diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 185dfab..938d03c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Versioning: [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ### Added
 - Vim bindings in the input via CodeMirror 6 + `@replit/codemirror-vim` (loaded from esm.sh, no build step). Supports `i`/`Esc`, `hjkl`, word/line motions, `dd`/`yy`/`p`, undo/redo, `/` search, `:` command line. Auto-disabled on touch devices (detected via `(pointer: coarse)`) where modal editing fights the virtual keyboard.
-- `Shift-H` / `Shift-L` cycle focus across the page controls (source → target → model → editor → button) like `Shift-Tab` / `Tab`. Suppressed inside the editor where vim already owns those motions.
+- `Shift-H` / `Shift-L` cycle focus across the page controls (source → target → model → editor → button) like `Shift-Tab` / `Tab`. Also overridden in vim normal mode (replacing vim's viewport-top/bottom default) so the same shortcut works to leave the editor.
 - On page load, the model dropdown defaults to whichever model Ollama already has hot — skips the 5-15 s disk-reload pain on the first translation. After load it follows the user's manual selection.
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index c4a9587..2df7e16 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
     import { EditorView, keymap, placeholder } from "https://esm.sh/@codemirror/view@6";
     import { EditorState } from "https://esm.sh/@codemirror/state@6";
     import { history, defaultKeymap, historyKeymap } from "https://esm.sh/@codemirror/commands@6";
-    import { vim } from "https://esm.sh/@replit/codemirror-vim@6";
+    import { vim, Vim } from "https://esm.sh/@replit/codemirror-vim@6";
 
     const LANGUAGES = [
       "English", "Portuguese (Brazil)", "Portuguese (Portugal)", "Spanish",
@@ -478,9 +478,11 @@
 
     goBtn.addEventListener("click", translate);
 
-    // Shift-H / Shift-L navigate focus across controls (vim-style Shift-Tab /
-    // Tab). Skipped when focus is inside the CodeMirror editor — there H/L
-    // are vim's viewport motions and must reach the editor untouched.
+    // Shift-H / Shift-L cycle focus across controls (vim-style Shift-Tab /
+    // Tab). Two paths kept in sync:
+    //   1. Document keydown listener — fires when focus is on a select / button
+    //   2. Vim normal-mode mapping (below) — fires when focus is in the editor
+    // Together they make Shift-H/L work everywhere, including escaping the editor.
     const focusables = [
       { el: sourceSel, focus: () => sourceSel.focus() },
       { el: targetSel, focus: () => targetSel.focus() },
@@ -488,23 +490,37 @@
       { el: editor.contentDOM, focus: () => editor.focus() },
       { el: goBtn,     focus: () => goBtn.focus()     },
     ];
+    function moveFocus(delta) {
+      const ae = document.activeElement;
+      let idx = focusables.findIndex(f => f.el === ae || f.el.contains?.(ae));
+      if (idx === -1) {
+        focusables[delta > 0 ? 0 : focusables.length - 1].focus();
+        return;
+      }
+      const next = focusables[(idx + delta + focusables.length) % focusables.length];
+      next.focus();
+    }
     document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
       if (!e.shiftKey) return;
       const k = e.key.toLowerCase();
       if (k !== "h" && k !== "l") return;
-      if (editor.dom.contains(document.activeElement)) return;  // vim owns H/L in the editor
+      // Inside the editor, vim's mapCommand handles H/L (see below). Letting
+      // the event bubble here would double-jump.
+      if (editor.dom.contains(document.activeElement)) return;
       e.preventDefault();
-      const ae = document.activeElement;
-      let idx = focusables.findIndex(f => f.el === ae);
-      if (idx === -1) {
-        focusables[k === "l" ? 0 : focusables.length - 1].focus();
-        return;
-      }
-      const delta = k === "l" ? 1 : -1;
-      const next = focusables[(idx + delta + focusables.length) % focusables.length];
-      next.focus();
+      moveFocus(k === "l" ? 1 : -1);
     });
 
+    // Override vim's H/L (normally "viewport top/bottom") so they exit the
+    // editor to the previous/next control, matching the same Shift-H/L
+    // contract the document handler uses elsewhere.
+    if (!isCoarsePointer) {
+      Vim.defineAction("finrodFocusPrev", () => moveFocus(-1));
+      Vim.defineAction("finrodFocusNext", () => moveFocus(1));
+      Vim.mapCommand("H", "action", "finrodFocusPrev", {}, { context: "normal" });
+      Vim.mapCommand("L", "action", "finrodFocusNext", {}, { context: "normal" });
+    }
+
     fillLangs();
     loadModels().then(() => refreshLoaded(true));
   </script>