diff --git a/src/command/client/search/history_list.rs b/src/command/client/search/history_list.rs
index cf195a3..f4725b0 100644
--- a/src/command/client/search/history_list.rs
+++ b/src/command/client/search/history_list.rs
@@ -112,11 +112,14 @@ pub const PREFIX_LENGTH: u16 = " > 123ms 59s ago".len() as u16;
 
 impl DrawState<'_> {
     fn index(&mut self) {
-        if self.y as usize + self.state.offset == self.state.selected {
-            self.draw(" >> ", Style::default());
-        } else {
-            self.draw("    ", Style::default());
-        }
+        // these encode the slices of `" > "`, `" {n} "`, or `"   "` in a compact form.
+        // Yes, this is a hack, but it makes me feel happy
+        static SLICES: &str = " > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   ";
+
+        let i = self.y as usize + self.state.offset;
+        let i = i.checked_sub(self.state.selected);
+        let i = i.unwrap_or(10).min(10) * 2;
+        self.draw(&SLICES[i..i + 3], Style::default());
     }
 
     fn duration(&mut self, h: &History) {
diff --git a/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs b/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
index fb60b47..903c336 100644
--- a/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
+++ b/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ impl State {
         len: usize,
     ) -> Option<usize> {
         let ctrl = input.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL);
+        let alt = input.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::ALT);
         match input.code {
             KeyCode::Char('c' | 'd' | 'g') if ctrl => return Some(RETURN_ORIGINAL),
             KeyCode::Esc => {
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@ impl State {
             KeyCode::Enter => {
                 return Some(self.results_state.selected());
             }
+            KeyCode::Char(c @ '1'..='9') if alt => {
+                let c = c.to_digit(10)? as usize;
+                return Some(self.results_state.selected() + c);
+            }
             KeyCode::Left => {
                 self.input.left();
             }