diff --git a/expose_select_text.patch b/expose_select_text.patch
index 9ce5f61..7691511 100644
--- a/expose_select_text.patch
+++ b/expose_select_text.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 diff -aur vte-0.32.2-old/src/vteaccess.c vte-0.32.2/src/vteaccess.c
---- vte-0.32.2-old/src/vteaccess.c	2012-07-06 19:26:00.615978048 -0400
-+++ vte-0.32.2/src/vteaccess.c	2012-07-06 19:26:52.543297289 -0400
+--- vte-0.32.2-old/src/vteaccess.c	2012-07-06 22:23:20.937715584 -0400
++++ vte-0.32.2/src/vteaccess.c	2012-07-06 22:23:26.521119667 -0400
 @@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@
  				 VTE_TERMINAL_ACCESSIBLE_PRIVATE_DATA);
  	xy_from_offset (priv, start_offset, &start_x, &start_y);
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ diff -aur vte-0.32.2-old/src/vteaccess.c vte-0.32.2/src/vteaccess.c
  }
  
 diff -aur vte-0.32.2-old/src/vte.c vte-0.32.2/src/vte.c
---- vte-0.32.2-old/src/vte.c	2012-07-06 19:26:00.612644674 -0400
-+++ vte-0.32.2/src/vte.c	2012-07-06 19:26:52.479963159 -0400
+--- vte-0.32.2-old/src/vte.c	2012-07-06 22:23:20.934382208 -0400
++++ vte-0.32.2/src/vte.c	2012-07-06 22:31:02.140287012 -0400
 @@ -14568,7 +14568,7 @@
  }
  
@@ -22,7 +22,24 @@ diff -aur vte-0.32.2-old/src/vte.c vte-0.32.2/src/vte.c
  			  long start_col, long start_row,
  			  long end_col, long end_row,
  			  int start_offset, int end_offset)
-@@ -14603,7 +14603,7 @@
+@@ -14593,6 +14593,16 @@
+ 
+ }
+ 
++gboolean
++vte_terminal_get_selection_block_mode(VteTerminal *terminal) {
++	return terminal->pvt->selection_block_mode;
++}
++
++void
++vte_terminal_set_selection_block_mode(VteTerminal *terminal, gboolean block_mode) {
++	return terminal->pvt->selection_block_mode = block_mode;
++}
++
+ void
+ _vte_terminal_remove_selection(VteTerminal *terminal)
+ {
+@@ -14603,7 +14613,7 @@
  _vte_terminal_select_empty_at(VteTerminal *terminal,
  			      long col, long row)
  {
@@ -31,7 +48,7 @@ diff -aur vte-0.32.2-old/src/vte.c vte-0.32.2/src/vte.c
  }
  
  static void
-@@ -15293,7 +15293,7 @@
+@@ -15293,7 +15303,7 @@
  	g_free (row_text);
  	g_match_info_free (match_info);
  
@@ -40,18 +57,20 @@ diff -aur vte-0.32.2-old/src/vte.c vte-0.32.2/src/vte.c
  	/* Quite possibly the math here should not access adjustment directly... */
  	value = gtk_adjustment_get_value(terminal->adjustment);
  	page_size = gtk_adjustment_get_page_size(terminal->adjustment);
+Only in vte-0.32.2/src: vte.gresource.xml
 diff -aur vte-0.32.2-old/src/vte.h vte-0.32.2/src/vte.h
---- vte-0.32.2-old/src/vte.h	2012-07-06 19:26:00.612644674 -0400
-+++ vte-0.32.2/src/vte.h	2012-07-06 19:28:06.264224798 -0400
-@@ -485,6 +485,11 @@
- 
- char *vte_get_user_shell (void);
- 
+--- vte-0.32.2-old/src/vte.h	2012-07-06 22:23:20.934382208 -0400
++++ vte-0.32.2/src/vte.h	2012-07-06 22:28:20.071533871 -0400
+@@ -296,6 +296,12 @@
+ /* simple manipulation of selection */
+ void vte_terminal_select_all(VteTerminal *terminal);
+ void vte_terminal_select_none(VteTerminal *terminal);
 +void vte_terminal_select_text(VteTerminal *terminal,
 +                              long start_col, long start_row,
 +                              long end_col, long end_row,
 +                              int start_offset, int end_offset);
-+
- /* Accessors for bindings. */
- #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION (2, 91, 2)
- GtkAdjustment *vte_terminal_get_adjustment(VteTerminal *terminal);
++gboolean vte_terminal_get_selection_block_mode(VteTerminal *terminal);
++void vte_terminal_set_selection_block_mode(VteTerminal *terminal, gboolean block_mode);
+ 
+ /* Set the terminal's size. */
+ void vte_terminal_set_size(VteTerminal *terminal,
diff --git a/termite.c b/termite.c
index a2bbec6..2ef5ebf 100644
--- a/termite.c
+++ b/termite.c
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ typedef enum select_mode {
     SELECT_OFF = 0,
     SELECT_ON,
     SELECT_VISUAL,
-    SELECT_VISUAL_LINE
+    SELECT_VISUAL_LINE,
+    SELECT_VISUAL_BLOCK
 } select_mode;
 
 typedef struct select_info {
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ static void cursor_moved_cb(VteTerminal *vte, select_info *select) {
     long begin = select->begin_row * n_columns + select->begin_col;
     long end = end_row * n_columns + end_col;
 
+    vte_terminal_set_selection_block_mode(vte, select->mode == SELECT_VISUAL_BLOCK);
+
     if (select->mode == SELECT_VISUAL) {
         if (begin < end) {
             vte_terminal_select_text(vte, select->begin_col, select->begin_row,
@@ -107,6 +110,14 @@ static void cursor_moved_cb(VteTerminal *vte, select_info *select) {
             vte_terminal_select_text(vte, 0, end_row,
                                      n_columns - 1, select->begin_row, 0, 0);
         }
+    } else if (select->mode == SELECT_VISUAL_BLOCK) {
+        if (begin < end) {
+            vte_terminal_select_text(vte, MIN(select->begin_col, end_col), select->begin_row,
+                                     MAX(select->begin_col, end_col), end_row, 0, 0);
+        } else {
+            vte_terminal_select_text(vte, MIN(select->begin_col, end_col), end_row,
+                                     MAX(select->begin_col, end_col), select->begin_row, 0, 0);
+        }
     }
 
     vte_terminal_copy_primary(vte);
@@ -136,6 +147,12 @@ gboolean key_press_cb(VteTerminal *vte, GdkEventKey *event, search_panel_info *i
     const guint modifiers = event->state & gtk_accelerator_get_default_mod_mask();
     gboolean dynamic_title = FALSE, urgent_on_bell = FALSE, clickable_url = FALSE;
     if (info->select.mode) {
+        if (modifiers == GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+            if (gdk_keyval_to_lower(event->keyval) == GDK_KEY_v) {
+                toggle_visual(vte, &info->select, SELECT_VISUAL_BLOCK);
+            }
+            return TRUE;
+        }
         switch (event->keyval) {
             case GDK_KEY_Left:
             case GDK_KEY_h: