/60000-word_echo.py
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ class command():
         return 'No Description found'     
 
     def run(self):
-        # first place could not be the end of a word
-        if self.env['screen']['newCursor']['x'] == 0:
-            return
         # is it enabled?    
         if not self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('keyboard', 'wordEcho'):
             return
@@ -36,11 +33,21 @@ class command():
         newContent = self.env['screen']['newContentText'].split('\n')[self.env['screen']['newCursor']['y']]
         x, y, currWord, endOfScreen, lineBreak = \
           word_utils.getCurrentWord(self.env['screen']['newCursor']['x'], 0, newContent)                          
+        
         # currently writing
         if self.env['runtime']['screenManager'].isDelta():
             return
+
+        # navigate prev word
+        if self.env['screen']['oldCursor']['x'] - self.env['screen']['newCursor']['x'] > 1:
+            # at the end of a word        
+            if newContent[self.env['screen']['newCursor']['x']].isspace():
+                return         
+            if self.env['screen']['newCursor']['x'] != x:
+                return       
+        # next word
         else:
-        # at the end of a word
+            # at the end of a word        
             if not newContent[self.env['screen']['newCursor']['x']].isspace():
                 return
             if (x + len(currWord) != self.env['screen']['newCursor']['x']) and \